Benedict XVI

Beware 'the little flock'.(EDITORIAL)(Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic theology and its critics)(Editorial): An article from: Catholic New Times Download: $5.95 (Visit the Most Gifted in e-Docs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description This digital document is an article from Catholic New Times, published by Catholic New Times, Inc. on June 19, 2005. The length of the article is 764 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word...Read Full Story

Beware 'the little flock'.(EDITORIAL)(Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic theology and its critics)(Editorial): An article from: Catholic New Times Download: $5.95 (Visit the Most Gifted in e-Docs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description This digital document is an article from Catholic New Times, published by Catholic New Times, Inc. on June 19, 2005. The length of the article is 764 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word...Read Full Story

CHICAGO — A civil lawsuit launched in the United States seeking to tie the Vatican and the Pope to an alleged decades-long cover-up of clergy sex abuse has been dropped, the plaintiff’s lawyer said. The suit was filed in 2010 on behalf of an unnamed victim of an alleged serial pedophile priest called Father Lawrence Murphy, who is accused of molesting up to 200 boys at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin. It came a month after the victim’s lawyer released documents showing that Pope...Read Full Story

CBC.ca Pope meets new Italian prime minister The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has had his first meeting with Italy's new leader on the tarmac of Rome's airport just before taking off for a trip to Africa. Premier Mario Monti greeted the pope Friday morning as Benedict descended from the helicopter ... Italian Lawmakers Backing Monti to Safeguard Their Pensions, Critics Say Bloomberg Italian Government Faces Second Confidence Vote RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Italy: PM Mario...Read Full Story

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Pope on a boat: Benedict XVI sits in a gondola in the Grand Canal during his visit to Venice It is an essential part of any visit to the Italian city of Venice, a ride on a gondola along the famous canals. And for Pope Benedict XVI, the best way to travel was by water after holding an open-air mass attended by more than 300,000 people. The mass was the spiritual highlight of Benedict's two-day visit, the first by a pope to Venice since his predecessor John Paul II plied...Read Full Story

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com People: Susan Sarandon calls Benedict XVI a Nazi San Jose Mercury News Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar for playing a nun, has called Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi. In response, the Catholic League has called her dumb. Actor Bob Balaban was interviewing Sarandon, 65, onstage Saturday at Long Island's Bay Street ... Susan Sarandon: The Pope Is a Nazi Seattle Post Intelligencer ADL Asks Susan Sarandon to Apologize for Referring to the Pope as a Nazi Hollywood Reporter...Read Full Story

Spanish gays and lesbians say they will hold a protest "kiss-in" Thursday in front of Pope Benedict XVI when he joins huge Catholic youth festivities in Madrid. The kiss-in is being organised on Facebook by gay groups including Asamblea Transmaricabollo de Sol, which was set up during popular "indignant" protests that erupted May 15 over Spain 's economies woes. The kiss-in is aimed at protesting the Roman Catholic Church 's "moral condemnations of sexuality," a spokesman for the...Read Full Story

Reuters India Catholic League Head Calls Susan Sarandon 'Obscene' TheWrap The head of the Catholic League slammed Susan Sarandon on Monday for calling Pope Benedict XVI a "Nazi." Bill Donohue, president of the US based anti-defamation group, said the actress mischaracterized Benedict's involvement in the Hitler ... Catholic League Blasts "Despicable" Susan Sarandon for Calling Pope a Nazi E! Online Susan Sarandon Calls the Pope a "Nazi" The Daily Blabber from iVillage Susan Sarandon vs...Read Full Story

Several hundred nuns gathered at Spain’s famed El Escorial monastery on Friday for a speech by Pope Benedict XVI, who heads to the 16th-century complex on the second day of his visit to Spain following another night of clashes between riot police and people opposed to his visit. Four protesters suffered light injuries after riot police wielding truncheons forced several hundred people to leave Madrid’s central Sol plaza on Thursday night, sending them scurrying through side streets with...Read Full Story

Jesus of Nazareth Part Two, Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection Pope Benedict XVI (Author) (12) Download: $9.99 2 used & new from $9.99 (Visit the Hot New Releases in Religion & Spirituality list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description For Christians, Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God, who died for the sins of the world, and who rose from the dead in triumph over sin and death. For non-Christians, he is almost anything...Read Full Story