Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Catholic News & Current Events-10/10/2006




Bishops say proposed cloning laws are contempt for life
Australia's bishops say that open slather on human embryo research is not the way forward. Read further by clicking here.
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Disarmament, not armaments: Vatican on North Korea
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, says the Holy See is in favour "not of armaments, but of disarmament and peace". Read further by clicking here.
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Australian Fears of ritual killing over Christian conversion
A Bangladeshi-born recent immigrant is under police guard following the killing of the man's wife in what some sources fear was a ritual killing over plans by the couple's daughter to convert to Christianity. Read further by clicking here.
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Vatican Museums open spectacular archeological find
The Vatican Museums will open a new section of the Roman necropolis on October 12, promising visitors a "little Pompei" at the site on the Via Triumphalis. Read further by clicking here.
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Canadian bishops urged to preach on sin, Confession
Pope Benedict XVI cited the "loss of a sense of sin" in modern society. Read further by clicking here.
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Women's group dismisses Ms magazine abortion roster

Ms. magazine, which recently publicized a listing of women who announced that they had procured an abortion. Read further by clicking here.
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Two Catholics arrested for blasphemy against the Qur’an
James Masih and Buta Masih, both 70, are accused of burning some pages of the Qur’an. The two illiterate men are jailed despite the lack of witnesses. Read further by clicking here.
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Saturday, October 07, 2006

Catholic News & Current Events-10/6/2006




Pope warns theologians against serving public opinion
Pope Benedict XVI warned theologians against serving "the dictatorship of common opinion. Read further by clicking here.
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UN "sleepwalking" on disarmament Says Vatican
The Vatican envoy at the UN has accused the international body of "sleepwalking" on the issue of nuclear disarmament. Read further by clicking here.
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Over 350 Indians of all castes convert to Christianity
Around 350 Hindus coming from all social castes converted to Christianity. Read further by clicking here.
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Spanish bishop says dialogue not possible with extremists
Two European bishops have drawn a line in the sand over Muslim reaction to Pope Benedict's controversial Regensburg remarks. Read further by clicking here.
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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Clergy warned male God may promote violence



CHURCH of England leaders have warned that calling God "He" encourages men to beat their wives, a British newspaper has reported.

The Daily Mail said churchgoers had been told to think twice before referring to God as "He" or "Lord" because of dangers it could lead to domestic violence.
New guidelines for bishops and priests reportedly warn the clergy to reconsider the language they use in sermons and ensure the hymns they sing don't foster the oppression of women.
The guidelines, entitled Responding to Domestic Abuse, advised that Biblical violence "in combination with uncritical use of masculine imagery, can validate overbearing and ultimately violent patterns of behaviour", The Daily Mail said.
Plymouth vicar Rod Thomas, a spokesman for the evangelical Reform movement, said according to The Bible, God had female and male characteristics, but it was not inhibited about referring to God as male.
"There is a danger that this document has veered too much towards political correctness," he told the paper.
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*Point of View*

The Anglican Church has gone from the truly ridiculous to the bizarre in their latest attempt to de-god God. Unfortunately to the minds that be or in this case the mindless in their attempt to make God more relevant and 'mainstream' they have instead succeeded in making themselves look totally idiotic.

Let us hope that with this latest bit of religious nonsence that more Anglicans will leave this lukewarm religion and return to their roots which lay within the embrace of the Catholic Church.

God has no need of 'spin' doctors so He can appeal to the masses or to the overtly feminist agenda, which is the KEY element in this nonsensical piece of political correctness.

Where will this silliness end? Will Jesus find himself a transgender lest another segment of society feels themselves marginalized?

The Church of England has truly become a very irreverent irreligious barmy army of political correctness!
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Catholic News & Current Events-10/3/2006



British prelates angered by BBC attack on Pope
Church officials in Great Britain have sharply criticized a BBC program on clerical abuse. Read further by clicking here.
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Russian prelate disputes role of Ecumenical Patriarch
The Russian Orthodox Church has lodged a serious objection to the notion that the Patriarch of Constantinople is the worldwide leader of the Orthodox faith. Read further by clicking here.
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Turkish hijackers trying to stop papal visit
Hijacking marks a new stage in attempts to stop papal visit to Turkey. Turkish papers today report al-Qaeda’s death threats against any Muslim who dares meeting Benedict XVI. Read further by clicking here.
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Limbo under threat from Vatican theologians
Rome reports indicate that the Holy See's International Theological Commission is examining the notion of limbo. Read further by clicking here.
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