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Senior Catholic Edmund Adamus blames UK's 'moral wasteland' on equal rights
Written by Jerome Taylor   
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 15:51
By Jerome Taylor, Religious Affairs Correspondent

A leading adviser to the Archbishop of Westminster has blamed abortion and gay rights for turning Britain into a "selfish, hedonistic wasteland" which has become "the geopolitical epicentre of the culture of death".

Edmund Adamus, director of pastoral affairs at the diocese of Westminster and an adviser to Archbishop Vincent Nichols, said Parliament had turned Britain into a country which is more culturally anti-Catholic...

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Should the Catholic Church scrap its celibacy rule?
Written by Owen Bowcott   
Tuesday, 24 August 2010 13:39
The Guardian 17/08/2010

Stephen was eight years old when he first heard his father disown him. The two were out for the day together when Stephen fell into a game of cricket with some local children, and another parent asked whose child he was. Stephen's father swiftly denied he was his. The child was "the son of one of my parishioners", said the dog-collared priest – a description that was truthful as far as it went, but omitted a vital detail. To Stephen, it felt like...

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Unity in diveristy
Written by Mike Hyland, Joe Mulrooney   
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 08:30
The following statement was written by Mike Hyland and Joe Mulrooney on behalf of the Advent Group in response to the promulgation of Anglicanorum Coetibus on the 9th November 2009. In this statement, they explore whether this is a retrograde step or a glimmer of hope. To comment on this statement, please register with th site and then you will be able to add your comment at the end of the statement.  Unity in diversity (54 kB)

 Unity in diversity The promulgation of...

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Bishop criticises New Evangelisaton Council
Written by Anna Arco, Catholic Herald   
Monday, 02 August 2010 11:31
The bishop responsible for evangelisation in England and Wales has questioned the Pope’s decision to create a New Evangelisation council.

Bishop Kieran Conry of Arundel and Brighton, in an interview with BBC Radio 4′s Sunday programme, appeared to say that the Pontifical Council for New Evangelisation, which focuses on re-evangelising Europe, is superfluous.

He also said he was not convinced by the notion that secularisation lies at the heart of the Church’s decline in...

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Bishop to defend celibacy debate
Written by Ed West, Catholic Herald   
Sunday, 01 August 2010 10:07
Bishop Malcolm McMahon of Nottingham will defend the Church’s teaching on celibacy at a major debate in London two days before the Pope’s visit.

The bishop will be joined by Jack Valero, spokesman for the Cause of Cardinal Newman and the co-ordinator of Catholic Voices, and Fr Stephen Wang, dean of studies at Allen Hall seminary.

The event will take place at the Odeon West End Cinema in Leicester Square, London, and will follow a screening of Irish feature film Conspiracy...

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