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Dissident theologian Hans Kung calls on Pope to issue "mea culpa" for sex abuse

The Times

Richard Owen, Rome •  

The dissident Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Kung has called on Pope Benedict XVI to issue a "mea culpa" for his part in "covering up decades of clerical sex abuse", both as an archbishop in Munich and as a cardinal in Rome. Father Kung, who once taught theology alongside the future Pope at Tubingen in Germany, noted that Monsignor Robert Zollitsch, the head of the German bishops had apologised to sex abuse victims after meeting the Pope last week, saying that the pontiff was "shocked and deeply moved" by his account of cases in his native Germany. Benedict is expected to sign a letter tomorrow to the faithful in Ireland after his talks with Irish bishops last month, when he described sex abuse as a grave sin and a "heinous crime". However Father Kung said that bishops — including the pontiff himself — should not just seek forgiveness but "should finally acknowledge their own co-responsibility" in covering up "systematic abuses". He added: "Should not Pope Benedict XVI also assume his own responsibility, instead of complaining that there is a campaign against him?"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7067069.ece

How I found Peace with my Atheist Brother

"Soviet Communism is organically linked to atheism, materialist rationalism and most of the other causes the new atheists support. It used the same language, treasured the same hopes and appealed to the same constituency as atheism does today.

When its crimes were still unknown, or concealed, it attracted the support of the liberal intelligentsia who were then, and are even more now, opposed to religion. "

How I found God and peace with my atheist brother

I set fire to my Bible on the playing fields of my Cambridge boarding school one bright, windy spring afternoon in 1967. I was 15 years old. The book did not, as I had hoped, blaze fiercely and swiftly.

Only after much blowing and encouragement did I manage to get it to ignite at all, and I was left with a disagreeable, half-charred mess.

Most of my small invited audience drifted away long before I had finished, disappointed by the anticlimax and the pettiness of the thing. Thunder did not mutter.

It would be many years before I would feel a slight shiver of unease about my act of desecration. Did I then have any idea of the forces I was trifling with?

In truth, it was not much of a Bible. It was bound in shiny pale blue boards with twiddly writing on the cover, a gift from my parents and until that moment treated with proper reverence, and some tenderness.

But this was my Year Zero. I was engaged in a full, perfect and complete rebellion against everything I had been brought up to believe.

As I had been raised to be an English gentleman, this was quite an involved process. It included behaving like a juvenile delinquent, using as much foul language as I could find excuse for, mocking the weak (there was a wheelchair-bound boy in my year, who provided a specially shameful target for this impulse), insulting my elders, and eventually breaking the law.

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Statement By CMSWR, which represents 10,000 women religious, affirms Bishops' Opposition to Obamacar

By Staff Writer
Pewsitter.com

March 18, 2010 - In a March 15th statement, Cardinal Francis George, OMI, of Chicago, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, spoke on behalf of the United States Bishops in opposition to the Senate's version of the health care legislation under consideration because of its expansion of abortion funding and its lack of adequate provision for conscience protection. Recent statements from groups like Network, the Catholic Health Association and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) directly oppose the Catholic Church's position on critical issues of health care reform.

The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious, the second conference of Major Superiors of Women Religious in the United States, believes the Bishops' position is the authentic teaching of the Catholic Church.

Protection of life and freedom of conscience are central to morally responsible judgment. We join the bishops in seeking ethically sound legislation.


Mother Mary Quentin Sheridan, R.S.M.
President
On behalf of the Membership of the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious



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Canadian Council of Bishops Shows its true Colors, Again

It would be accurate to say that it's a bit like the Marxist-Leninist kettle calling the right-wing pot, black, except for the fact that LifeSitenews is far more apolitical than is the Canadian Catholic Council of Bishops. Rather than attacking Rush Limbaugh and going on witch hunts (would that they actually hunted real witches) for alleged rightists, they should work on saving souls for a change.

Of course, if you don't have any real arguments, just try hurling insults and libelous claims.

D&P Accuses LifeSitenews of Association with Groups that Use Violence; “Far Right Wing Fringe”

By John-Henry Westen

OTTAWA, March 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The official international development arm of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference has produced a 10-page document in which the organization accuses LifeSiteNews (LSN) and Campaign Life Coalition (CLC) of association with “groups and individuals” who have used violence.

Speaking about the organizations, such as LSN and CLC, that have accused the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (D&P) of funding projects with partners that are involved in abortion advocacy, D&P writes, "These groups are part of the far right wing fringe element of North American society and have themselves been associated with groups and individuals who have resorted to violence to publicize their cause and achieve their objective.”

The document, “Questioning Development and Peace,” is a series of question and answers about the D&P funding controversy.

