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Curtain going up on new musical about John Paul
By
jmcgee
Somehow, I don’t think we’ll be seeing this extravaganza on Broadway any time soon: Elvis Presley, Eva Peron, Buddy Holly have all had one. Now, so too, does Pope John Paul II: a musical dedicated to his life. Actually entitled Non Abbiate Paura, or “Don’t Be Scared,” this show, like the others, is bustling with…
“We insistently beg forgiveness from God…”
By
jmcgee
The big story of the day, out of the Vatican: Pope Benedict begged forgiveness from God and victims of child sexual abuse by priests on Friday and vowed that the Catholic Church would do everything in its power to ensure that it never happens again. Benedict made his comments, some of his clearest ever about…
Pope: celibacy stays
By
jmcgee
The pontiff endorsed the discipline during the final hours of the Year for Priests. From Rome: Standing before more than 10,000 Roman Catholic priests, Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday strongly reaffirmed the Vatican’s commitment to priestly vows of celibacy, cutting off speculation that he might reconsider the issue in light of the church’s sexual abuse…
Quote of the day: “The church has a profound need to relearn penance…”
By
jmcgee
“Attacks on the pope and the church come not only from outside the church, but the suffering of the church comes from inside the church, from sins that exist inside the church. This we have always known but today we see it in a really terrifying way. The biggest weight on the church doesn’t come…
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