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Rowan Williams: Forced to Recant criticism of Irish Catholics

Karen — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:47:15 +0000

Following yesterday’s article “Anglican Leader: Irish Church lost all credibility”

Andrew Johnson of The Independent on Sunday, April 4, 2010, writes:

Archbishop of Canterbury marks Easter by adding to his long catalogue of gaffes and clangers

An extraordinary war of words between the Catholic and Protestant churches culminated yesterday in the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, apologising for remarks that are not due to be broadcast until tomorrow.

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Vatican: Secret Payment by Irish Catholic Church

Karen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:23:03 +0000

Irish Catholic church paid child sex abuse victim to keep quiet.

News of deal overseen by bishop of Derry adds to abuse scandals surrounding Catholic churches in Europe.

The Catholic church in Ireland was today embroiled in another child abuse scandal after revelations that a victim was paid to keep quiet in a deal overseen by the bishop of Derry.

Bishop Seamus Hegarty has been named among the defendants in [Continue reading ...]

Vatican: Pope Benedict’s first UK visit confirmed Buckingham Palace

Karen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:05:47 +0000

Details of Pope Benedict’s first UK visit confirmed (Tuesday, March 16) by Buckingham Palace

Pope Benedict XVI will travel to Scotland, hold two public masses and meet the Queen in the Vatican’s first official papal visit to Britain.

Buckingham Palace confirmed details today of the first official visit to Britain of a pope, which will see Benedict XVI celebrate two public masses, meet the Queen and move [Continue reading ...]

Civil servants told Tony Blair a Catholic could not be ambassador to Vatican

Karen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:46:59 +0000

Former prime minister explains his role in allowing the first Catholic to serve as British envoy to the Holy See

Tony Blair met Pope Benedict XVI in June 2006 after lifting a ban preventing Catholics serving as British ambassador to the Vatican.

Tony Blair has given a fascinating interview to the BBC about two subjects dear to his heart. One of these is well known: the Catholic [Continue reading ...]

Vatican: Defiant Irish Cardinal in Silence Victims Scandal

Karen — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:24:51 +0000

Storm over revelations that cleric helped to silence victims of paedophile priest

By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent

Tuesday, 16 March 2010

The head of the Catholic church in Ireland yesterday rejected growing pressure to resign over his involvement in the country’s latest clerical child abuse scandal, insisting that he would stand down only on the Pope’s orders.

The position of Cardinal Sean Brady is in doubt following revelations that [Continue reading ...]

The Bread of Life Without Crumbs

Karen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:07:13 +0000

The nuns who have traditionally made communion wafers are threatened by Polish, and, worse, American competition.

The New York Times ran a remarkable story about a Rhode Island bakery which has captured 80% of the market for communion wafers in the US, Canada, and even here and Australia. The Cavanagh company’s wafers are truly ecumenical. They are praised by Anglicans, Lutherans and Methodists as well [Continue reading ...]

Vatican: Limit the Word of God to 8 minutes

Karen — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:26:49 +0000

Catholic clergy have been advised by the Vatican to keep the word of God brief in order to cater to short attention spans.

The book of Genesis says God created the heavens and Earth in less than a week. Now, Catholic clergy are being asked to follow suit and keep their sermons to under eight minutes in a recommendation issued from the Vatican.

Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, [Continue reading ...]

England Should Be a Catholic Country again – Spectator Debate

Karen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:23:59 +0000

Reportedly, according to zenit.org – March 5, 2010:

“The Reformation was bad for England, and the nation would do well to become a Catholic country again.”

This was the affirmation proposed by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor on Tuesday during a debate hosted by The Spectator magazine as part of its debate series. The topic under discussion was “England Should Be a Catholic Country Again,” and [Continue reading ...]

Ecumenical Jihad – John MacArthur

Karen — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:11:29 +0000

According to some prominent evangelical leaders, we’ve been fighting the wrong war. Protestants, Catholics, and other religious people should quit bickering over issues of heaven and hell and unite in the culture war.

Wait a minute…what’s wrong with this picture?

Sermon excerpt:

A woman once wrote to me, she said she thought Christianity was fine but frankly she [Continue reading ...]

Tony Blair The Change Maker

Karen — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:01:55 +0000

Tony Blair Faith Foundation news update courtesy of Ruth Gledhill of Times Online …

‘Each was made to feel an outsider. Each stood out against the conventional teaching of the time. Each believed in the universal appeal of God to humanity. Each was a change-maker.’

Who is Tony Blair talking about here?

Answer below.

Read the full speech he [Continue reading ...]