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Someone below asked exactly what is this Synod I keep posting about and what is it supposed to do. In The Tablet, a primer: Is the synod deliberative or consultative?This is the twenty-first time the Synod of Bishops has met since Pope Paul VI instituted it in 1965 at the end of the Second Vatican…

Bill also links to a letter from Oregon’s Bishop Vasa, telling USCCB Child Protection that it’s crossed a line: The next topic is one that I bring up only with great reluctance for I do not want to give any appearance whatsoever of being soft on my desire to assure the complete safety and protection…

Bill Cork has unearthed two good links today: First, a Reuters story that in turn reports on a paper in the Italian press that claims to know the real content of the Guide to Witch Hunts: The Vatican will allow gay men into the priesthood if they can show they have been celibate for at…

Heinz-Joachim Fischer, the author of a book on B16 (reviewed near the bottom of this piece) spoke at St. Vincent College in LaTrobe last night. Two reports, first from Ann Rogers: This will get you going: Mr. Fischer was also not surprised when, at a meeting with priests in July, Pope Benedict said he wanted…
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