In answer to the first question, D&P explains that in the spring of 2009 a “militant anti-abortion advocacy organization and several supporting blog sites on the internet” made what the organization calls “unfounded accusations” about D&P’s funding practices. The document later identifies the “militant anti-abortion group” as Campaign Life Coalition, and the main internet site as “LifeSiteNews.com.”

Related Links

Development and Peace "Partner" Admits Helping Women Obtain Abortions, Opposes Vatican UN Status
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09042204.html

"Stop Funding Pro-Abortion Groups in Our Country": Peru Bishop to Canadian Bishops
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jun/09060911.html

Pro-Life Leaders Representing 170 Nations Praise Bishops Who Withheld Funds from Development and Peace
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/oct/09101318.html

IRONY: NGO Funded by Canadian Bishops' D&P Battles East Timor Bishops over Abortion
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040708.html

Interview: Development & Peace South African Partner Freely Admits Abortion Advocacy
http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/mar/10031601.html

For all of LSN’s extensive coverage on this matter see:
http://www.lifesitenews.com/features/DevelopmentPeace/

Lord Rees-Mogg, are you proud of the way The Times is vilifying the leader of your Church?

Lord Rees-Mogg, are you proud of the way The Times is vilifying the leader of your Church?

A Brief Article on the Last Remains of the Phanariot Greeks of Constantinople and their Plight

The Phanar as it's called is dwindling amid Turkish persecution, which intensified after the liberal Ataturk took power during World War I. Despite a few general inaccuracies, like saying that Constantinople is no longer called that (Istanbul is actually a "corruption" of the Greek reference to it as "yea-stin-poli" or "to the city".), it draws attention to the plight of Orthodox living in hostile governments. Of course, the predicament of the Patriarch is precarious, but there are other centers of Orthodoxy that are powerful. It may be in the future that Orthodoxy may have to leave behind its home for a kind of Babylonian exile.

Alaska Legislators seed Help for Persecuted Orthodox

By JOEL DAVIDSON

CatholicAnchor.org

In an unusual move last month, two resolutions were introduced into the Alaska House and Senate that aim to safeguard the religious freedom of Orthodox Christians. Specifically the resolutions deal with the selection of the next Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople — a highly honored spiritual leader of Orthodox Christians around the world, including a large population in Alaska.

The proposed resolutions are in response to extreme religious persecution by the government in Turkey, where Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I resides.


The resolutions note that the Ecumenical Patriarchate is situated in modern-day Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople.

In 2006, Pope Benedict XVI visited Turkey in response to an invitation by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

Part of the trip focused on safeguarding the religious rights of all Christians in the region, including the Orthodox.

At that time, the pope underlined the “significant contribution” Christianity has made to Turkey and he noted that Christians are “proud to play their part, conscious of their ancient heritage.”

Globally, Orthodoxy consists of multiple patriarchs who independently govern various geographical regions of the globe. The Ecumenical Patriarch, however, is considered to have a place of honor and is referred to as “first among equals” within Orthodox Christianity.

Rep. John Harris of Valdez and Rep. Bob Lynn of Anchorage introduced the House resolution and Sen. Kevin Meyer of Anchorage introduced an identical Senate version.

The resolutions note that the current Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is “the 269th direct successor of the Apostle Andrew.”

The resolutions also state that there are 300 million Orthodox worldwide, including many in Alaska.

Furthermore, the resolutions point out that the government of Turkey has limited the selection of the next Ecumenical Patriarch to “Turkish nationals who have performed mandatory military service” and they continue to insist that they approve any new spiritual head of Orthodox Christians.

To make matters more difficult, in 1971, the Turkish government closed the Theological School of Halki, which was the only seminary to train new Orthodox priests. The government refuses to reopen the school, which limits the number of priests who might be chosen as the next Ecumenical Patriarch.

The resolutions condemn the network of oppressive laws that have effectively depleted “the once large eligible community of Turkish citizens of the Orthodox faith.” Their number is down to about 2,500 and many are elderly.

The resolution notes that the “dissolution of the spiritual head of Orthodox Christian churches in the coming decades is inevitable if Turkey continues its policy of interference in religious matters…”

Such a loss would mean the end of “a crucial link between Christians and the Muslim world at a time when individuals hostile to the United States are attempting to create conflict between Christians and Muslims,” the resolution points out.

It adds: “The presence of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey is a powerful testament to the coexistence of these two faiths in Istanbul since 1453.”

The resolutions conclude by urging Gov. Sean Parnell to call on the government of Turkey “to eliminate all forms of discrimination based on religion and to immediately grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate appropriate international recognition and the right to train clergy of all nationalities.”

To date, 29 such resolutions have been adopted in 25 U.S. states.

