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Institutional Sex Corruption: Plight of Roman Catholic Church and Sathya Sa
2010-09-19 01:00:00 In the face of far too powerful, worldwide exposure of endemic Roman Catholic Church corruption, Pope Benedict XVI has called for reconciliation. Only at this chronically late hour, and in the face of terrible and universal threat to his institution's survival, does he begin to treat sexual abuse as a reportable crime, and make apologies, and require his officials to take meaningful actions against the sexual abuse that the world now nows is rampant in his Church. It is the year 2010 and yet official communiques coming from the Vatican and other official sections of the Roman Catholic Church almost make it sound as though decades of sexual abuse complaints involving priests all over the world were something new. There may be contrite tears now, and official cries for reconciliation. But where were these down the decades of victims' anguish? The Sathya Sai Organization still has not come to this point. It too has lain low. It too has turned a hard heart of the cries of individua...
Sexual Abuse Priests. What?! The Pope Never Knew?
2010-03-28 01:37:00 Some international commentators opine that there is a net of terrible revelation closing in on Pope Benedict XVI. One revelation after another indicates that he has for many years known about the endemic sexual abuses, both of children and adults, happening within the Roman Catholic Church. And that he has, all along, failed with any probity to act. To the contrary, he has called, along, for secrecy. (I shall shortly turn to the mounting allegations of massive cover up of sexual abuse by the Boy Scout's of America) If any should think that the Vatican has not been for centuries, and is to this day, a heavy hitter in the murky world of realpolitik, they have not paused to read even the standard historical accounts.
Roman Catholics? Deep Concern At Pope?s Apology. But He Is Way Ahead Of Ind
2010-03-23 04:57:00 It is enormously instructive to watch the unfolding saga of papal apology for clergy sexual abuse. Large numbers of both Roman Catholics and others round the world have expressed deep dissatisfaction with the Pope's apology. They say that it goes nowhere far enough, and does not address acute issues of crime and punishment.
Vatican Expulsion Should Start Outcast Honor Roll
2009-03-26 15:50:00 By Anne Eggebroten at WeNews A Brazilian archbishop’s decision to excommunicate the mother of a 9-year-old rape victim who had an abortion, as well as the girl’s doctor, outrages Anne Eggebroten. She says Catholic leaders need to revisit their own religious teachings. Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary. The opinions expressed are those of the author ...
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Pope: All faiths must unite against violence
2008-07-18 12:46:00 SYDNEY, Australia - Pope Benedict XVI told representatives of Islam and other faiths that they must unite to combat religion’s role in “sinister and indiscriminate” violence. Without mentioning terrorism directly, the pontiff said there were those in who were using religion “as a cause of division rather than a force for unity” in a 40-minute exchange ...
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Archbishop Burke Gets My Vote!
2008-07-01 15:08:00 Let me tell you something, brother. I am so very very proud of Archbishop Raymond Burke of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, Missouri. The Holy Father has appointed him as prefect of the supreme tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. It's almost as if he's been made the chief justice of the supreme court, except this ...
Papal Visit
2008-06-02 12:00:00 Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI?s Apostolic Visit to the United States April 15?20, 2008Almighty Father, who pours forth blessings inabundance upon us, we humbly pray that you will inspire, guide and protect Pope Benedict XVI on his pastoral visit to the United States. Lord God, bless our Holy Father who comes as a messenger of peace and charity to all people of faith and good will. May his presence in the United States serve to build up the bonds that unite us who are each made in your image and likeness, and may his teaching and witness strengthen the faith of the People of God. Father, we lovingly entrust Pope Benedict?s visit to the care of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of the Americas. Through her prayers may he be preserved from all harm, and may he shine forth with the truth of the Gospel that he proclaims, and may his presence among us foster a renewal of the Church in our country. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS9700 11-07Visit Catholic Pray...
By: Catholic Prayers
Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI
2008-05-05 12:00:00 Lord, source of eternal life and truth, give to Your shepherd, the Pope, a spirit of courage and right judgement, a spirit of knowledge and love.By governing with fidelity those entrusted to his care may he, as successor to the apostle Peter and vicar of Christ, build Your church into a sacrament of unity, love, and peace for all the world.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.Amen.
