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POPSA secret shame: Inside the latest scandal to rock the Catholic church Parents of youngsters recruited as Legionaries described it as a cult that targeted the young and naive in particular, some of them just 13, and then "brainwashed" them. But it is Maciel himself who has proved most controversial. Nuestro Padre was, according to one biographer, "a narcissistic sociopath" with a taste for flights on Concorde and five-star hotels. -- An unnamed official told America's National Catholic Reporter newspaper that the total number of Maciel's abuse victims was "more than 20 and less than 100". As a team of cardinals opens the locked cupboards of an organisation that prided itself on secrecy " all new recruits had to take a unique private vow (abolished by Benedict in 2007) never to speak ill of the founder and to report to superiors anyone who did " the Catholic Church is once more mired in a scandal about the sexual abuse of minors, and the abuse of power.
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POPSSpanish Priest Killed in Cuba, 2nd in 5 Months There was no mention of the priest's death in state media, which generally doesn't report crime news. Authorities are still investigating the death of another Spanish priest, the Rev. Eduardo de la Fuente Serrano, whose body was found in a remote, sparsely populated area just outside the capital in mid-February.
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POPSWhat Do a Porn King and a Pontiff Have in Common? Schindler objected to West's take on the relationship between the porn king and the pontiff. "For both Puritanism and Hefner, the body is merely a tool, thought to be manipulated differently: by the former exclusively for reproducing children and by Hefner for pleasure," writes Schindler. "It is not only Puritanism but also Hefner that fails to understand properly the body and bodily desires in their natural meaning as good." This whole article cracked me up. :lol:
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POPSSenator Praises Inquisition as Proof that Torture Works Bush more Catholic than Kennedy http://thesop.org/index.php?article=12307 ------------ America becomes a natural ally of the Vatican. "The United States works with the Holy See on a huge number of issues: trafficking, aid, development," says George Weigel, author of the award-winning biography of the late Pope John Paul II. Weigel reminds that during his first term, President Bush met with the Polish pontiff three times.
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POPSPope: Condoms could worsen Aids Abstinence and education (without the education) seem to be what is on offer as an alternative. Hypocritical to impose such ideals on countries where education (lack of) has not allowed the gaps of lost cultures to be replaced.
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POPSPope outrages Jews over Holocaust denier "It was a pope decision" he told CNN in a phone interview. "I have my opinions about it, but I do not wish to comment on a decision made by the pope." The Society of Saint Pius X was founded by Archbishop Lefebrve, who rebelled against the Vatican's modernizing reforms in the 1960s, and who consecrated the men in unsanctioned ceremonies. As a result, Pope John Paul II excommunicated the four in 1988.
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POPSFree Catholic E-books: Theology and Philosophy Great resource if you are interested in these subjects. I am in year 3 of a four year degree, and I cannot thank the 'e-book' clippers enough as I have a wealth of resources thanks to the many websites links I got here on clipmarks :)
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