Pope Benedict’s secretary sees continuity between Benedict and Francis
Pope Benedict's secretary Archbishop Ganswein contradicts Vatican bishop on continuity between Pope Francis and his predecessor
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Articles tagged Pope Benedict Xvi
More on Benedict’s revolutionary act: his astonishing predictions
The reaction to the commentary, Benedict’s renunciation and the wolves within the church, was unexpected. Many of the 150 comments are well worth reading and I was able to add more information in response to some of the comments.
It should be emphasized that the article was written because of a truly extraordinary action by Pope Benedict that was unprecedented in the entire history of the Roman Catholic Church. Yes, there were a couple of other resignations of popes in the past, but the circumstances were totally different. Never has a pope resigned because he felt too tired and weak to […]
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Gay Catholics hope new “progressive” Pope will convene Vatican III
“Fresh ideas may fill the Church by calling for a new Ecumenical Council of the Church, Vatican III,” said the Rainbow Sash Movement in a press release on Pope Benedict XVI's resignation.
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Pope: True peace in the world requires end of abortion and gay 'marriage'
"Those who would support abortion promote a “false peace,” Pope Benedict XVI said.
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Pope to French bishops: ‘Religious ignorance…one of the gravest problems of our time’
Observers warn the “eldest daughter of the Church” will again be declared “mission territory.”
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Pope decrees: Catholic charities must always act in accordance with Catholic teaching
In a surprise move, Pope Benedict XVI issued a formal legislative document instructing Catholic charitable organisations that they must act in complete compliance with Catholic teaching.
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Pope Benedict: Christian politicians cannot step away from defence of marriage
Pope: “authentic progress of human society cannot forgo policies aimed at protecting and promoting marriage, and the community that derives therefrom.”
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Lady Gaga: ‘What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world’
"It's a testimony to Lady Gaga's gigantic ego that she dismisses warnings” from the “spiritual leader to more than a billion Catholics as irrelevant,” Peter LaBarbera told LifeSiteNews.com.
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Knowing the truth doesn’t make us ‘intolerant’: Pope Benedict XVI
"Today the idea of truth and that of intolerance are almost completely fused, and so we no longer dare to believe in the truth or to speak of the truth,” Benedict said.
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Pope orders reform of straying Vatican international charities org Caritas Internationalis
oday, all was smiles for the cameras, but relations between the Holy See and Caritas have been strained for some time.
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