Category: Christian World
Photo credit: Jonathan Newton-Pool/Getty Image LifeSiteNews Rome, 25 August 2018 Diane Montagna In an extraordinary 11-page written statement (see official English text below), Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, 77, claims that Pope Francis knew about strict canonical...
-*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ 26 August 2018 The World Meeting of Families which began on 21 August in Dublin Ireland, concluded this evening (26 August) with a Eucharist presided over by Pope Francis. The meeting had for its theme,...
Note: Here Pamplanil gives a brief picture of the sorry state of the church in the context of sex abuse and auricular confession. The church with its middle-age concept centralised authority, refuses to grow into modern times of democratic...
Note: The article under discussion is: PRIESTS, PREACHERS AND POLLUTION, by Mani in CCV. (dated: 12/08/18 and Chhotebhai’s rebuttal on 17/08/18). Confession The central point of discussion is Auricular Confession: Whether it should be continued, abolished or modified. Many...
THE TELEGRAPH, CALCUTTA G.M. MUDUR 24th August 2018 An enlightening and self-explanatory report in today's Telegraph Calcutta. It particularly applies to states which eye huge revenue earning through sale of alcohol. It also applies to Hill states /...
by Thomas Rosica NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER Aug 23, 2018 Note: In this article Fr. Rosica the writer and CEO of Catholic media, Canada, traces the tragic sexual abuse in the church to the evil of clericalism and points the...
Matters India 20 August 2018 Note: If the words and pleadings of CCV, sent to all Indian bishops fall on deaf ears, let them at least listen to the heart broken exhortations of Francis to put a stop to...
India.com News Desk August 23, 2018 6:30 AM IST In a sweeping move the Supreme Court of India has ordered a massive judicial audit / scrutiny of all religious places in respect of access, hygiene, accounts and...
Theologians, lay leaders call for mass resignations of US bishops – ,By Heidi Schlumpf, in NCR, Aug 17, 2018 Statement says: A woman holds a sign in protest during Mass July 25 at the cathedral in Santiago. Chile's bishops resigned en mass in...
Cover Photo: Independence Day programme by students of Auxilium Parish Primary School, Kolkata. * Fr Cedric Prakash SJ 18 August 2018 Social media was clogged with messages, images and videos on 15 August, the day on which India...
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER by Heidi Schlumpf Aug 17, 2018 “No genuine … healing and reform can begin” without a demonstration of repentance, statement says Cover Image: A woman holds a sign in protest during Mass July 25 at...
With reference to the article PRIESTS, PREACHERS AND POLLUTION by Joseph Mani, I find it rather illogical. Perhaps some statements are made tongue in cheek, but there are several others that warrant a reply or rebuttal: 1. The...
dr.james kottoor Better late than never! Let me bring to your kind attention a recent columnist in the CCV, Joseph Mani who is creating a tsunami (not a tempest in a teacup) in the world of Catholic thinking. What is...
Cover image: Father Sony Varghese (Abraham Varghese) and Father Jaise K George, accused of raping and blackmailing a woman for several years, surrendered before a local court today. (Courtesy: NDTV News Thiruvananthapuram 13th August 2018) This is a...
# chhotebhai (A response to the article “The Shrinking of St Stephen’s” Hindustan Times 12th August 2018) Prof Ramachandra Guha is a historian and Gandhian of great standing, and I have often written to him expressing my...
By Valson Thampu The New Indian Express 11th August 2018 Note: Here is again another well argued article on what churches in India, and Kerala in particular should do to get rid of the spiritual rot, especially sexual,...
Forgive others first to be forgiven! Note: The substance of this article is that we offend our neighbor, never God who is immutable, unchangaabe and bliss eternal. That is why Jesus told us: When you have done this to my...
Here is another masterpiece by Chhotebhai, a treatise on the increasing hullabaloo we are witnessing across India, all in the name of Religiosity and less Spirituality. The organisers/ processionists do not care for any civic norms by making the local...
THE FREE PRESS JOURNAL By Olav Albuquerque Aug 10, 2018 07:26 am The dilly-dallying of the Government of India over the elevation of Justice K.K. Joseph to Supreme Court, is an alarming sign. It shows that it is trying its...
* JOSEPH MANI In the wake of the confession-related scandal in Kerala, the NCW chairperson has suggested that Confession should be banned. The Churches have vehemently opposed the suggestion, naturally; the BJP government, through its Minister Alfons Kannanthanam,...