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The chaos of the Church of England's move towards consecrating women bishops is revealed in the statement the Bishop of Manchester will make to the General Synod tomorrow. Articles of Faith has obtained a copy of this statement. In it he says: 

‘…proposals for a recognised society, some sort of transfer or
vesting, or for adopting the simplest possible legislative approach all got
initial amber lights, that is to say, we agreed to consider them further..

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Alleged "relics of Joan of Arc," under the care of the Archbishop of Tours in Chinon, France, do not contain the charred remains of the saint but consist of a mummified cat leg bone and huma…

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Vatican City, Feb 7, 2010 / 01:31 pm (CNA).- Following the recitation of the Angelus on a crisp, clear winter day in Vatican City, Pope Benedict expressed his solidarity with the Italian bishops in celebrating the “National Day for Life.” The Holy Father reiterated his call for integral human development in the fight against poverty.

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The Catholic community in Isiro, in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), held a procession and a Mass to remember and pray for the victims of Ugandan rebels of the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army), reports CISA.

The day was also an expression of solidarity with those who have been wounded, tortured, or kidnapped by rebels, according to ICN.

For months, the Ugandan rebels have plagued the region by attacking defenceless villages. In the absence Bishop Julian Andavo Mbia of Isi… >>

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The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke yesterday at a conference at Church House. Afterwards a young journalist, Sergei Blair, an intern with Religious Intelligence, asked him about John Terry. The Archbishop said: 'Clearly, a lot of people think there isn't a problem there and that’s
a pity because adultery is adultery. It’s a shame that we lost that
sense that faithfulness matters. I’d like to see it back.'

Listen to the file here.

Lucy Bannerman went to Oxshott and spoke to Terry's vicar, Jeremy Cresswell. Read more about the Archbishop's comments at Religious Intelligence.

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When the Apostle Paul wrote of the “perversion” of men and women who committed “indecent acts” with those of the same sex, he was talking about people he understood to be heterosexuals engaging in same-sex acts, according to The Episcopal Church’s first actively-gay bishop.

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Roman Catholic bishops in Kenya are worried that drafters of the country’s new constitution are trying to secretly legalize abortion by staying life begins at birth instead of conception. You must be a logged in daily text service subscriber to view full

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In a letter to the Archbishop of Vancouver, the Holy Father expressed his happiness for the occasion of the 21st Winter Olympic Games and the 10th Paralympic Winter Games to be celebrated between February and March, reports Catholic News Agency.

The Pope noted the importance of the event for everyone involved and recalled the words of John Paul II, who said that sport “can make an effective contribution to peaceful understanding between people and to establishing the new civilization of love…. >>

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The Archbishop of Wales is to join celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the church of medieval chronicler Gerald of Wales

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MANILA (UCAN) — Anti-gambling crusader Archbishop Oscar Cruz said he met with Senator Panfilo Lacson before the politician fled the country prior to his being charged in connection with a double-murder case.
Archbishop Cruz,  the Philippine Church’s judicial vicar, said he met Lacson in Intramuros, Manila, days before the senator left in January. The archbishop said [...]

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JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) – Tamil Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam has visited the civil war’s final battlefield for the first time since the fighting ended, and said rebuilding lives and churches in the area was an “unbearable burden” on the people there.
The bishop is the first to be allowed to visit the war zone after fighting ended [...]

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JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (UCAN) – Tamil Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam has visited the civil war’s final battlefield for the first time since the fighting ended, and said rebuilding lives and churches in the area was an “unbearable burden” on the people there.
The bishop is the first to be allowed to visit the war zone after fighting ended [...]

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Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2010 / 03:20 am (CNA).- The first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop, V. Gene Robinson, has claimed that the Bible does not address the ethics of “monogamous, lifelong” homosexual relationships. He suggested that the people of St. Paul’s times did not realize that some people were “affectionally oriented” to their own sex.

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Port au Prince, Haiti, Feb 5, 2010 / 02:54 am (CNA).- The president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference has mournfully recounted the burial of seminarians killed in the country’s massive January quake. Describing the strains and torments in the disaster’s wake, he says the surviving seminarians will help other grieving victims despite their own suffering.

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London, UK – Harriet Harman has backed away from a confrontation with religious leaders over who they can employ, making clear that she will not force contentious amendments to the Equality Bill through Parliament.

Ministers were astonished on Monday when the Pope said that the Bill violated “natural justice” and urged bishops to fight it.

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BHUBANESWAR (UCAN) — A delegation of the European Union (EU) visiting Orissa’s riot-hit Kandhamal district today (Feb. 4) has promised its archbishop to convey his people’s concerns to their nations.
The 12-member delegation of diplomats met with Archbishop Raphael Cheenath of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on the eve of their visit to the tribal-dominated district.
The archbishop, who is based [...]

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In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul was only condemning heterosexuals who engage in same-sex acts and not homosexuals, said  the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the first openly homosexual Episcopal bishop.

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CHRIS OBERHOLTZ/Kansas City Star In celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Bishop Robert W. Finn (left) received artwork and other gifts from children from St. Patrick School in Kansas City, North, including Jeffrey Nolan, (from back to front) Nick Rumbo and Anna Cernich. The children visited Finn on Monday. More News…

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Secular British roll out unwelcome mat for Pope USA Today When Pope Benedict XVI announced his 2008 US visit, Americans appeared delirious and clamored for their city to be on the itinerary. Not so Britain. … Church has right to bring Gospel values to public debate, pope saysCatholic San Francisco Lessons from history for the popeThe Guardian The Anglican Church could learn from the Pope's strong message on equality lawTelegraph.co.uk Aberdeen Press and Journal -The Paisley Daily Express -Scotsman all 48 news articles »

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Tolerance has become a “negative virtue” in Britain as important but
contentious subjects are no longer discussed, according to the Archbishop of
York.

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