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Vatican Abuse Report
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awelborn
From Catholic News Service: The report, to be published by the Pontifical Academy for Life, was based on a Vatican-sponsored symposium of scientific experts held last April. It includes the papers delivered at the symposium, summaries of follow-up discussions involving Vatican officials and the experts, and introductory and conclusive chapters. Catholic News Service obtained a…
The Tablet on the Passion
By
awelborn
The British Catholic paper weighs in on the controversy, if not the actual film (which the writer had not seen) The article contains some errors – I’m pretty sure the Gibsons have 7 children, not 11 – but there are a few new tidbits in there. Including the fact that the scourging scene is 25…
Another article on HS texts
By
awelborn
From the AP. Mine was better. About 25 publishing houses regularly submit religion textbooks to the committee for approval, though that’s not required before a book can be used in a Catholic classroom. However, the committee’s imprimatur makes books more likely to be approved by the 277 bishops around the country–and the prelates have final…
On the job
By
awelborn
An Albany columnist reports on Mary Jo White’s press conference On balance, her performance was an impressive piece of assurance theater, designed to shore up the credibility of a so-called independent investigator coming in to look at the allegations, rumors, innuendo and general bad karma being lobbed at Bishop Hubbard. An independent investigation that on…
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