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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
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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
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Bees for Benedict
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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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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
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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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Irish Church leaders investigate after Protestant minister "concelebrates"
A senior Catholic official in Ireland are questioning Augustinian priests in Drogheda over an Easter Sunday service in which a Protestant minister appeared to "concelebrate" mass with Catholic priests.
Catholic World News reports that Archbishop Sean Brady, the Catholic Primate and Archbishop of Armagh, promised to "seek further details about the exact circumstances," noting in a public statement that the participation of a Protestant clergyman appeared to be "contrary to Catholic Church rules."
Rev Michael Graham, a minister of the Church of Ireland, was invited to participate in the Eucharistic ceremony by Fr Iggy O'Donovan, who told the Irish Times newspaper that he had deliberately organised an ecumenical service to commemorate the anniversary of the Easter Uprising in 1916.
He said that Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, who had recommended an "inclusive" approach to the anniversary celebrations, inspired his plan.
During the service Rev Graham joined the Catholic priests at the altar, and about 20 members of his congregation received Communion along with the Catholic parishioners.
Archbishop Brady said that the ecumenical gesture was misguided. "True ecumenism is best served by initiatives that are respectful of, and sensitive to, the traditions, ethos, and discipline of all those involved," he said.
The Church of Ireland primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, agreed, saying that unauthorised ecumenical activities, "however well intentioned, can lead to misunderstandings."
Meanwhile, The Irish Times reports that Fr O'Donovan said on Tuesday that it was "the most meaningful Eucharist I ever celebrated".
As for the theology involved, he said he shared "the Eucharist every day with Roman Catholics whose theology I do not share". Besides, Rev Graham "has a very profound understanding of the Eucharist", he said.
The Mass was not publicised to avoid it appearing as a gimmick, he said, while the reaction of the congregation on the day was "palpably beautiful". The response of those who spoke to him since had been "overwhelmingly positive".
SOURCE
Irish Church leaders investigate after Protestant minister "concelebrates" (Catholic World News 19/4/06)
Primates Brady and Eames express concern at joint Mass (The Irish Times 19/4/06)
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20 Apr 2006