By: Catholic Prayers
Revisiting Obama?s Liberation Theology Church
2008-05-02 16:33:00 In March of 2007, I wrote an article expressing grave concerns about Obama?s Liberation Theology church and his controversial pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Last year few Americans, other than Theologians or graduates from left-leaning seminaries such as Brite Divinity School, even knew about Liberation Theology.The following republished article exposed the truth about Jeremiah Wright?s church and quotes from the works of James H. Cone, one of the primary authors of Black Liberation Theology. Additionally provided are some important points about the grave dangers of Liberation Theology written in 1984 by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI).Following is the text from Obama?s Marxist Liberation Theology Church :The best lie is a little pig that?s always hidden between several fluffy layers of truth and covered with a lot of lipstick and charisma.This is a follow-up to yesterday?s article originally posted on Right Truth and here ?What Obama?s Church Preaches? Note: This article is...
By: Faultline USA
A La Carte {Wed, Apr 23 2008}
2008-04-23 17:46:00 I am going through a bad case of bloggers’ block at the moment, but with so many thoughts on my mind I’d really like to share, I thought this a la carte series would be a good way to do so without having to kill too many brain cells trying to conjure up a decent ...
By: Joie de Vivre
Pope Benedict XVI In Yankees Stadium - CNN TV and CNN.com
2008-04-20 21:59:00 Ok, I'm watching Pope Benedict XVI hold mass in Yankees Stadium before 57,000 people and I'm glad I'm seeing it, because I was going to change the channel at first. I was about to do that because I wasn't interested in it, but then I was overcome by the fact that I'd not been to Church in a few weeks -- escaping some negative energy at Glide Memorial in SF -- and needed to see a religious event. Plus, it's American Culture, or a part of it, and history. What's interesting is that so many people still turn out to see his holliness, which is a good thing, and a God thing too.
il Papa
2008-04-16 23:27:00 Pope Benedict XVI's speech at the White House: Mr. President, Thank you for your gracious words of welcome on behalf of the people of the United States of America. I deeply appreciate your invitation to visit this great country. My...
By: Stix Blog
Pope White House Washington New York Video
2008-04-16 01:02:00 Catholics and more are all getting ready for the arrival of a huge celebrity …… the POPE!I just luv this Pope, don’t you! This week will be a joyous moment for all of us as the current Pope becomes only the second pope to ever visit the U.S. White House. Pope Benedict XVI first goes to the ...
Muslim Conversion to Christianity From St Francis of Assisi To Present Day
2008-04-16 00:32:00 First a blast from the past… St. Francis of Assisi: Not a Birkenstock-Clad Hippie But a Converter of Muslims An Interview Frank Rega, author of St. Francis and the Conversion of the Muslims By Michael Baggot - LifeSite News The relationship between Muslims and Christians received added attention this past Easter when Pope Benedict XVI publicly baptized ...
Kelly Clarkson will sing for Pope Benedict XVI on April 19
2008-03-20 17:33:00 It has been reported that Kelly Clarkson who was the winner of the first season of American Idol will sing for Pope Benedict XVI during his six-day visit to the United States in April. According to Joseph Zwilling who is the spokesman for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Kelly will perform a few of ...
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The Pope s a Bayern Munich fan
2008-01-09 16:53:00 Pope Benedicat XVI thinks that the game of soccer and teams in Italy are good for youth development. He may never have played the beautiful game, but he does appreciate it. I am sure at some point i his life...
By: Stix Blog
Pope Benedict XVI
2007-12-12 19:48:00 Pope Benedict XVI does not believe in the Goracle and the New Church of Manbearpig. He says that we should let the scientists debate over Manbearpig, not Politicians. The Pope condemns the climate change prophets of doom By SIMON CALDWELL...
