http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pope/ en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:32:54 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417114/posts The Syllabus of the principal errors of our time, which are stigmatized in the Consistorial Allocutions, Encyclicals, and other Apostolical Letters of our Most Holy Lord, Pope Pius IX. I.— PANTHEISM, NATURALISM, AND ABSOLUTE RATIONALISM. 1. There exists no supreme, most wise, and most provident divine being distinct from the universe, and God is none other than nature, and is therefore subject to change. In effect, God is produced in man and in the world, and all things are God, and have the very substance of God. God is therefore one and the same thing with the world, and thence... Creeds of Christendom (from the Chair of Peter) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417114/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:32:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416380/posts "It was only minutes after Pope Benedict XVI was violently attacked on Christmas Eve by a woman described by authorities as mentally deranged, but leftist blogs lit up with joy over the assault. . . ." Patrick Madrid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2416380/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:54:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415098/posts Thank God it was not a serious incident... had there been a weapon...one hates to think of such things...See the video here... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415098/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415092/posts Thank God it was not a serious incident... had there been a weapon...one hates to think of such things...See the video here... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415092/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:19:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415031/posts The Vatican insisted the Pope’s schedule would not be changed as a result of the security incident. He appeared in front of the crowds in St Peter’s Square at midday to deliver his traditional Urbi and Orbi message and blessing. euronews.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2415031/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:57:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414823/posts The Moment The Pope Was Knocked Down The Pope was knocked down by a woman at the start of the service in St Peter's Basilica. (See Video in URL] The woman, who is reported to be mentally unstable, jumped the security barriers as Benedict XVI entered the basilica, causing the pontiff to fall. The Pope appeared to be unhurt and recovered to lead the Mass. BBCNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414823/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:14:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414789/posts Pope Benedict was attacked by what is being called a 'mentally unbalanced' woman before Christmas Eve Mass. Raw cell phone video has emerged already. Here's the link to the video of the lady jumping the area between the crowd and the pope and charging Pope Benedict. StoryBalloon.Org/Videos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414789/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:07:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414765/posts VATICAN CITY – A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday. The 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. Footage aired on Italy's RAI state TV showed a woman dressed in a red, hooded sweat shirt vaulting over the wooden barriers and rushing toward the pope before being swarmed by bodyguards. Read more. Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414765/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:48:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414762/posts VATICAN CITY – A woman jumped the barriers in St. Peter's Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass on Thursday. The 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. read more... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414762/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:46:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414698/posts Woman Knocks Down Pope At Christmas Mass Alex Watts, Sky News Online A woman has been arrested after jumping over barriers and knocking down the Pope at Christmas Eve Mass. Pope Benedict Pope Benedict XVI was attacked as he walked down the main aisle to begin the service at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Vatican spokesman Ciro Benedettini said the 82-year-old quickly got to his feet and was unhurt. Benedict calmly resumed his walk to the Basilica's main altar and then began the Mass. Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414698/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413186/posts It was a Vatican announcement guaranteed to spark controversy. "With this decree the Pope says that Pius XII is a person that we have to admire, recognize as a model of Christian virtues, and it is very, very important that the church gives officially this appreciation of this important pope that we know was guiding the church in very difficult times." said Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi. The move by the sitting Pope, Benedict XVI, brings the controversial World War II pontiff, Pius XII, a step closer to sainthood, despite persistent allegations from historians and Jewish groups that he did... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413186/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:19:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413139/posts ROME (JTA) – Despite renewed tensions over his decision to move a controversial wartime pope closer to sainthood, Pope Benedict XVI is still expected to make a historic visit to the main Rome synagogue. "For now, the visit is still on," the spokesperson for Rome Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni told JTA on Tuesday. The visit is scheduled for Jan. 17, marked annually by the Italian Catholic Church as a day of dialogue with Judaism. Benedict provoked outrage in the Jewish world and cast a cloud over the visit when he signed a decree on Saturday certifying Pope Pius XII's... JTA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2413139/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:23:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411847/posts Vatican City, Dec 19, 2009 / 12:23 pm (CNA).- The Vatican made a declaration on the protection of the figure of the Pope on Saturday morning.  The statement seeks to establish and safeguard the name, image and any symbols of the Pope as being expressly for official use of the Holy See unless otherwise authorized.The statement cited a "great increase of affection and esteem for the person of the Holy Father" in recent years as contributing to a desire to use the Pontiff's name for all manner of educational and cultural institutions, civic groups and foundations. Due to this demand,... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411847/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:39:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411616/posts Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has apparently issued an ultimatum to four bishops embroiled in the Irish Catholic Church child sex abuse scandal — to either quit or be fired by the Vatican. IrishCentral.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411616/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:11:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2410209/posts Although the Bible clearly does not support the doctrine of celibacy as a requisite to any office of the church (see Pinedo, 2008), the Catholic Church has established celibacy as a distinctive mark of the papacy and other Catholic offices. In fact, the current pope, Benedict XVI, affirmed that celibacy (imposed by Pope Gregory VII in the Council of Rome in 1074) “is really a special way of conforming oneself to Christ’s own way of life” (“Pope Pens...,” 2007). Therefore, whoever wants to serve as a priest, and finally as the Universal Bishop of the Catholic Church (the pope),... Apologetics Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2410209/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:28:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409537/posts VATICAN CITY, 17 DEC 2009 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office released the following English-language communique at midday today: "For a number of years the Church has followed with great concern the difficulties caused by the regrettable conduct of Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo. Many attempts have been made to bring Archbishop Milingo back into communion with the Catholic Church, including the consideration of suitable ways to enable him to exercise the episcopal ministry. