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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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"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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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
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Pope affirms estranged theologian Hans Kung
Pope Benedict XVI met the so-called dissident German theologian Fr Hans Kung at the weekend, praising Kung's contribution to a "renewed recognition of humanity's essential moral values through a dialogue of religions and through an encounter with secular reason".
Catholic News Service reports that Benedict and Kung, who have known each other for almost 50 years, met in Castel Gandolfo in what the Vatican described as a "friendly" encounter.
Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Vatican spokesman, said yesterday that the two "agreed that in the space of this meeting it made no sense to enter into an argument about the doctrinal questions remaining between Hans Kung and the magisterium of the church."
Kung served as a theological expert at the Second Vatican Council, but in 1979 the Vatican withdrew permission for him to teach as a Catholic theologian, although not restricting his ministry as a Catholic priest.
The German priest has challenged official church positions on papal infallibility, birth control, priestly celibacy and the all-male priesthood.
Navarro-Valls said the meeting focused on two topics of Fr Kung's recent work: the possibility of developing a "global ethic" drawing from all religious traditions and the dialogue between Christian faith and science.
"The pope appreciated the efforts of Professor Kung to contribute to a renewed recognition of humanity's essential moral values through a dialogue of religions and through an encounter with secular reason," the spokesman added.
"He emphasised that the commitment to a new awareness of the values that sustain human life is also an important objective of his pontificate," Navarro-Valls said.
The spokesman said Pope Benedict also supported Fr Kung's attempts to promote a dialogue between faith and science, including his efforts to convince scientists of the need to address the question of God's existence.
"For his part, Professor Kung expressed his praise for the pope's efforts to promote dialogue among religions" and his attention to the variety of social groups present in the modern world, Navarro-Valls said.
SOURCE
Pope, Fr Hans Kung have 'friendly' meeting, Vatican says (Catholic News Service 26/9/05)
LINKS (not necessarily endorsed by Church Resources)
Global Ethic Foundation
Hans Kung: Declaration of the Religions for a Global Ethic
Hans Kung: The Result of the Papal Election (logosjournal.com)
ARCHIVE
Swiss-born Catholic theologian wins 2005 Niwano Peace Prize (CathNews 23/2/05)
Hans Küng tells why Jesuit college rejected young Wojtyla (CathNews 18/3/04)
Barcelona archbishop bans theologian Küng (CathNews 25/11/03)
Theologian Küng seeks reconciliation with Rome (2/4/03)
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Calendar liturgical celebrations for October-December (Vatican Information Service 24/9/05)
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Hans Küng and Pope Benedict, old friends and archrivals have a cordial meeting (National Catholic Reporter 26/9/05)
Pope Pius defended in treatment of Jews (Monsters and Critics/United Press International 26/9/05)
Pope appeals for prayers for people affected by natural disasters (Catholic News Service 26/9/05)
Response to God's Eucharistic love must be concrete, aimed at God, and others, says Pope (Catholic News Agency 26/9/05)
Vatican releases Pope's fall schedule, upcoming beatifications (Catholic News Agency 26/9/05)
Pope offers prayers for battered Gulf Coast, encourages generosity for the suffering (Catholic News Agency 26/9/05)
Papal prayers-- again-- for US storm victims (Catholic World News 26/9/05)
Pope speaks of Christ's legacy: a single act of love (Catholic World News 26/9/05)
Vatican schedule released for September- December (Catholic World News 26/9/05)
Papal thanks for staff of "second Vatican" (Catholic World News 26/9/05)
Pope Meets With Dissident Theologian (The Guardian/Associated Press 26/9/05)
Vatican envoy calls for nuclear weapons-free world (Independent Catholic News/Fides 26/9/05)
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Pope Sums Up Christian Faith in 2 Words: "Jesus, Love" (Zenit 25/9/05)
Benedict XVI Asks Prayers and Aid for Hurricane Victims (Zenit 25/9/05)
Opus Dei Prelate Congratulated by Holy Fr (Zenit 25/9/05)
On the Eucharist and Love (Zenit 25/9/05)
Other Pontifical Acts (Vatican Information Service 24/9/05)
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