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| VATICAN CITY STATE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6
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Politicians Feel No Shame
A crisis
in Catholic thought | OUR SUNDAY VISITOR USA - “Those
who are directly involved in lawmaking bodies have a grave
and clear obligation to oppose any law that attacks human
life.”
Its language is clear, its intent laudable,
but the new document issued by the Vatican on faith and politics
has a bittersweet edge, since many Catholic politicians and
voters act as if “it is impossible to promote such laws or
to vote for them.”
Gerald Korson, editor of Our Sunday
Visitor, takes us deeper inside the story...
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Anti-Catholic Bias | AMERICA MAGAZINE USA - The New
York Times labored mightily to bring forth a mountain of priest
abusers in its recent census and produced only a mouse, as
it admitted in the sensationalist prose of "Decades of Damage"
(1/12/03).
Commentary by the editor of America Magazine,
Fr. Thomas Reese, S.J.... >LISTEN | |
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movement gets northern exposure | THE CATHOLIC REGISTER TORONTO -
Religious communities and church activists stood with tens
of thousands of Canadians who turned out in bitter cold across
Canada to protest against the growing likelihood of war against
Iraq.
There were marches, rallies and interfaith
services in more than 20 cities from coast to coast Jan. 18.
These coincided with worldwide protests against war with Iraq.
In the nation’s capital, about 3,000 protesters
braved frigid temperatures, jamming the street in front of
the United States Embassy, where hundreds staged a mock death followed by a moment
of silence.
More from the editor of The Catholic
Register, Joseph Sinasac...>LISTEN |
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Ways
to Beat Saddam | THE TABLET UK -
It is widely recognised that an invasion of Iraq would
carry heavy risks both in direct costs of life, expenditure
and social damage, and in possible repercussions for
the future running of Iraq, the stability of the region,
the campaign against terrorists and the global economy.
Scepticism about whether dealing with
Saddam Hussein is worth these risks has grown as the
public has reflected upon the gravity of starting a
war more or less in cold blood.
The notion of preventive war, to be
undertaken without either evidence of imminent attack
or urgent humanitarian catastrophe, is profoundly disquieting.
The debate continues with John Wilkins,
editor of The Tablet...
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CANADA - Catholics in Ontario's jails aren't getting the sacraments
on a regular basis, and have hardly any contact with a Catholic
community of faith, say chaplains and volunteers associated
with prison ministry.
There are hardly any Catholic volunteers
visiting inmates or running regular programs for prisoners.
Mass is an infrequent occurrence. Chaplains have trouble lining
up priests for confession. There is very little appropriate Catholic
literature available to Catholic inmates. | |
In
Ontario's largest jails, the salaried, government chaplains
want to deliver Catholic services, but they're not Catholic
and have trouble connecting with Catholic resources.
"Traditionally, it is very difficult for
me to get Catholic volunteers," said Maplehurst Correctional
Facility chaplain Nick Swirsky. "You can't dump it all on
the local priest. They've got way too much on their plate."
Joseph Sinasac, editor of The Catholic
Register... >LISTEN
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Convictions
Pope John Paul II spoke out for the rights
of prisoners during a landmark address to the Italian Parliament. |
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