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Using Protection: Vatican Defends Pope on Condoms
Earlier this week, Pope Benedict XVI took a controversial stance against condoms when it comes to AIDS prevention. World health experts and the French government have come out against the Pope's position, and German Catholic bishops are hinting at dissent. But, the Vatican is sticking to the Pope's belief that condoms make the AIDS problem worse.
Battle of the Sinning Sexes: Church Says Sexes Sin Differently
A new report, based on confessions, carried out by 95-year-old Catholic priest and scholar Roberto Busa, reveals that men and women sin in different ways. Apparently, there is no sexual equality when it comes to sin.
From the report:
Top Female Sins
Skipped Church? Check Out the Pope's New YouTube Channel
The Catholic Church's stance on some issues (such as decriminalizing homosexuality) might seem antiquated, but now the pope can say he's taking steps to enter the modern era. On Friday, the Pope Benedict XVI unveiled his very own YouTube page.
The Vatican hopes to increase the papal audience, while also staying on top of the pope's Internet image.
Holy Birth Control! Vatican Issues Instructions on Bioethics
Hoping to catch the attention of Roman Catholics, doctors, scientists, and lawmakers, the Vatican has issued a 32-page instruction document on bioethics. The Church's steadfast pro-life position, that all life is sacred including an embryo, informs the document "Dignitas Personae" (The Dignity of the Person).
Some positions include:
- On in vitro fertilization, human cloning, genetic testing of embryos before implantation: These procedures violate the principle that every human life is sacred, and that children should be conceived only through sex by a married couple.
- On stem cell research: Research should not be done on embryos, but using cells derived from adults, blood from umbilical cords, or from fetuses “who have died of natural causes” is acceptable.
Vatican Opposes Decriminalization of Homosexuality?
The United Nations is set to vote on a resolution that would call on all governments to decriminalize homosexuality. Yet almost 80 states that still criminalize homosexuality, as well as the Vatican, oppose the measure proposed by the European Union. Specifically the resolution would condemn the jailing and execution those found guilty of homosexuality, which happens in countries like Iran.
Vatican Says Female Anglican Bishops Reveal a Divine Divide
The Roman Catholic Church has signaled the start of Schism 2.0 (at least), thanks to the Church of England's decision to allow women bishops in its Church. As for its own clergy, the Vatican has promised automatic excommunication for any Catholic bishop who attempts to ordain a woman as a priest.
The Catholic cardinal in charge of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity said: "Such a decision is a break with apostolic tradition maintained in all of the Churches in the first millennium, and is therefore a further obstacle for reconciliation between the Catholic Church and the Church of England."
Tom Hanks/ Prof. Robert Langdon Not Welcomed in Church
Tom Hanks is a persona non grata in all of the churches of the Vatican and Rome. The Vatican has banned the filming of Angels and Demons, Dan Brown's sequel to The Da Vinci Code because it is "an offense against God."
The head of the Vatican's Prefecture For Economic Affairs said: [The stories] turned the Gospels upside down to poison the faith.
The Vatican Updates the Seven Deadly Sins
Looks like they might have to remake the movie Se7en, because the Vatican just added a whole shebang of new sins — hot, fresh, and updated for the modern world. The list was overhauled in response to the Pope deploring the “decreasing sense of sin” in today’s “secularized world” as well as falling numbers of Roman Catholics going to confession.
What's new on the list?
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What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
It's Tuesday, so you know what that means — new DVD releases just in time for the Thanksgiving break! I've already shared some fresh music picks, but here are three movies to add to your Netflix queue for the weekend.
Funny People
Adam Sandler plays a comedian who tries to turn his life around and befriend a past love (Leslie Mann) after being diagnosed with a blood disorder; Seth Rogen steps in as his idealistic assistant.
The Pope Answers Calls to Address Abuse Crisis
A victim support group for some 9,000 Americans who say they were sexually abused by Catholic clergymen pressed Pope Benedict XVI Tuesday to take action to protect children from pedophile priests.
Barbara Blaine, head of the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP), has big expectations of Pope Benedict's visit next week.We are looking for the Holy Father to hold the enablers and wrongdoers accountable. Across the United States, we know that thousands of predator priests have been named...
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