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Barr v. Schönborn
By
awelborn
Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex on the discussion: In the end, Schoenborn gives a penetrating criticism of Catholics who thought themselves to have given him a lesson or two in regard to his controversial NYT piece. These Catholics – and Barr is tentatively included among them (though Schoenborn would want him to say more on the issue, to make…
Truth to Power
By
awelborn
An LATimes story on a prelate mentioned here before: Archbishop Ncube of Zimbabwe Ncube, who was born in 1946 in southern Zimbabwe, is the son of a peasant cattle farmer. His mother left to work in Bulawayo as a servant when Ncube was a boy, and he was brought up by his aunt, a fiercely…
SB80
By
awelborn
From a reader, on an important upcoming vote: The Delaware House of Representatives is going to vote on January 12th on a bill authorizing biotech firms to clone for experimental but not reproductive purposes, thereby allowing embryonic stem cell research (and funding) in Delaware. The Senate passed it last summer. This is the showdown and…
A married cardinal?
By
awelborn
In England, some are hoping for one: Two former Cabinet ministers are backing the move to give Graham Leonard, who was the Bishop of London, the highest honour the Vatican can bestow. If Pope Benedict XVI backs the idea, it would be the most significant promotion for an Anglican convert since John Henry Newman was…
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