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Man, It's Not a Good Day for Catholics

If anyone has any good news to pass along, please send it to us (e-mail link on your left). > A cartoon which was banned from the BBC for its depiction of the Pope as an immature brat is set to cause new controversy after it was today confirmed it

Did We Mention There's a War Going On . . .

. . . against Catholicism? > Today the Condoms4Life Campaign unveiled the newest phase of its public education effort to raise public awareness about the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the devastating effect of the bishops' ban on condoms as giant billboards went up in the Dom (Cathedral) metro station in Cologne, Germany,

Another Smarmy Attack on Opus Dei

It's just in Radar Magazine, but it'll hit the big press within 12 hours. > Despite the controversy that's dogged it from its inception, the sect has emerged as one of the most conservative and influence-seeking wings of the Catholic Church and is said

Great, Just Great

> The Archdiocese of New York is looking into explosive allegations that a top priest who publicly railed against our "sex-saturated society" had a long-term affair with his married church secretary. > Msgr. Eugene Clark allegedly romanced 46-year-old Laura DeFilippo at his Hamptons home and a Long Island

Eyes on the Normally-Quiet Lutherans

> The scrutiny of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America this week during its biennial Churchwide Assembly in Orlando won't be due to looming votes on church reorganization and a new worship book. > The 4.9-million-member church will become the latest mainline Protestant denomination to tackle the

Another Small Scandal

It frustrates us, but the Catholic Church just has a way of messing up their own bed. It's probably because it's such a large body that isn't nearly as closely organized administratively as people think. But still, these things get tiresome. Link [http://www.

Stooping Too Low for NBC?

Leave it to the UCoCs: > Stirring the pot again, the United Church of Christ, the church that, earlier this year, ran ads mocking other churches showing a bouncer who refused entry to minors and gays is planning a new ad. The first ad, "Bouncer," part of the

More Da Vinci Madness

> [Da Vinci Code] Film officials have held talks with Catholic groups and other organisations despite Dan Brown, the author, insisting that “it's only a novel and therefore a work of fiction”, The New York Times reported yesterday. > The Catholic League is calling for Ron Howard, the

Almost Like Competing for the Olympics?

> Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson has been asked to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the streets of Sydney if the city is selected to host a major Catholic gathering in 2008, a newspaper reported Saturday. > Gibson's staging of the Stations of the Cross, a live

Fascinating Undercover Work

A reporter for the Sunday Times infiltrated the Muslim group, Saviour Sect, and spent two months there as a recruit. Interesting stuff. Link [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1724541,00.html]. Excerpts: > The reporter witnessed one of the sect's leading figures, Sheikh Omar Brooks, telling