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Advent leads to light
- Created: 28 November 2019 28 November 2019
Chris McDonnell
A new Liturgical Year begins, with the four weeks that culminate in the feast of Nativity, the days we call Advent.
The song of the colder days is sung in words of Waiting
from one dark day to the next, each one closing a time
of expectation, till finally Nativity is come.
December dawns, spreading a chill, raw sky of washed out
greens and faded blues, sunrise breaking the nothingness
of night, early light beyond the immediate houses.
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Catholic bishops back limited relaxation of celibacy rule
- Created: 28 November 2019 28 November 2019
The vote came at the end of a Vatican assembly on the Amazon, where there is a severe shortage of priests.
For the proposal to take effect, it must be backed by Pope Francis, who is due to make his position clear soon.
Traditionalists fear a slippery slope to married priests throughout the Church, diluting its unique character.
The vote was taken at a three-week assembly, known as a synod, of some 180 bishops in Rome. It also looked at the role of women in the Church's work, and environmental issues.
The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the Western world, tracing its history back almost 2,000 years, and counts more than a billion members.
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Priest told undercover police officer he wanted to abuse boy
- Created: 12 November 2019 12 November 2019
(Sadly it looks like even with all the appropriate psychological screening for entry to the seminary, an individual like Jolley can be accpeted for the priesthood and be permitted to continue year on year to further study. When an individual displays conservative behaviour and a propensitiy for dressing up in clerical garb long before ordination, why does this not set alarm bells ringing for the Seminary staff? Untold damage has been caused by Jolley's evil behaviour and a married priesthood would give the checks and balances required for a healthy lifestyle).
Father Matthew Jolley, from Great Sankey, exchanged a string of vile messages online with a man who he thought was the toddler’s dad.
But in reality, he was talking to a police officer who had set up a fake account on a dating app – and the 32-year-old was arrested after travelling to meet up in order to act out his sick desires.
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Cardinal Turkson says ordination of married men may get further study
- Created: 23 October 2019 23 October 2019
“This issue will probably be made the subject matter of a more detailed study of the issue with view to the Church taking a consistent position, not only in view of the Amazon, but in view of the universal Church,” Turkson told EWTN News Nightly Oct. 22.
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Brazilian Bishop on married Priests
- Created: 09 October 2019 09 October 2019