Monday, November 24, 2008

Two Interesting News Items

by Steve Ray on November 24, 2008

St. Louis bishop: ‘Privilege to die’ to end abortion http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=1224 If anyone doubted that St. Louis was left in good hands after the promotion of Archbishop Burke to Rome, have not fear. In an interview published Friday, Bishop Robert Hermann, administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, said that it would be a ‘privilege to [...]

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2 From Ed: Copernicus & Science; “Catholics” for FOCA

by Steve Ray on November 24, 2008

From my friend and canon lawyer Ed Peters: Copernicus: Motor terrae, solisque Stator With your indulgence, I post a second item today, this time to make a lighter point: that ecclesiastical scholars are in the front ranks of those helping the world to better understand itself. News of the discovery of Copernicus’ grave in Poland, [...]

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Medieval Writer on Same Sex Marriage

by Steve Ray on November 24, 2008

From my friend and canon lawyer Ed Peters: For those interested in how historical texts might be plumbed for insights into contemporary debates, I provide here an interesting passage from a famous medieval canonical treatise which rejects “same sex marriage” centuries before it was even contemplated. See: http://www.canonlaw.info/2008/11/same-sex-marriage-in-medieval-canon-law.html

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