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Does prime minster Ardern pray? Comments 0

Thursday, July 19th, 2018

Does Jacinda Ardern talk to God? “No. But I have a real respect for people who have religion as a foundation in their lives, ” she told Pathos in a recently published interview. “And I respect people who don’t. I’m agnostic. “I don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure it out. “I do Read more

Tags: Agnostic, Gay, Jacinda Ardern, Prayer
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Hindu to Atheist to Agnostic to Anglican to Catholic to priest Comments 0

Monday, July 17th, 2017

A remarkable journey will reach a new stage on 15 July when Br Robert Krishna OP will be ordained a priest by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at St Benedict’s, Broadway. Br Robert’s journey began in Bangalore, India. Originally a Hindu, he became an atheist at the age of 10, and in his late teens considered Read more

Tags: Agnostic, Anglican, Atheist, Catholic, Hindu, Priest
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  • Maria 'I'm sorry Monica, but this sounds very 'Church speak' to me.' I'm not Monica but... Well we could put it in fairly basic terms, not 'church speak'...the pill chemically 'castrates' a woman for the time she takes it. The effects on the cervix are permanent in that it can age it and impact...

    50 year old encyclical lets cat out of the bag ·  August 17, 2018

  • Monica Just a suggestion: Look at the orders that are flourishing (the exceptions) and see what they are doing differently. The road to the removal of priestly celibacy is a dead end (just look at Anglican vocations).

    Is it not obvious that the climate has changed over clerical celibacy? ·  August 17, 2018

  • Monica A common ploy, to change to subject and attack JPII on other grounds that you will not be able to substantiate without reference to the secular press which has always been anti-Christian. Have you studied Theology of the Body? It is sheer beauty - a synthesis of the patrimony of the church in the...

    50 year old encyclical lets cat out of the bag ·  August 17, 2018

  • Kieran It is not an ad hominum comment. Check the records and you will find that Karol Wotyla was placed as a member of the commission. He never attended a meeting and was not open to any of the presentations as his mind was made up.

    50 year old encyclical lets cat out of the bag ·  August 17, 2018

  • Anne I'm sorry Monica, but this sounds very 'Church speak' to me. To say that "a contraceptive mentality interrupts the communication of love between the spouses," is very a very general and sweeping statement. Surely this is something couples consider in deciding what's best for them in their...

    50 year old encyclical lets cat out of the bag ·  August 16, 2018

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