By: Stix Blog
Pope Benedict XVI the cowboy
2007-09-12 16:30:00 Come on all you young boys! I got drugs and my ass is on fire. Do you want to go to heaven or what? Bookmark to:
By: Turd on a Stick
Motiveless Crime News Headlines
2007-07-11 05:41:00 Pope Benedict XVI approved a document today that asserts the Roman Catholic Church as the only true Christian church. The document also goes on to state that other Christian denominations are either defective or not true churches at all and that Catholicism is the only path to salvation. It isn't like he said anything that most Catholics didn't already believe and extol in mass. Oddly enough, wasn't he recently on a mission to unite the Christian faith for the better good? This doesn't seem to mesh with that. Charles Kimball, who wrote one of my favorite books, would have something to say. Kimball, in his nonfiction When Religion Becomes Evil stated that five warning signs emerge when a religion is no longer working towards a better humanity. Those five warning signs are as follows:Absolute Truth ClaimsBlind ObedienceEstablishing the "Ideal" TimeThe End Justifies Any MeansDeclaring Holy WarEnough said.Al Qaeda has officially waged war on Iran. The US is feigning ignorance. One n...
By: Motiveless Crime
President Bush meets Pope Benedict for the first time
2007-06-10 06:55:00 According to President Bush, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concerns about the fate of Christians in Iraq. At the same time, the pontiff claimed that he was watching the immigration legislation in the U.S. very closely. Other topics discussed were world hunger and AIDS.I am really glad to see the immigration issue be brought up, even though is not the president who is blocking this bill, but the party as a whole. Just absolutely sad. Immigration raids and deportations will probably keep increasing as they have in the past few weeks. Of course, they have not been covered by the news in English, because they are too busy figuring out whether Paris Hilton will end up in jail or not.Sorry. Just too frustrated on a Saturday night after realizing how the hope of millions of becoming legal residents is being crushed by a group of politicians who do not understand the true concept of family and life at all of its stages. Enough is enough.
President Bush meets Pope Benedict for the first time
2007-06-10 06:55:00 According to President Bush, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concerns about the fate of Christians in Iraq. At the same time, the pontiff claimed that he was watching the immigration legislation in the U.S. very closely. Other topics discussed were world hunger and AIDS.I am really glad to see the immigration issue be brought up, even though is not the president who is blocking this bill, but the party as a whole. Just absolutely sad. Immigration raids and deportations will probably keep increasing as they have in the past few weeks. Of course, they have not been covered by the news in English, because they are too busy figuring out whether Paris Hilton will end up in jail or not.Sorry. Just too frustrated on a Saturday night after realizing how the hope of millions of becoming legal residents is being crushed by a group of politicians who do not understand the true concept of family and life at all of its stages. Enough is enough.
IRAN: Pope supports Iran [ma.gnolia]
2007-05-06 05:34:00 Tags: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, nuclear energy, nuclear plants, Palestine, Pope Benedict XVI
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Pontifical Academy Notes Seven Worrying Signs
2007-04-30 17:43:00 Source: Zenit.orgThe Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences has published an introductory statement to the plenary sessions dealing with justice and charity between the nations that started today and will run until Tuesday. The Academy noted that there are seven "signs of the times" that are worrysome when considering relations among the nations. These are: Re-emergence of nationalism,Weak convergence, Pervasive poverty, Weakness of multilateralism, Doubts regarding millennium goals, Insufficient and inefficient aid, andTerrorism and war.According to Zenit, the Academy has expressed that Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical Deus Caritas Est should be an inspiration to all of us:"In particular this document reminds us that the theological and human virtue of charity must preside over all of the social teaching and all of the social works of the Church and her members... Indeed, 'Deus Caritas Est' places itself in the long lineage of other social encyclicals, not only because it addresses...
Pope Benedict XVI: Augustine as a model of conversion
2007-04-23 23:13:00 "You have created us for yourself, and our heart is restless until it rests in You.?St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions Those are the words that resounded in my mind and heart time and time again as I journeyed back to Catholicism. For a long time, my heart had been wandering restlessly until I recognized Him as he had always recognized me since the beginning.It is very hard to read the Confessions of St. Augustine and not feel an intimate connection with him and feel for him. Any Christian who has any doubts about how to establish a personal relationship with God has to read the Confessions. It is an easy read and there is really no formal background needed to start reading this book. Augustine?s journey towards its encounter with God is deeply moving, and although he is one of the greatest theologians of all time, he was able to convey beautifully how this personal encounter with our Creator takes place through personal conversion.If you ask me or Michael who is our favorite saint...
Pope Benedict XVI - "Nothing Positive Comes from Iraq"?
