Rome

The Past = The Future?

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

Recently Pope Benedict issued a decree to allow Roman Catholic priests to say Latin Mass more frequently. Will this move bring back those who are seeking a return to the old ways or will it alienate a large portion of church going people?
With mass attendance in some countries as little as 5%, can we expect this [...]

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“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” - Albert Einstein

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Pope Benedict recently clarified the Church’s support for the use of adult stem-cells in medical research. In recent years the Church has been outspoken in its condemnation of embryonic stem-cell research and now scientists are faced with an obvious alternative. The Pope spoke clearly on the matter during his public audience on the 27th of [...]

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Motu proprio

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

The news from Rome at the moment is the preparation of the much anticipated motu proprio - Summorum Pontificum - which allows the celebration of a pre-Vatican II type Mass without the consent of the overseeing bishop, as is the current situation. This all begs the question ‘Where is the Church going?’. I, for [...]

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