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Five Dead Sea scrolls are forgeries Comments 0

Thursday, October 25th, 2018

Five of the Dead Sea scrolls on display at the Washington, DC-based Museum of the Bible are forgeries, experts say. Until the forgeries were exposed, the scroll fragments were considered among the most valuable and historically significant items in the museum’s collection. The museum says a German testing company has concluded the fragments on display Read more

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Non-sectarian Bible Museum opens Comments 0

Monday, November 20th, 2017

A non-sectarian Museum of the Bible opened in Washington on Saturday. The US$500 million museum’s aim is to entertain and educate visitors about the Bible’s history and significance. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States and the museum’s co-founder, evangelical businessman Steve Green, were at the opening. Wuerl spoke on behalf of Read more

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  • Kieran I think Bishop Paul Martin has to take a long term vision for a Church facing crisis and change, both at the highest level of urgency. I have vivid memories of the anguish of my own parents when the church building in Gisborne was sold and a new church building came to be on the site of Campion...

    Christchurch parishes are overflowing, so let’s address the lack of priests ·  June 16, 2019

  • Joe Green That's because clergy formation in nz is based on the big church model of James Mallon, Divine Renovation, and his ilk. In this model the pp is CEO with staff, Lay and ordained It is a model where lay people are subordinate. While the bishops ask the parishes to be radical, parishioners are asking...

    Christchurch parishes are overflowing, so let’s address the lack of priests ·  June 15, 2019

  • Mon Despite Anglicans opening ordination to actively gay people and women (many years ago) they are experiencing an acute vocations crisis. A parish near us was two years without an ordained minister. They have significantly fewer churches and parishes than us Catholics but are still unable to find...

    Christchurch parishes are overflowing, so let’s address the lack of priests ·  June 14, 2019

  • Mon The document is a good start - but follow up pastoral care is essential. We can't leave people with these issues in limbo - out of 100 people we need to be interested in 100.

    5 transgender Catholics on the Vatican’s rejection of their gender identity ·  June 14, 2019

  • Colin Bellett A very thoughtful response to Bishop Martin's proposal. While not being a Christchurch resident, family live there and my wife and I regularly attend St.Peter's Beckenham when in the city. We see this is a very strong, warm parish community. I am part of a very small team of lay leaders at...

    Christchurch parishes are overflowing, so let’s address the lack of priests ·  June 13, 2019

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