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	Bishop sorry for stressing the Pope

Antara

1-31-2009 8:16 AM

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williamson-bishop controversy, catholic church, pope, vatican

Antara says:

....but has not retracted his statements.

One has to wonder how on earth he came to hold this position so forcefully!

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1-31-2009 7:33 PM

katsteevns

....but has not retracted his statements.

Exactly!!!

Personally, I don't think the true church would communicate to the flock through the mass media.

2-1-2009 5:13 PM

abailart

I don't care what recent pseudoapologies say, a preliminary study of the RC history will show that it is riddled with antisemitism.

2-1-2009 11:22 PM

ellington

I must say all Catholics certainly in the western world will be questioning his advisor's role or lack of it over this misguided decision to accept the two in the news at the moment back into full active rolls in the Catholic church again.AFRAID ITS POLITICS AT THE FOREFRONT.

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