Tag: catholic
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Coptic Pope’s Death Adds to Fears in Egypt’s Time of Transition
from nytimes.com: A tearful crowd of thousands that included members of Egypt’s emerging political class attended a funeral service Tuesday for Pope Shenouda III, who spent four decades as the popular and charismatic leader of the country’s Coptic Orthodox Church. During a two-hour morning ceremony, with prayers read in Arabic and Coptic, the pope, dressed…
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Omaha Abuse Allegation Sent to Vatican
The investigation into sexual abuse allegations against an Omaha priest is moving forward. The Archdiocese announced Friday the allegations meet the minimum requirements to refer the case to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith in Rome.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: SOPA Backout, SCOTUS Copywrong, Abuse Archives
SOPA Is Back As Websites Go Black // Update: Five Key Senators Abandon Online Piracy Bills Amid Web Protests // SCOTUS Says Congress May ‘Re-Copyright’ Public Domain Works // Lawyer Challenges Catholics to Open Secret Archives for Abuse Truth
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Lawyer Challenges Catholics to Open Secret Archives for Abuse Truth
A leading ‘abuse case’ lawyer is challenging the Catholic Church to open its secret archives of documents for independent examination in order to discover the truth about child abuse by its priests.
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11/17 pop occulture: unsurprising scandals
still shocked that organized religion & sports want to physically, spiritually & mentally abuse your children?* stop being surprised about the penn state scandal & learn about the franklin cover up* video: ‘conspiracy of silence’* 2 top officials step down amid penn state sex scandal* catholic church’s pedophile investigator jailed for kiddie porn* sex offender…
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vatican calls for new global financial authority amid economic crisis
vatican calls for ‘central world bank’ to be set up from belief blog: Against the backdrop of the European debt crisis and the birth of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the Vatican on Monday called for a new “global public authority” to help reform the world’s finance and economic systems. New ideologies are “reducing the…
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Embattled Archbishop of Canterbury To Resign
Dr. Rowan Williams is planning to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury by the end of next year – eight years early, London’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Monday.
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7/14 Pop Occulture: Abuse, Atheists & Hip-Hop Masons
German Catholic church opens sexual abuse files, some dating back to the end of WWII // ‘If you see something, say something’ campaign: DHS is expanding campaign to the Jewish community // Why we’re drawn to Harry Potter’s theology // Christian rapper says Jay-Z has some ‘explaining to do’
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woman arrested after stealing 780yr-old church relic
from catholic.org: Long Beach Police announced the arrest Thursday night. The stolen relic, a bone from St. Anthony’s body, was housed in a 16th century reliquary, or case, which is used for the display of such relics. Typically reliquaries are made of gold or silver and are virtually priceless for their exquisite workmanship, not to…
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catholic church blames abuse on the devil in the sixties
from spirited atheist: The study, conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York at a cost of $1.8 million (mainly borne by the church and Catholic organizations) relied heavily on data provided by the church. The report suggests that Catholic priests who came of age in the…
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nebraska bishop: no communion for planned parenthood supporters
from rawstory: Support for the reproductive health care provider Planned Parenthood continues to be a contentious issue for Catholic groups and bishops. According to Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz of Lincoln, Nebraska, Catholic lawmakers who support Planned Parenthood should be denied Communion “because they’ve defected from the Church’s faith… It advocates contraception,” Bruskewitz told LifeSiteNews. “In its…
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4/14 Pop Occulture: Invasion, Eviction, Investigation
Think you’ll need last rites? better plan ahead // The second coming of Jesus & the space alien tactical invasion of planet earth: Part1 – how should we respond? Part2 – what should governments be doing? // Madonna ditches kabbalah for opus dei? // Bob Larson casts out homosexual demon
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millions expected for may day papal beatification in rome
from ajc: You may need a miracle to find an affordable room in Rome the weekend of Pope John Paul II’s beatification ceremony. Or maybe there’s a miracle in the making. The Vatican travel agency for pilgrimages said prices on rooms might tumble in the coming weeks because predictions of upward of 1 million people…
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3/31 pop occulture: tribulation, mothman, horror trend
audio satire: jesus surprises ‘700 club’ with cameo* video: california woman attempts murder of children, self to avoid suffering through ‘the tribulation’* video: tsa accused of firing agent for being a witch* cryptomundo: mothman curse blamed for trump stalking* cryptomundo: dog born to a sheep in china?* 2 more retired philly priests placed on leave…
