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Just in time for Christmas
By
deacon greg kandra
The rumblings about Tony Blair’s conversion to Catholicism are getting louder. Now, the British press is pounding the drums, and sounding awfully certain: Tony Blair will convert to Roman Catholicism within weeks when he is received into the church by the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, according to the Catholic magazine the Tablet. There…
Bishop: let’s legalize prostitution
By
deacon greg kandra
Yes, you read that right. A bishop in Great Britain has offered a modest proposal for controlling prostitution: Legalize it: A Roman Catholic bishop in the city of Portsmouth is backing a campaign to legalise brothels without in any way condoning them. The Right Reverend Crispian Hollis supported the local branch of the Women’s Institute…
Being pro-life: “The Church does not view abortion in isolation”
By
deacon greg kandra
This morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer has a few words on what it truly means to be pro-life, from the always-compelling Boston theologian Lisa Sowle Cahill. Not everyone will agree with what she has to say, but it’s worth pondering. Key snip: More than 200 bishops will gather in Baltimore next week for a national meeting to…
Priest charged with stalking Conan O’Brien
By
deacon greg kandra
One of television’s most famous Irish Catholics has been getting some unwanted attention from a member of the clergy, according to the AP: A priest has been arrested on charges of stalking late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien by writing him threatening notes on parish letterhead, contacting his parents and showing up at his studio,…
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