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The Catholic roots of the man behind “the mosque”
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jmcgee
The businessman who is backing the Islamic center near Ground Zero is real estate developer Sharif El-Gama. Did you know his mother was Catholic? He sat down for an interview recently with Scott Pelley of “60 Minutes: Pelley: Who are you? El-Gamal: I’m an American, a New Yorker, born in Methodist Hospital Brooklyn, to a…
Stop the presses: is the pope’s media team ready for the UK?
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jmcgee
Pope Benedict will be wading into some choppy waters next month when he visits the UK. And The Guardian — printing an excerpt from The British Journalism Review — wonders if the pontiff’s media team is up to the challenge: The attitude of the British government may be one of welcome, but hostility does not…
Not too sweet: “pregnant nun” used to sell ice cream
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jmcgee
A series of jaw-dropping, eye-grabbing ads for ice cream are leaving some people in Europe cold. Details: Two ice cream adverts, one showing a pregnant nun and the other two male priests about to kiss, are facing a ban by the advertising watchdog after offending Roman Catholics. The provocative slogan ‘immaculately conceived’ appears on the…
Does your bishop blog?
By
jmcgee
The good folks at Aggie Catholics have just posted a list. See if someone you know is on it. Then drop by and see what he has to say.
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