Gloria TV News on the Feast of Corpus Domini. Christ Has Few Friends in Europe EU Ten of Europe’s 47 states have joined Italy in petitioning the European Court of Human Rights to overturn its decision …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of Corpus Domini.
Christ Has Few Friends in Europe
EU
Ten of Europe’s 47 states have joined Italy in petitioning the European Court of Human Rights to overturn its decision in a case, in which the court ruled that the display of a crucifix in a classroom is “contrary to parents’ right to educate their children in line with their convictions and to children’s right to freedom of religion.” No European state intends to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the decision. In addition to Italy, the ten nations that oppose the court’s decision are Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Romania, the Russian Federation, and San Marino.
Great Trepidation
Vatican
Yesterday, during his weekly audience, Pope Benedict XVI expressed deep regret and "great trepidation" over the Israeli raid on the "Freedom Flotilla." The Pope urged all international leaders to redouble their efforts at finding a peaceful solution to the problems of the Middle East. He said: "The Lord sustains the efforts of those who never tire of working for reconciliation and peace."
Abuses Denied
Canada
Bishop Raymond Lahey has denied a sexual abuse allegation. Lahey resigned in September 2009 after Ottawa airport security found child pornography on his computer. A man who is a former resident of a Catholic orphanage in Newfoundland alleged in an April lawsuit that Bishop Lahey, while a priest, molested him repeatedly between 1982 and 1986. At the time, Bishop Lahey was a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint John’s in Newfoundland. In 1986, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint George’s, now known as the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador. The trial of Bishop Lahey on child pornography charges is scheduled to take place in April 2011.
One Point is Rarely Noticed
Vatican
Pope Benedict has made ecumenical work a top priority, advancing talks with the Orthodox churches and extending an invitation to Anglicans. But his efforts to reconcile with traditionalist Catholics have drawn the most criticism, notes Sandro Magister of L'Espresso. While liberal theologians charge that talks with the Society of St. Pius X are endangering the fruits of Vatican II, they rarely notice that the Pope's outreach has already drawn a number of smaller traditionalist groups back into full regular status.
Christ Has Few Friends in Europe
EU
Ten of Europe’s 47 states have joined Italy in petitioning the European Court of Human Rights to overturn its decision in a case, in which the court ruled that the display of a crucifix in a classroom is “contrary to parents’ right to educate their children in line with their convictions and to children’s right to freedom of religion.” No European state intends to file an amicus curiae brief in support of the decision. In addition to Italy, the ten nations that oppose the court’s decision are Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, Malta, Monaco, Romania, the Russian Federation, and San Marino.
Great Trepidation
Vatican
Yesterday, during his weekly audience, Pope Benedict XVI expressed deep regret and "great trepidation" over the Israeli raid on the "Freedom Flotilla." The Pope urged all international leaders to redouble their efforts at finding a peaceful solution to the problems of the Middle East. He said: "The Lord sustains the efforts of those who never tire of working for reconciliation and peace."
Abuses Denied
Canada
Bishop Raymond Lahey has denied a sexual abuse allegation. Lahey resigned in September 2009 after Ottawa airport security found child pornography on his computer. A man who is a former resident of a Catholic orphanage in Newfoundland alleged in an April lawsuit that Bishop Lahey, while a priest, molested him repeatedly between 1982 and 1986. At the time, Bishop Lahey was a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint John’s in Newfoundland. In 1986, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Saint George’s, now known as the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador. The trial of Bishop Lahey on child pornography charges is scheduled to take place in April 2011.
One Point is Rarely Noticed
Vatican
Pope Benedict has made ecumenical work a top priority, advancing talks with the Orthodox churches and extending an invitation to Anglicans. But his efforts to reconcile with traditionalist Catholics have drawn the most criticism, notes Sandro Magister of L'Espresso. While liberal theologians charge that talks with the Society of St. Pius X are endangering the fruits of Vatican II, they rarely notice that the Pope's outreach has already drawn a number of smaller traditionalist groups back into full regular status.