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...Archbishop Sean O’Malley’s decision to sell the land was “really the only option,” according to the Rev. Christopher Coyne, a spokesperson for O’Malley. O’Malley has said he will not use parish assets to settle the $85 million in abuse claims that the church faces...
...Catholic Church bars elector Cardinals (those under 80) from talking publicly about the matter. Still, as a frail John Paul II celebrated the 25th anniversary of his papacy last week, a quiet campaign for the post seems well under way, and an early--and active--front runner is the Archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi. His transfer a year ago from the helm of the Genoa Archdiocese to the world's largest one, in Milan, was akin to winning a party's nomination. "He's a natural candidate," says longtime Vatican watcher Luigi Accattoli of Italy's leading daily Corriere della...
...conservative credentials. But he has also spoken out against the mistreatment of immigrants and in support of antiglobalization demonstrations. Progressive Catholic groups such as the Community of Sant'Egidio and the archtraditionalist Opus Dei seem to like him equally. He can reach out to the laity as well: the Archbishop showed up at the Monza racetrack last month for a spin in a Formula One car before the Grand Prix...
...church bars elector Cardinals (those under 80) even from talking publicly about the matter. Still, as a frail John Paul celebrated the 25th anniversary of his papacy last week, a quiet campaign for the post is well under way, and an early - and active - front-runner is the Archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi. His transfer a year ago from the helm of the Genoa Archdiocese to the world's largest one, in Milan, was akin to winning a party nomination. "He's a natural candidate," says longtime Vatican watcher Luigi Accattoli of Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera. Tettamanzi...
...Church Divided U.K. Two days of crisis meetings in London between 37 Anglican primates failed to lift the threat of a schism in the worldwide church over the issue of homosexuality. In his attempts to keep the 70 million-strong Communion together, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams put aside his own personal views that same-sex partnerships, if stable and faithful, could be legitimate in God's eyes. His efforts were successful enough to secure a unanimous statement from deeply divided liberal and conservative primates. It warned that "the future of the Communion itself will be put in jeopardy...