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Gibson is a more truculent Catholic. He scorns the Second Vatican Council, which in the 1960s replaced the Latin Mass with the liturgy in the language of the people and lots of perky folk songs. To Gibson, Vatican II "corrupted the institution of the church. Look at the main fruits: dwindling numbers and pedophilia." He might also have noted that Catholicism flourished in those countries where it became a church of liberation--where priests welded traditional doctrine to radical social reform...
...Vatican announced late last year its plans to release a document on the advisability of admitting gays into the Catholic priesthood. At Harvard in December, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Supporters Alliance’s anti-homophobia efforts reminded the community to scrutinize its own attitudes of acceptance of sexual minorities. Many American Catholics have chosen this past year, in which abuse revelations and anti-gay sentiment have injured Catholic communities around the country, to examine the Church’s teachings on sexuality and sin and to envision how these teachings may apply to a culture from which...
...turnover for mobile operators. With roughly 60% of Europe's 250 million mobile users able to use SMS, it's little wonder that the medium is being used to market everything from lip balm to balm for the soul. Even the Pope is getting in on the act. The Vatican announced last week that it would offer customers of TIM, Italy's largest mobile phone operator, an SMS prayer, saint or gospel each day - for a mere €.15. For now, the service is only available in Italian, but plans are in the works to extend the holy messages...
...rising star in a year of fallen priests, Bishop Gregory led the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in drafting a new, tougher policy to deal with clergy accused of sexual abuse. In December the Vatican approved it, albeit in modified form, but the heartbreak and the lawsuits will continue, and Gregory, whose home diocese is Belleville, Ill., must pray for guidance on the difficult road ahead...
...around the abusive priests. The church's problems are not solved either. While Law stayed in the Archbishop's seat, angry and frustrated parishioners, many of whom have been keeping their wallets shut, organized into groups that continue to demand a greater say in church affairs--demands that the Vatican will not hear gladly. Rome swiftly announced that Law's interim successor would be Boston's Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Lennon, 55. A healer and reconciler, people call him--and he is also an expert on church law who will know how to handle the legal difficulties coming...