GAYS AND CATHOLICISM: POPE’S WORDS OPEN DOOR TO CONFUSIONPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – An ideological tug of war over the firing of a Rhode Island church music director for marrying his same-sex partner illustrates the confusion that permeates some U.S. Roman Catholic parishes over Pope Franci[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Papacy’
May 15th, 2016 - 1:23 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS:
Pope Francis to Rabbis: Things Would Be Just Fine If Jews Were Good Christians Recognizing “anti-Semitic trends in Europe,” last Monday Pope Francis told a visiting delegation from the Conference of European Rabbis, that he saw the recent seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz[...]
The Beatification of a Pope
by Bill Briggs, Huffington Post, excerpted Critics of (John Paul’s) sainthood … are simply asking is: did he, as pope, offer a blueprint that we, as humans, should be following?….. As I reported my book, The Third Miracle, the Indiana nun who spearheaded the campaign for the most r[...]
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:07 am § in Uncategorized
Update: Should Pope’s Blood Be Withdrawn as a Therapeutic?
When the Federal Drug Administration finds evidence that a treatment does not work, we expect the FDA to withdraw its approval. Should the Vatican meet the same standard? An earlier post at TA discussed the decision by a church in Poland to make some blood of John Paul II, the former Pope, into a ho[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Pope’s Blood Now a Relic
(Huff Post) WARSAW, Poland — A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year, an official said Monday. Ed. comment This might be more quaint and benign if we are NOT still recov[...]
January 18th, 2011 - 5:26 am § in Misc.
Caligula’s Statue Found!
(from The Guardian) The lost tomb of Caligula has been found, according to Italian police, after the arrest of a man trying to smuggle abroad a statue of the notorious Roman emperor recovered from the site…..The statue is estimated to be worth €1m. Its rare Greek marble, throne and god’[...]
Family Feuds; of North Koreans and Jews
Can Jewish History Say Anything About What is Happening in North Korea? parts of my essay originated from a wonderful essay posted in the Jerusalem Post by Berel Wein It is important to understand the horrible long term consequences such a contemporary fight can have. The story of Joseph̵[...]