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Pope Benedict XVI urges young Catholics to be "green."
According to www.msnbc.msn.com, during a two-day youth rally at Loreto, Italy Pope Benedict XVI closed the Sunday morning with a mass that was "the first environmentally friendly youth rally, a break from past gatherings that left tonnes of garbage and scars on the earth."
The Pope, intentionally dressed in green vestments, appealed to young Catholics to make "Courageous choices that can re-create a strong alliance between man and earth must be made before it is too late."
In the two-day youth rally, "more than 300,000 of them had slept on blankets and in tents or prayed during the night.
Pope rescinds promotion of 'Katrina' pastor
The Associated Press updated 1:38 p.m. CT, Mon., March. 2, 2009 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday formally rescinded the promotion of an ultraconservative priest who came under fire for suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina.Not one Jew killed by gas chambers': bishop
This story is coming out of the National Post (for those of you who are unfamiliar, it's the right-leaning Canadian national newspaper). JERUSALEM -- Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and the Simon Wiesenthal Center yesterday slammed Pope Benedict XVI for cancelling the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying British bishop . "It is scandalous that someone of this stature in the Church denies the Holocaust," the institution said in a statement, referring to Bishop Richard Williamson, who has publicly denied the murder of six million Jews during the Second World War.Cleric quoted as saying the hurricane was a punishment for 'immorality'
VATICAN CITY - An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God's punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop. The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Benedict XVI has tapped the Rev. Gerhard Wagner, 54, to be auxiliary bishop in Linz, Austria.Pope is Quiet on Notre Dame Controversy
The top of this article at Time.com recaps the controversy over Obama speaking at Notre Dame - this picks up with the Vatican's reaction to Obama thus far: "This isn't the first time Obama has received decidedly mixed reviews from Catholics. A few months ago, he issued an Executive Order lifting restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research. The move was immediately denounced by the USCCB as "morally wrong," and even moderate Catholics complained about the way the decision was handled.Israel's top rabbi severs Vatican ties...
Just wondering some thoughts on this. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D960BMO80&show_article=1 P.S. If this public post turns into Religion bashing on either side I will make it private, so keep it civil.Is It Unconstitutional to Execute an Innocent Person?
Sitting on death row in Georgia, Troy Davis has won a key victory against his own execution. On Aug. 17, the U.S.Obama Czar Favors “Planetary Regime”
AIM Report | By Cliff Kincaid | August 17, 2009 Does Obama's science adviser advocate compulsory abortions and putting chemicals into the water supply to sexually sterilize human beings? Some well-known conservative bloggers and columnists have repeated this information, based on revelations on a website strangely called Zombietime. But an analysis by Accuracy in Media has determined that some of the most sensational charges against Dr.Prayer from an Agnostic Catholic
http://www.utne.com/Spirituality/Prayer-from-an-Agnostic-Catholic.aspx I should have known I was asking for trouble when I chose Thomas as my confirmation name. Even at seventeen, I thought a sincere faith could withstand rigorous questioning. And I have always been a Catholic with doubts."Homosexuality is as great a threat as rainforest destruction" says Pope
Homosexuality is as great a threat as rainforest destruction, says Pope
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:26 AM on 23rd December 2008
The Pope has declared that saving the world from homosexual behaviour is as important as saving the rainforests.
In a Christmas message, Benedict XVI stressed the importance of traditional marriage and condemned gay acts as against God's will.
He also attacked transsexuals, saying: 'It is not man who decides who is a man or woman but God.'
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