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The State of the Church…
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awelborn
…in Britain. Ruth Gledhill reports in the Times: THE Roman Catholic Church in Britain is facing its greatest threat since the Reformation, according to research. Over three decades Mass attendance has slumped by 40 per cent, baptisms by 50 per cent, Catholic marriages by 60 per cent and confirmations by 60 per cent. The 260-page…
Brave New World, continued
By
awelborn
Irish woman fights husband for embryos: “The rightful place for those three embryos is back with their mother to give them the right to life,” she said. Giving evidence at the second day of the hearing the childcare worker admitted they had never properly discussed what would be done with the embryos when they separated…
The Next Papal Voyage..
By
awelborn
To the World Meeting of Families, which began July 1 in Valencia, Spain. The Pope will be there this weekend, July 8 and 9. Valencia, is of course the site of the terrible train accident which claimed over 40 lives on Monday: The Pope sent a telegram message to the Archbishop of Valencia: "As I…
Meanwhile, in KC:
By
awelborn
Tim Drake has a profile of Bishop Finn of KC in the NCR(egister) – a counterpoint of sorts to the anguished crie de cour from the other NCR a few weeks ago. (the interview with Bishop Finn was conducted before the NCR(eporter) article appeared).: Bishop Finn attributes his desire for clarity to Pope John Paul…
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