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5 hours ago ago from JONATHAN TURLEY
The Irish are running low on Catholic bishops after two more bishops resigned on Christmas Eve in the wake of a report on the cover-up of sexual abuse. Two bishops previously resigned. Bishops Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field offered their resignations to Pope Benedict on December 24th. The Murphy Report looked at 46 priests were revealed widespread abuse and a cover-up by Church leaders. Bishops criticized the report on abuse when it ...
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9 hours ago ago from The Teapot Atheist
So, as literally every news outlet in the world is reporting, some crazy lady knocked the Pope down shortly before his big Christmas party at the Vatican. Pretty amusing stuff to be sure, but not nearly as entertaining as the comments that the Pope proceeded to make during the actual Christmas party itself. Major media outlets were too busy screaming about the Pope falling down to report what he said when he got up. Brace your irony meters, ...
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict called on the world to abandon violence and vengeance on Friday and showed no sign of strain after an "unstable" woman lunged at him, forcing him to the ground, on Christmas Eve. In his traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message to the city and the world from the central balcony of St Peter''s Basilica, the pope urged the world to rediscover the simplicity of the Christmas message and read Christmas greetings in 65 ...
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11 hours ago ago from Rico's rants
Rachel Donadio has an article in The New York Times : Stung by the televised knockdown of Pope Benedict XVI at Christmas Eve Mass by a woman who had sought to assault him a year ago, the Vatican said Friday it would review security procedures, raising the possibility of more stringent public access to the pope, leader of the world’s 1.1 billion Catholics. Benedict, 82, was unhurt. He quickly recovered and celebrated Mass, and he looked well ...
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19 hours ago ago from Catholic News
Dec. 24, 7pm—Dec. 25, 7pm American Papist: Not Your Average Catholic! Exclusive: Video of tonight's attack on the Pope First of all Pope Benedict is fine, but we need to pray for his safety. AmP readers have helped me obtain exclusive (at this point) access to information and video Catholic News Agency Pope Benedict says Merry Christmas' to the world Vatican City, Dec 25, 2009 / 05:10 pm ( CNA ).- Pope Benedict XVI directed a message ...
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BBC News - Vatican admits pontiff vulnerable to assault in public
20 hours ago ago from BBC
Advertisement Footage of the moment when the Pope was knocked down The Vatican has said it is impossible to protect the Pope from incidents like that on Thursday night, when a woman grabbed him at Christmas Eve Mass. Spokesman Frederico Lombardi said the Pope was regularly surrounded by tens of thousands of people at audiences, Masses, greetings and other events. He said it was unthinkable to create a wall between the Pope and the ...
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11 hours ago ago from FOX News
Vatican to Review Security Procedures After Pope Knocked Down Saturday, December 26, 2009 Print AP Dec. 24: In this image made from amateur video obtained by APTN, an unidentified woman, center, is pulled by a guard as she grabs Pope Benedict XVI. Dec. 24: In this image made from amateur video obtained by APTN, an unidentified woman, center, is pulled by a guard as she grabs Pope Benedict XVI. VATICAN CITY The ...
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