http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXZTp0Nl6Sc
Posts Tagged ‘Pope’
Susan Sarandon twice calls Pope Benedict a Nazi
Friday, October 21st, 2011
Actress and social activist Susan Sarandon managed to offend both Jews and Catholics by reportedly calling Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi. Her comment, it seemed, was an attempt to say something nice about Benedict’s predecessor, Pope John Paul II. Sarandon called Pope Benedict a Nazi during a public discussion at a U.S. film festival in Read more
‘Year of Faith’ announced
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Pope Benedict has announced the Year of Faith in the hope that it will encourage a “new evangelisation” . The Year of Faith will begin on October 11, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council ” up to “24 November 2013, Solemnity of Christ the King. ” The year will Read more
Three nuggets from pope’s Germany trip
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
It probably says something about the low-key nature of a papal trip when its biggest news flash involves the shooting off of an air gun – not even a real gun, mind you – two hours before the pontiff’s arrival, in the vague direction of two security agents stationed in the central square of Erfurt Read more
Benedict in Germany to speak about God – understands disaffection
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
It was a busy time for Pope Benedict in Germany. Although not without some criticism and protest, Pope Benedict has received an exuberant welcome from his fellow countrymen. In his opening address the Pope said, “I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, as other statesmen rightly do,” he said, Read more
- Pope's private and adolescent life as told by is brother
- A Secularist view of the Pope's visit
- Germany Shooting: Pope Benedict XVI's Mass Goes Forward Despite Incident
- Pope's address to German Parliament
- Pope's Homily at Olympic Stadium
- Man arrested after shots fired in City where Pope is to say Mass
- 100s protest Pope's visit
- Pope rejects Lutheran appeal for compromise
- Benedict XVI: Church Must Resolutely Reject Worldliness
- Pope's speech in Freiburg
Merkel urges Christian unity ahead of Pope’s visit
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday called for Christians to unite against the advance of secularism as she prepared to welcome Pope Benedict XVI on a landmark visit back to his native Germany.
Read the article...Pope accused of crimes against humanity
Friday, September 16th, 2011
A group representing victims of sexual abuse has lodged a formal declaration with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Pope Benedict and three Vatican officials of crimes against humanity. Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) allege that Vatican officials tolerated and enabled the systematic and widespread concealing of rape and child sex crimes. “If the Read more
Pope’s German visit not of interest to Berlin authority
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Berlin authorities have rejected the erection of large election-type billboards to welcome Pope Benedict to Germany. The billboards are already in use by Chancellor, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in its Berlin election campaign, and the CDU had been agreed they would hand the billboards over for use to welcome the Pope after the election. Local authorities however Read more