Rebellious ex-nuns evicted in Poland
By MARCIN ZOLTOWSKI, Associated Press Writer
KAZIMIERZ DOLNY, Poland - Court officials backed by 150 police pushed their way into a convent in eastern Poland on Wednesday to evict about 65 rebellious ex-nuns and a monk who have occupied the complex illegally for two years.
The women had taken over the building in […]
Vatican Makes Inquiries Into Professor’s Writings
By Michelle Boorstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 14, 2007; B06
The Vatican and U.S. Catholic bishops are reviewing the work of a Georgetown University theology professor who writes about religious pluralism and are talking with him about whether his writings conform with Catholic teachings.
The inquiries into the Rev. Peter Phan, former […]
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Roman Catholicism exposed children to these images daily.
As Sister Mary Friedrich was fond of saying:
“Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Compare the level of Sheen’s religious discourse with that heard on morning huckster programs today. The major difference is that Bishop Sheen assumed the viewers were rationally, intelligent beings.
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Images: (Sheen) Library of Congress-New York […]
Now that the Roman Catholic Church has 86′d Limbo as a place where non-baptized infants must spend eternity, can a practicing Catholic use the idiomatic expression–”I’m in Limbo about this.” Will the use of the idiom result in a mortal sin against the Pope’s Infallibility in matters of Faith and Morals?
Please see earlier concerns about […]
Sexual abuse not just a Catholic problem: Vatican
By Philip Pullella
Reuters
Tuesday, July 17, 2007; 8:06 AM
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Sexual abuse of children is not just a Catholic Church problem and other institutions should take steps to acknowledge and deal with such “wickedness” within their own ranks, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
The Vatican’s chief spokesman, Father […]
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“Hundreds of guys depended on Paulie and he got a piece of everything they made. And it was tribute, just like in the old country, except they were doing it here in America. And all they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking to rip them off. And that’s what it’s all about. […]
I don’t conveniently forget about my forays into the crystal ball. The enclosed post was a response to the story about the New Seven Wonders poll in March.
I present for all to see that I failed to agree on even one of the winners. As it was an international poll, I can assuredly say […]
I don’t like Giuliani, but I like foolish statements less. He did not want to be celibate? He did the right thing because this same writer may have been the first to attack him for having sex as a priest. There are certainly more important reasons to vote against Giuliani.
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Giuliani admits he steered clear of […]
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Vatican Reverses Kennedy Annulment
Sheila, Joe Kennedy Divorced After 12 Years Of Marriage
UPDATED: 6:44 pm EDT June 20, 2007
BOSTON — It took 10 years, but on Wednesday, Joe Kennedy’s first wife got the decision she had been waiting for.
NewsCenter 5’s Amalia Barreda reported that Sheila Kennedy asked the Vatican to overturn the annulment granted to her […]
I envision corporate headhunters foraging at Forty Hours Devotions. Who knows? I’d trust priests more if they belonged to the Teamsters or the ILWU. ON THE WATERFRONT would certainly have been a different movie if Karl Malden were Johnny Friendly’s muscle or had run his own con. The Exorcist would probably been far less […]
Catholics United Questions Partisanship of
National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Urges D.C. Archbishop Wuerl to use Keynote Speech to Draw Clear Lines Between
the Catholic Church and the GOP
Washington D.C. - Catholics United for the Common Good expressed grave concerns today over the partisan nature of the annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, to be held in Washington, D.C. on […]