Tag: Catholic Church
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Christians, but only when it suits us (in terms of money and popularity)
Respect is earned and not gained. As a convinced Hegelian I feel more Christian than the Archbishop, who has no monopoly over the meaning and substance of Christianity and Catholicism. The Archbishop is not stupid. He’s probably one of the smartest and brightest minds on the Islands. That doesn’t mean he is automatically entitles to…
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Pope Francis rattles the conservative hardliners in the Church as he fires Bishop Joseph Strickland
The conservative hardline faction in the Vatican has long been trying to hinder Pope Francis’ reforms and their latest consternation is with the Pope’s inclusive position on transgender people. Bishop Joseph Edward Strickland has long and consistently opposed Pope Francis’ more inclusive position towards gay and transgender people, but worse still, he used his position as…