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OK, admittedly I'm not too big on the focal points of the Pope's message in his latest visit to Valencia, Spain. I do support the Pope on his calls against the increasing secularization, especially in countries with less history of this and history rather of support for Christianity. The gay marriage issue that the Pope is protesting just doesn't bother me.
I do think it's funny though, that after all of the capitulations since the Madrid bombings, there are finally protests against at least one religious figure, though he also did get plenty of support. Also I found it rather amusing that some of the protestors were nekkid, though I couldn't find a pic of that.
From: Reuters/MyWayNews
While pilgrims lined Valencia's streets waving yellow and white Vatican flags and cheering, not everybody was so happy. A group of young people stripped bare and bicycled through the town brandishing placards saying "You're not welcome here."
Spain has long been a bastion of Roman Catholicism but less than a fifth of Spaniards now practise their faith. As well as gay marriages, Spain has introduced laws to make divorce easier and to cut religious education in schools.
The Pope paid tribute to Spain's history and urged bishops to hold firm "at a time of rapid secularization."
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I'm filing this one under the "Is there still hope?" category.
- Another Ironic Catholic Fyi
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Spain Finally Stands Up to Someone! The Pope!
OK, admittedly I'm not too big on the focal points of the Pope's message in his latest visit to Valencia, Spain. I do support the Pope on his calls against the increasing secularization, especially in countries with less history of this and history rather of support for Christianity. The gay marriage issue that the Pope is protesting just doesn't bother me.
I do think it's funny though, that after all of the capitulations since the Madrid bombings, there are finally protests against at least one religious figure, though he also did get plenty of support. Also I found it rather amusing that some of the protestors were nekkid, though I couldn't find a pic of that.
From: Reuters/MyWayNews
While pilgrims lined Valencia's streets waving yellow and white Vatican flags and cheering, not everybody was so happy. A group of young people stripped bare and bicycled through the town brandishing placards saying "You're not welcome here."
Spain has long been a bastion of Roman Catholicism but less than a fifth of Spaniards now practise their faith. As well as gay marriages, Spain has introduced laws to make divorce easier and to cut religious education in schools.
The Pope paid tribute to Spain's history and urged bishops to hold firm "at a time of rapid secularization."
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I'm filing this one under the "Is there still hope?" category.
- Another Ironic Catholic Fyi
I just found this a bit funny, or full of "ironicness" as Stephen Colbert put it once, seeing as the prayer intentions sent out by the Pope are released to Churches worldwide annually and not as events happen: "Pope's September prayer intentions...
- From Vatican Reporter:
At least one writer for Catholic press out of the Vatican is now saying that Pope Benedict XVI has no intention of backing down from his call for dialogue. This after another Vatican insider reportedly said that the Pope's reference to a dialogue...
- All Your Apologies Are Belong To Us
"Fadlallah, one of the world's top Shia Muslim clerics, said: "We demand that [the Pope] apologise personally" Pope Benedict XVI was last night facing angry demands from Muslims that he apologise for a speech in which he appeared to condemn the concept...
- Muslims Angry At Pope Benedict
Oh oh, the Muslims are angry at Pope Benedict now. And, you know what that will likely mean: Muslim religious leaders have accused Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks during a speech at a German university this week. Questioning the concept...
- Spanish Subway Train Going Twice Normal Speed
Specualtion is the driver has passed out or become incapacitated in some way: VALENCIA, Spain - A train that derailed and killed 41 people in Spain's worst subway accident was traveling at twice the normal speed, a government official said Tuesday....