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI were directly involved in those efforts and both Popes personally followed the case of Archbishop Milingo in a spirit... The Holy See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409537/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:52:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409977/posts VATICAN CITY, DEC. 16, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A 12th-century scholar has a lesson for today on what makes for fair and equal treatment in law, Benedict XVI says.The Pope proposed today during the general audience the teaching of John of Salisbury, an English theologian and philosopher who served as bishop of Chartres, France, from 1176 until he died in 1180.The Holy Father explained how John taught that "there also exists an objective and immutable truth, whose origin is God, accessible to human reason. This truth regards practical and social actions. This is a natural law, from which human laws and political... zna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409977/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:54:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409412/posts Pope Benedict XVI released a letter for the World Day of Peace entitled “If You Want to Cultivate Peace protect creation” bore absurd titles as “Pope Goes Green”. The reports intimated that the Pope had somehow joined the fringe of the environmental movement.In fact, he called for a proper stewardship of the environment rooted in our obligations to - and solidarity with - one another. We have been given to one another as gifts. Creation has been given to us as a human community, with responsibilities which we must now share. "There exists a certain reciprocity: as we care for... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409412/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:57:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408588/posts As an authoritarian institution positioned as intermediary between man and God, the Catholic Church shares a defining characteristic with the state. Governments likewise act as intermediaries, intervening in the affairs of citizens to correct injustice. The Catholic Church is a form of ecclesiastical government which has at times been incestuously entangled with civil states or served as the state outright. So it should be no surprise to see Catholic doctrine supporting state intervention and centralized power. The question for conservative and libertarian Catholics becomes; is the Church infallible? The Church has a vested interest in supporting the ideas advanced by... Fightin Words http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408588/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:20:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408139/posts Vatican City, Dec 15, 2009 / 02:02 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI made his message for World Day for Peace public on Tuesday morning in preparation for its observation on January 1, 2010. In his message, he calls for global solidarity in action to provide for the world's needs and to protect the environment. However, the Holy Father also stresses that we must be continually aware of the value of people over and above all other living things. An attitude of "global solidarity" is essential in shaping our efforts to protect creation through a better internationally-coordinated management of the earth's... Catholic News Agency http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2408139/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:01:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408131/posts "Humanity needs a profound cultural renewal; it needs to rediscover those values which can serve as the solid basis for building a brighter future for all," he said. "Our present crises -- be they economic, food-related, environmental or social -- are ultimately also moral crises, and all of them are interrelated." He called on all people to "move beyond a purely consumerist mentality" so that they could "rethink the path which we are traveling together" and adapt "a lifestyle marked by sobriety and solidarity" between the haves and the have nots. Environmental issues deserved the attention of the world community... Reuters.UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408131/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:49:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407978/posts Pope Benedict XVI called for urgent action to protect the environment, saying Tuesday that climate change and natural catastrophes threaten the rights to life, food, health — and ultimately peace. In his annual message on the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Peace, the pope argued that the world's economic, social, and environmental problems are moral crises that require mankind to rethink its way of living. "We can no longer do without a real change of outlook which will result in new life-styles," he said, touching again on a theme that has earned him a reputation as the "green pope."... Yahoo! News (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407978/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:16:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405441/posts For the first time, the Russian Orthodox Church publishes a book with texts by a pope. The author is Benedict XVI. The topic is Europe. The objective is a holy alliance in defense of the Christian tradition ROME, December 11, 2009 – In a terse statement two days ago, Russia and the Church of Rome announced "the establishment of diplomatic relations between them, at the level of apostolic nunciature on the part of the Holy See, and of embassy on the part of the Russian Federation." Six days earlier, on December 3, Pope Benedict XVI had received in audience Dmitri... espresso.repubblica.it http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2405441/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:11:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404691/posts The Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Vatican Observatory recently brought together a group of scholars who study astrobiology, that is, the possibility of some kind of life existing elsewhere in the universe.The media immediately seized on the convocation as a sign that the Pope was affirming the existence of intelligent extraterrestrials. This notion was given an unfortunate nudge forward by statements from Jesuit Father Jose Gabriel Funes, an astronomer who now directs the Vatican Observatory. “How can we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?” Father Funes has said before, in an interview in the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore... NCR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2404691/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:47:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2403924/posts Wednesday December 9, 2009 Moral and Mental Pollution from the Media "Harden Hearts and Darken Minds": Pope Benedict By Hilary White, Rome correspondentROME, December 10, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While the world's leaders are meeting in Copenhagen to talk about the problem of "climate change," Pope Benedict XVI has addressed the problem of moral pollution through the media. Speaking on Monday at an annual ceremony near Rome's Spanish Steps for the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the pope said that pollution of society's moral environment is as dangerous to the human person as pollution of the natural environment. The pontiff... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2403924/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 19:33:08 GMT