Pope Benedict  has approved the beatification of six more martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. Because they were martyred, a proof of a miracle is not required, only that they had been killed because of hatred of Christ and had forgiven their persecutors.Â
About 2,000 more cases are wending their way through the Vatican. About 10,000 [...]
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The Best and Worst
December 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments
Tags: Spain · anticlericalism · clergy sex abuse scandal · priesthood
Light of the World: Benedict on Homosexuality and the Priesthood
December 10th, 2010 · 19 Comments
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The Jesuit of the Future
Benedict sees homosexuality as incompatible with the priesthood, for two reasons, First, the Latin priesthood is celibate and celibacy does not have the same meaning for a homosexual and a heterosexual and second because the homosexual has a distorted view of the relationship of men and women.
Homosexuality is incompatible with the [...]
Tags: Pope Benedict · homosexuality · priesthood