Tag: vatican
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Emanuela Orlandi Was ‘Kidnapped For Vatican Sex Parties’
A teenage girl whose disappearance in Rome has remained a mystery for 30 years was kidnapped for sex parties by a gang involving Vatican police and foreign diplomats, the Roman Catholic Church’s leading exorcist has claimed.
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#PopOcculture: Cardinals, Remains, Traditions
22 Cardinals Join Club to Elect Pope’s Successor // ‘Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months’ // Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document // MEPs Question EU Funding of ILGA Over NAMBLA Ties // Nepal villagers burn ‘witchcraft’ suspect alive // More Human Remains Found on Long Island // Mardi Gras Indians share tradition; Intricate beading traditions highlighted in videos*
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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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vatican goes high-tech to preserve fragile ancient tomes
from msnbc: One of the world’s oldest libraries in Rome faces a huge problem — how to preserve 1,800-year-old manuscripts in a digital format that’s readable for next-generation computers. A […]
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catholics’ mass liturgy changing; ‘ritual whiplash’ ahead?
from washington post: English-speaking Catholics are bracing for the biggest changes to their Mass since the 1960s, a shift some leaders warn could cause “ritual whiplash.” The overhaul, which will […]
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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, […]
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knights templar heirs demand apology from vatican
from telegraph: The last Grand Master of the warrior monks who fought in the Crusades, Jacques de Molay, was executed in Paris in 1314 on charges of heresy, black magic […]
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6/16 pop occulture: circumcision, chrislam & the new world airport
weiner meme?: san fran to vote on banning circumcision*
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pope benedict makes call to outer space
from sky news: The 12 astronauts circling the Earth have received a call from Pope Benedict XVI – the first-ever papal call to space. The pontiff addressed the shuttle and […]
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Vatican’s New Sex Abuse Guidelines Don’t Require Reporting
New Vatican guidelines aimed at fighting child abuse by priests tell Catholic bishops they should cooperate with police, but do not order them to report allegations to the authorities.
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freudian take on vatican life makes cannes smile
from reuters: The Vatican got a dose of Freudian analysis at Cannes on Friday with “Habemus Papam,” a gentle Italian comedy about a newly elected pope who gets cold feet […]
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5/5 pop occulture: walpurgis wrapup
royal families & new world order* 8 Things Kate Don’t Know About Royalty* sales skyrocket for little-known £70 fragrance Kate wore* Kate Middleton, Runaway Bride? ‘Plan in Place’ In Case […]