April began with Palm Sunday which signified the beginning of Holy Week and the lead into Easter. The month opened with a reflection and coverage of the Papal liturgy in the Vatican with Il Papa presiding.The whole issue of CSA reared its head again when the diocese of San Diego named clergy guilty of abuse, with a student of a facility where abused received $41 million in damages and then a RC was told that they cannot withhold their church tax as a form of protest at RC Church abuse.
In Poland, the new Archbishop was installed in Warsaw, only for the same country start tearing itself apart over new laws requiring citizens disclose any links they may have had with the secret police or face loss of job. Then the papal number 2 in the Vatican decided to condemn the media and its coverage of the RC Church CSA scandal over the last few years...and then th most prolific media friendly pope of all time is remembered on the 2nd Anniversary of his death with the news that John Paul II is close to sainthood.
The UN advances the rights of the homosexual, Pope Pius XII has helped Jews flee Holocaust, a question as to Canterbury capitulating to the Pope, but Millingo is in Brazil and is not by any means capitulating to the Pope, with the making public of the list of requirements as issued by the Irish Nuncio in seeking a new bishop for Down and Connor diocese.
A full tribute as requested and guided by my bloggies was posted during Holy Week 2007 in memoriam of the late Pope, a wrongly accused boy freed, Mexico legalising abortion gets closer, while a bishop compares gay rights to incest, and other bishops oppose giving adequate time to CSA victims prepare legal action against RC Church.
Gadaffi goes religious, Mugabe gets blasted by RC clerics, Russian compendium of cathechism published, questions over Egan retirement, Cardinal blasts suicide Bill, and the mother of a son of CSA is remembered at her funeral.
Flagellation, raping and murdering priest, bishop with memory loss at CSA case, Anglicanism not in hurry to Rome, Latin Mass on way back, Williams must face homophobia in Anglican Church, Solomon Islands suffer in cyclone, Spanish priests refuse to leave their parish, Coca Cola forces closure of Easter film, time for women RC priests, bishop who claimed gays were incestuous under police protection.
Papal and Patriarch meet, Anglican Church not equal towards women, pope book due, new camerlengo appointed in Vatican, bishops worried about living wills, Australian chocolate Jesus, Joan of Arc not found, Il Papa wants theologians to keep asking questions, 2 Australian priests killed in accident, clergy take risks with their jobs, encyclical that upset Hitler, Pope Joan gets Goodman sued, and into Easter Triduum.
Modern day slavery, Il Papa washes feet, lesbian couple denied communion, conservative stamp by Il Papa on his papacy, encourages priests in their roles, and then Easter Sunday.
Iraq slaughter lamented, Urbi et Orbi message, cardinal slips, pope wrote seeking sailors releases, Vatican then threatens to sue Indymedia, RC Church warned not to interfere in Ukranian politics, cardinals go green, RC Church weakened by CSA allegations, diocese of Down and Connor (anglican) unhappy at no bishop selection.
Anglican Primate in USA does u-turn on same sex rights and beliefs, sex claims in murder trial, G8 another failure, Judas story told, Saint making factory in Vatican in full swing, Archbishop condemns gangland murder in Dublin, Ireland loses Saints & Scholars reputation, Il Papa puts foot in it with Iraq, yet his failure to assist CSA victims becomes public knowledge, and Diocese of Dublin now facing 100+ clerical abuse claims minimum.
Zimbabwe bishop calls for uprising, whilst another defies Vatican teaching on condoms, Mass in jail causes a problem, abortion debate in Brazil, RC Church in Switzerland criticised, papal message for China nearly ready, whilst 2 priests are imprisoned and thousands are baptised, Portugal permits abortion.
Fashionasta pope, Spanish church faces turmoil, Latin Mass again, prostitution, debate in Thailand over religion, real Da Vinci Code revealed, womens rights and wrongs, Anglican church is 'cool', more nuns on the run with priceless icons, papal 80th birthday.
Warning to brides, 5 million free condoms in NYC, unmanly church leaders, Vatican fears gay marriage in Italy, Il Papa -v- Kung round 2, trouble between Vatican and Israel over Pius XII, priest jailed for cocaine possession, papal novel published, 1960's to blame for CSA claims cardinal, Brazil to get own saint, women called to priesthood, sisters back in fashion, no more shortcuts to canonisation of late pope, Polish witchhunt continues, Vatican snubs Israel, but it is resolved to permit envoy attend ceremony.
This second half of April opens with the papal birthday celebrations, opposition to a mosque,German RC Church gets more money but no thanks to Il Papa, protestant church tries to rebrand religion, Eamon Casey tells his story, church returned to Czech state, World Bank deletes contraception.
Anglican Church discusses sex, increase in Irish marital breakdown, Pope meets Curia leaders, woman raped for reading Bible, Irish bishop gets in on land sales, bishop missing in China, disconnected catholics consultation, papal infallibility in pope book, Virginia Tech massacre.
Right wing pope, crowds up to see pope, fisticuff nuns (again), Archbishop turbulence in Zimbabwe, RC-Jewish dialogue in Israel, new Anglican bishop in Down and Connor, gay rights difficulties in Anglican church, bible publishers killed in Turkey, invite to UN of pope, beheaded Christian in Kashmir, womens ordination.
Dissenters saint, papal global agenda, Irish bank assists in CSA payout in USA, RC official in piracy arrest, Christianity on decline in NZ, Christians fearful in Turkey, Chinese bishop dies, limbo now gone.
80th birthday for Eamon Casey, praying pointless says Aussie priest, priestly purveyor of porn, anti-semitism in Israel, Il Papa gets new shoes, women likely to become Canadian Anglican Primate, Lutherans likely to also elect female, Mexico bomb threats, protests and excommunication.
Church collusion in Croatia, new Galway parish created, Latin Mass documnet on way (yawn), Anglican bishops support Mugabe, dioceses prepare for loss of clergy, death of Yelstin, Iraqi Christians under threat, Scottish bishop attacks Government, Vatican calls gay marriage evil and abortion terrorism, 2nd warning to bridesmaids, gospel of Judas not endorsed by Vatican.
Abortion legalised in Mexico, bias battle by RC teachers, Church of Scotland admits homophobia, UK vocations on rise, mutual recognition of baptisms by German churches, synod called for next year, Il Papa visit to Mexico, Polish says gays bad for society.
Curial changes imminent, Il Papa the latin lover, Irish paedophile priest loose in Ireland, Archbishop of Dublin on the move, Casey birthday cancelled, Vocations Sunday, Anglican Church apologises for CSA, Church of Ireland Synod to begin in May, examining CSA and finish with a memoriam for those who died in Virginia Tech....
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