Thursday, December 17, 2009

Green Pope?

by Steve Ray on December 17, 2009

Italian journalist reminds reader: Pope is not Al Gore http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=4949 Although the message of Pope Benedict XVI for the World Day of Peace places heavy emphasis on environmental concerns, Giuliano Gerrar of the Italian daily Il Foglio reminds his readers that the “green” approach favored by the Pope is very distant from the environmentalism espoused [...]

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Nut-case Bishop Finally Defrocked

by Steve Ray on December 17, 2009

UPDATE 12/19/09 from Ed Peters: Why is this Milingo case getting complicated? A new statement from the Holy See’s Press Office, if it has been accurately reported, is muddying the waters about the Church’s stand on the ability of schismatic bishops to confer holy orders. I’m looking for some clarity: http://www.canonlaw.info/2009/12/why-is-this-milingo-case-getting.html Archbishop Milingo stripped of [...]

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