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Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and representatives of other Orthodox and Anglican churches accompanied Pope Benedict in lighting a candle to launch the Year of St Paul.
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Volunteers refuse WYD powers
Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service volunteers will not seek "authorised person" status while assisting with WYD in order to avoid "negative interactions with people".
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Vietnam up, US down on WYD numbers
A record number of Vietnamese pilgrims will attend World Youth Day this year but US numbers are down - and 50 Angola pilgrims are stranded in Sydney instead of Adelaide because tour organisers thought the SA capital was only an hour way.
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Celebrate the living spirit: Bishops urge
Australia's bishops have urged Catholics to "celebrate the Living Spirit" to mark Aboriginal and Torres Islander Sunday this weekend.
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Korean priests in Mass protest against US beef
Two hundred South Korean priests have celebrated a street Mass in Seoul to protest an unpopular government decision to resume beef imports from the US.
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Bees for Benedict
Italian scooter manufacturer Piaggio has presented Pope Benedict with two new specially made three wheeled vehicles.
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Feature - Walking away from what they do not know
"People who leave the Church are not leaving because they are rejecting the teachings of John Paul II or Pope Benedict. Most do so because they go to Catholic schools and they think that the kind of warm secular humanism with Christian gloss that they get in Catholic schools is in fact the Catholic faith and it hasn't captured their imagination, their love or their intellect so they are walking away from something that they do not know." - The Catholic Herald
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Featured Website - First Things
First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society." It is published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life in the United States of America.
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Film Review - Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is essentially a martial arts comedy and is a total action movie. It has striking effects and action sequences and a particularly impressive concluding fantasy sequence which brings DreamWorks to a new level of technological sophistication. There is a strong cultural feel about the movie and it heavily draws on Chinese culture to bring authenticity to its fantasy. - Peter Sheehan, Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting
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Opinion - God is without circumference
His challenge was to see the beauty in every face, even when the owner of that face had long given up on it. Surely, that is to love others as Jesus did—Jesus the One who never gives up on us. If we are to love as Jesus loved, we need to be forgiving people. Forgiving people are bridge-builders and reconcilers. - Fr Chris Gleeson, Madonna
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OPINION
Beyond knowledge to wisdomI believe this is one of the crisis points for contemporary Christianity. Put bluntly, its representatives do not seem wise. Yes, those representatives can give you any amount of information, some of them can even speak knowledgeably of Christian teachings. Wisdom is another thing altogether. - Fr Michael Whelan [More] - Aquinas Academy
FEATURE
Connected across bordersIt is time for leaders of nations to see their national interests as connected with the interests of people on the other side of the globe. We have reached the point where human existence is at stake and our destiny is inextricably linked. If we are to overcome this crisis of climate change we need to think beyond the confines of national states. - Just Comment [More] - Edmund Rice Centre
FEATURED CATHOLIC WEBSITE
Catholic Education Diocese of ParramattaReturning to our education theme, we shine the spotlight on arguably the most innovative Catholic education website in the country. In addition to all the standard features of any CEO site, Parramatta's includes some interactive opinion polls and a competition for students to attempt to ''Become the Executive Director for the day''. The site is also well regarded for its RE and curriculum resources.
- www.parra.catholic.edu.au
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Anonymous cardinal breaks conclave secrecy
A member of the College of Cardinals has given a detailed description of the conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI, confirming that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected on the fourth ballot, and his main rival was Argentine Jesuit, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Catholic World News reports that the cardinal also provided the results of that ballot, saying that Cardinal Ratzinger won 84 votes, with 26 for Cardinal Bergoglio.
In an evening news program that aired on Thursday, RAI television reported that the cardinal had given a full account of the papal election to the Italian journal Limes, confirming much of what Vatican-watchers had already concluded.
At the start of a papal conclave, all of the cardinal-electors swear a solemn oath to preserve the absolute secrecy of the proceedings. But journalists had previously persuaded some prelates to offer a few clues about the proceedings.
In an article entitled "How we elected Pope Ratzinger," journalist Lucio Brunelli presents what he claims is an eyewitness account, furnished by an anonymous cardinal, of the 2-day conclave that took place on 18 and 19 April.
Catholic World News comments that it is impossible to determine the accuracy of the account presented by Limes, suggesting that is may even be a hoax.
"If it is indeed the account of a cardinal who participated in the conclave, the credibility of this eyewitness is severely undermined by his willingness to violate his oath. Still, sources at the Vatican note that the details of the story seem to match all of the available evidence about the conclave."
The Limes account does contradict less detailed leaks from conclave participants that suggested Cardinal Martini was the main rival to Cardinal Ratzinger during the conclave. According to the anonymous cardinal cited by Limes, the former Archbishop of Milan never won more than 9 votes.
SOURCE
Unknown cardinal breaks secrecy, describes conclave (Catholic World News 23/9/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Limes Online - Archive
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Pope Benedict elected after Argentine waiver-report (Reuters 23/9/05)
Pope elected after rival backed away: report (ABC News 24/9/05)
Be a Nurse for a day draws keen student interest (Australian Catholic University 23/9/05)
The Pope’s Angelus address: “Imitate Mother Teresa, an example of active and often heroic charity” (AsiaNews.it 24/9/05)
Article based on diary says German cardinal became pope with 84 votes (Catholic News Service 23/9/05)
Pope defends Mexican Catholics' rights to be involved in politics (Catholic News Service 23/9/05)
Seamless web: providing papal security with reasonable public access (Catholic News Service 23/9/05)
Pope Benedict to Mexican Bishops: faith shouldn’t be reduced to private sphere (Catholic News Agency 23/9/05)
In true democracies, says Pope, religious freedom can, must exist (Catholic News Agency 23/9/05)
Pope tells Mexican bishops: minister to everyone, the faithful and the searching; give greatest attention to priests (Catholic News Agency 23/9/05)
Cardinal decries breach of conclave secrecy (Catholic World News 23/9/05)
Protect religious freedom, Pope urges Mexican government (Catholic World News 23/9/05)
Pope Benedict Gives First TV Interview (Leading the Charge 22/9/05)
Benedict chosen after Argentine declined (The Age 24/9/05)
Pope John Paul II “not a martyr” (The Universe 25/9/05)
Vatican: Back to Business (Vatican Radio English Features 25/9/05, audio - requires Real Player)
Benedict XVI Receives President of Malawi (Zenit 22/9/05)
Freedom Needed to Give Religious Sense to State, Says Pope (Zenit 23/9/05)
Benedict XVI Grants 1st TV Interview to Poland (Zenit 23/9/05)
26 Sep 2005
