The death of a six-week-old baby hours after a baptism ceremony in Romania has prompted an Orthodox archbishop to say such rituals will be analysed to avoid further tragedy. The baby had a cardiac arrest after he was immersed three times in holy water. He had a violent death and liquid was found in his Read more
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The indissolubility of marriage and a Tridentine exception
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
The article Fr. Giancarlo Pani published in Italian Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica before the Synod, regarding the exception the Council of Trent made for Greek-rite Catholics, withdrawing its condemnation of the Eastern practice of second marriages in 1563, has sparked a heated debate. The article written by the Jesuit historian has attracted criticism not Read more