2007-04-11 07:56:00 Easter is over and I'm back to blogging. It was not my intention to commemorate my return to blogdom by kicking the dead horse of topics past -- the war in Iraq, capital punishment, or political matters in general. But alas, events being what they are . . . Out of Pope Benedict XVI's 1,444 word Urbi Et Orbi Easter Message for 2007 devoted to an observation of all manner of human suffering throughout the world and the response of the Gospel, much is being made of the following sentence:In the Middle East, besides some signs of hope in the dialogue between Israel and the Palestinian authority, nothing positive comes from Iraq, torn apart by continual slaughter as the civil population flees. Amy Welborn has a roundup of pundit's reactions to the Pope's comment (along with the usual raging debate in the combox), including an editorial in the New York Sun (The Eyes of Hope, April 9, 2007):If the pope wants to help Iraqis and the Americans and others who are risking their lives to hel...
Michael Novak: "Benedict XVI's Easter Sunday remarks...hit a low point"
2007-04-10 23:47:00 H/T: Amy WelbornPerhaps the Pope is able to see the big picture of the lives of the Iraqis, as a pastor of souls that he is, and Novak is only able to isolate certain instances that show some improvement in order to justify the war.Benedict XVI's Easter Sunday Remarks in St Peter Square hit a low point, I would think. He said that "nothing positive comes from Iraq." This is a very skewed report on the realities on the ground. But it might mean that the message the Pope wanted to convey is that of the American Left: "Whatever the good or the bad achievements, it is time to get out." In other words, not an accurate description, but a prescription for the near future.When I was invited to the Vatican in 2003, just before the war began, I told the Foreign Minister of the Vatican, Archbishop Tauran, that articles appearing under a Vatican imprint in Civilta Cattolica were blaming the US for seeking oil in Iraq (a hypothetical), while ignoring the real and existing contracts of the Frenc...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Easter Sunday Mass
2007-04-08 15:22:00 Vatican City, April 8: Pope Benedict XVI marked Easter Sunday with a Mass in St. Peter's Square and a message to the world recalling the "natural calamities and human tragedies that cause innumerable victims and enormous material destruction".
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Pope Benedict XVI leads Easter Vigil
2007-04-08 10:53:00 Vatican City, April 8 : Pope Benedict XVI lead the traditional Easter Vigil late Saturday in Rome's Basilica of St Peter, describing the resurrection of Christ as the triumph of love over death.
By: newkerala.com
Pope Benedict XVI begins Easter rites
2007-04-05 14:37:00 Vatican City, April 5: Pope Benedict XVI commenced four days of intense Easter celebrations Thursday by presiding over a Holy Chrism Mass in the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome.
By: newkerala.com
Pope Benedict XVI's Jesus of Nazareth available for pre-sale
2007-03-09 22:16:00 Though Benedict XVI's forthcoming book, Jesus of Nazareth, will not be released until May 15th, it is available now for pre-order in two hardcover editions through Amazon.com.
Top Muslim cleric agrees to meet Pope Benedict XVI
2007-02-23 18:26:02 Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, grand sheik at the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, has agreed to meet Pope Benedict XVI in Rome, the Vatican said Tuesday. The sheikh is described as a moderate and is regarded as the highest spiritual authority for nearly 1 billion Sunni Muslims worldwide. His decision to accept the pope’s invitation was made public by the Vatican press office after a visit to Cairo by Cardinal Paul Poupard, head of the Vatican’s commission on relations with Muslims. A date for the meeting has not yet been announced. Benedict has been working hard to improve relations between the Church and the Islamic world since making a speech in Germany in Sept in which he angered Muslims by appearing to equate their religion with violence.
By: Templar Globe
Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Journey to Turkey Nov. 28 - De
2006-12-08 00:41:31 Ecumenical Patriarchate | EWTN Coverage | Weekly Schedule (Vatican) | Vatican Radio [This post will be updated regularly throughout the coming week (Tuesday 28th - Friday 1st) as we chronicle Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic journey. Please bookmark and pass along if interested. God bless! - Christopher] November 28, 2006 - Arrival; Visit to the Ataturk Mausoleum; Meeting with the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ali Bardakoglu, Chief of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directories; November 29, 2006 - Eucharistic celebration before the Shrine of Meryem Ana Eva in Ephesus; Moment of prayer at the Patriarchal Church of St. George and private meeting with H.H. Bartholomew I; November 30, 2006 - Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of St. George -- Feast of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Patron Saint of the Church of Constantinople; Visit to the Museum of Saint Sofia and the Grand Umayyad Mosque ["Blue Mosque"]; Moment of prayer in the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral and meeting with H....
Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI by Leading Mus
2006-10-19 08:57:04 In an unprecedented move, an open letter signed by 38 leading Muslim religious scholars and leaders around the world was sent to Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 12, 2006. The letter, which is the outcome of a joint effort, was signed by top religious authorities, Muslim leaders, Muslim scholars in the West such as Shaykh Hamza Yusuf from California, Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and Professor Tim Winter of the University of Cambridge.All the eight schools of thought and jurisprudence in Islam are represented by the signatories, including a woman scholar. In this respect the letter is unique in the history of interfaith relations. The letter was sent, in a spirit of goodwill, to respond to some of the remarks made by the Pope during his lecture at the University of Regensburg on Sept. 12, 2006. The letter tackles the main substantive issues raised in his treatment of a debate between the medieval Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and an ?educ...
So what DOES Pope Benedict XVI think about Islam?
2006-09-18 09:36:03 Benodette, from the RatzingerForum, reminded all of us today of a much-overlooked address by Benedict to representatives of some Muslim communities, whom he met while visiting Cologne for World Youth Day on Saturday, August 20, 2005. A portion of the address is printed below. You can find the full text on the Vatican website. In light of everything that has happened in the past several days, the words of our Holy Father appear all the more striking and relevant for us today.Dear Muslim Friends,It gives me great joy to be able to be with you and to offer you my heartfelt greetings. . . . I am certain that I echo your own thoughts when I bring up one of our concerns as we notice the spread of terrorism. I know that many of you have firmly rejected, also publicly, in particular any connection between your faith and terrorism and have condemned it. I am grateful to you for this, for it contributes to the climate of trust that we need. [...] If together we can succeed in eliminating from...
Pope Benedict XVI on "Faith, Reason and the University" (Reg
2006-09-17 15:30:08 In 1969, following a tense period at the University of Tübingen (see The difficult years, by Gianni Valente 30 Giorni May 2006), Joseph Ratzinger received the invitation to teach at the University of Regensburg in Bavaria. Having turned down the initial invitation in 1967, he remarks in Milestones that "I was still dean [of the faculty of theology at Tübingen], but the exhausting controveries I
Muslims riot over Pope Benedict XVI?s remarks
2006-09-16 08:36:01 As if they really needed an excuse. Puh-leeze. Methinks these folks live to be offended and will seek any reason whatsoever to riot. They certainly do not give a good impression to non-Muslims with such prima donna behavior. From the New York Times: Some of the strongest words came from Turkey, possibly putting in jeopardy Benedict’s scheduled visit there in November. “I do not think any good will come from the visit to the Muslim world of a person who has such ideas about Islam’s prophet,” Ali Bardakoglu, a cleric who is head of the Turkish government’s directorate of religious affairs, said in a television interview there. “He should first of all replace the grudge in his heart with moral values and respect for the other.” Muslim leaders in Pakistan, Morocco and Kuwait, in addition to some in Germany and France, also criticized the pope’s remarks, with many demanding an apology or clarification. The extent of any anger about the speech may become clearer on Friday, the Muslim day ...
By: GayPatriot
Pope Benedict XVI Roundup!
2006-09-04 08:03:03 Greetings and welcome to another installment of the Pope Benedict Roundup, an occasional -- usually monthly -- roundup of news and commentary on the Holy Father and all things Benedict. You can view previous editions at the recently-established Benedict Blog, the blog of the Pope Benedict XVI Fan Club. Pope Benedict XVI and the "Evolution Debate" This weekend (September 2-3, 2006) Pope Benedict is taking some time to gather with a group of close friends, students and scholars in a private seminar to discuss the topic of Darwinian evolution. Ian Fisher ( Pope Benedict and his ex-students holding seminar on evolution, by Ian Fisher. The New York Times Sept. 2, 2006) reports on those attending:As might be expected from a German professor, all sides of the evolution question will get a hearing, though with an emphasis on skepticism. The seminar on Friday reportedly began with a presentation by Peter Schuster, an eminent molecular biologist, president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ... |
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