Eric Scheske

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Not Discrimination?

> Deciding not to accept as candidates for the priesthood men with "deeply rooted homosexual tendencies" would not be an act of discrimination, said the general secretary of the Italian bishops' conference. . . > Bishop Betori said that if the bishops decide being homosexual and being a priest

Lavender Mafia

> Any examination of the sexual abuse crisis afflicting the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles leads inevitably to a bell-towered campus in the rolling hills of Camarillo: St. John's Seminary. . . > Several former students recall a licentious atmosphere at St. John's that might have accommodated

Mary Spreading?

> They're wearing "Mary Is My Homegirl" T-shirts and bracelets, and not all of them are Roman Catholic. > Once mainly a devotional figure for Catholics, Mary and her role as a woman of God now are studied by Anglicans and other Christian denominations. "Mary

King Alfred, Your Efforts Linger On

I don't have confidence in polls, but they have a little bit of value and are often interesting: > Most Britons describe themselves as Christian despite not attending church regularly, a BBC survey has found. > The poll taken for BBC News 24's Faith Day examines

First to Secede

On the other end of Virginia: > South Riding Church, a small Episcopal mission of about 150 members in eastern Loudoun County, has become the first church to secede from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Link [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20051116-121619-3330r.htm].

B16 Plugs Natural Law

Timely, as five Catholics might take a seat on the Highest Bench: > Pope Benedict XVI emphasized the "respect for the universal moral law" as he met on November 12 with a new ambassador from the United States. > As he accepted the diplomatic credentials of Francis Rooney,

Foucauld

Preemptive strike: This was not motivated by the Eurabian Civil Wars, though I find the timing delicious: > A French monk who lived among the Tuareg people in the Sahara and was killed in an anti-French uprising in Algeria in 1916 was beatified by the Vatican yesterday, the last formal

Defiling Danny Boy

As Ireland's economy booms, the Catholic Church is already losing the souls of its members. According to a NYT report this morning [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/13/international/europe/13ireland.html?pagewanted=1&hp] , things could get a lot worse for the world's

Something for Sunday Morning

> It has been said a hundred times and we must keep saying it: grace does not destroy nature; it fertilizes and elevates nature. No sort of man is more sensible than a saint. Henri Gheon, St. Martin of Tours When you consider the administrative incompetence found in many parts

Thrash the Christians

Yeah, those Muslim Frog riots were an aberration. These folks will assimilate just fine into European culture without tearing it down first. The homosexuals will humbly accept the Vatican's statement on homosexuality, Cindy Crawford finds me handsome, and the Detroit Lions will win this season's Superbowl.