The resolution in the Alaska House is being held in the House Rules Committee, while the Senate version was moved to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 17th, 2010 | Category: Alaska News, Social Justice/Charity, World/Nation News
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Don't worry Brazil won't be the last Sex Abuuse Scandal

The media feeding frenzy has just begun, and now we await the stories coming out of Africa and India as well as the rest of Latin America.

Like the Bishop Williamson roast last year, the media didn't accomplish much.

Sex scandal embroils Catholic Church in Brazil

By BRADLEY BROOKS (AP) – 19 hours ago

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian authorities are investigating three priests accused of sexually abusing altar boys after a video allegedly showing one case of abuse was broadcast on television, police and church officials said Tuesday.

The case came to light after the SBT network aired a video purportedly showing an 82-year-old priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy who worked for him for four years. Other young men appeared on the report saying that they, too, had been abused by Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa.

Also under investigation are Monsignor Raimundo Gomes, 52, and Father Edilson Duarte, 43, for allegedly having sexual relations with boys and young men.

Adoption society wins gay ruling: UK

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A Catholic adoption society has won a High Court battle over legislation forcing it to consider homosexual couples as parents. Skip related content

Catholic Care, which serves the dioceses of Leeds, Middlesbrough, and Hallam in South Yorkshire, launched the legal action saying it would have to give up its work finding homes for children if it has to comply with the legislation.

It sought an exemption under the Sexual Orientation Regulations to allow it to continue to operate as it had always done.

Its plea to be allowed an exemption was opposed by the Charity Commission.

Mr Justice Briggs, sitting in London, allowed Catholic Care's appeal and ordered the commission to reconsider the case in the light of the principles set out in his judgment.

Later the Rt Rev Arthur Roche, Bishop of Leeds, welcomed the judge's decision, saying it would "help in our determination to continue to provide this invaluable service to benefit children, families and communities".

He said the judgment confirmed that Catholic Care was correct in its reading of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 and that the exemption could apply "to any charity subject to it being in the public interest".

"The judgment will help in our determination to continue to provide this invaluable service to benefit children, families and communities."

Jonathan Finney, head of external affairs at Stonewall, the gay rights charity, said: "It's unthinkable that anyone engaged in delivering any kind of public or publicly funded service should be given licence to pick and choose service users on the basis of individual prejudice.

"It's clearly in the best interests of children in care to encourage as wide a pool of potential adopters as possible. There should be no question of discriminatory behaviour by any organisation that benefits from the taxpayer."
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With a hat tip and good thanks to DHP, a longtime correspondent. While he is not Catholic, we've seen eye to eye on quite a few things related to the decline of society in this new century. He finds this to be good news like many of us who are Catholics or have a have exercised our inborn sense of justice and are otherwise concerned about the well-being of children and the society they eventually come to inhabit.

Talk about a bad loser. High Court settled the issue, deal with it. If Stonewall want to get prissy about it, they can start their own adoption service and benefit from the same ruling. The fact they will not simply underlines my point being that they are just trouble-makers and are doing nothing about dealing with discrimination (their claimed bandwagon) nor are they promoting the advancement of a society which tolerates and respects different lifestyles - they are simply about ramming their agenda down the throats of others.

-D.H.Plantagenet

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Royal Family of Savoy at Mass in Rome

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The external must be joined to the internal to obtain anything from God, that is to say, we must kneel, pray with the lips, &c., in order that proud man, who would not submit himself to God, may be now subject to the creature. To expect help from these externals is superstition; to refuse them to the internal is pride.

Other religions, as the pagan, are more popular, for they consist in externals. But they are not for educated people. A purely intellectual religion would be more suited to the learned, but it would be of no use to the common people. The Christian religion alone is adapted to all, being composed of externals and internals. It raises the common people to the internal, and humbles the proud to the external; it is not perfect without the two, for the people must understand the spirit of the letter, and the learned must submit their spirit to the letter.

-Blaise Paschal

Noam Chomsky Admits Dark Associations with Labor and Civil Rights Movements

In an attempt to portray Communism in a positive light, he remarks upon its close association with the Labor and Civil Rights Movements.



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Father Scmidberger Defends the Pope

Father Schmidberger has been very supportive of the Holy Father in the past, as when he thanked Holy Father for the Motu Propio and in some rather public remarks for a regional German paper, he has stepped in again to defend his Pontif for all the world to see.

The Society of Pius X tore down its wall of silence: "Today those who cried the loudest, were those who demanded to be exempt from punishment for sexual abuse of children. Humanist Union belongs to this group."

[Stuttgart, kreuz.net] "The Pope was in no way guilty, therefore he cannot also apolgize.

Explained the German uppter district superior of the Society of St Pius X, Franz Schmidberger to regional newspaper 'Leibziger Volkszeitung.'

Father spoke on the topic of homosexual predators of underage, taboo for many decades in left and anti-church circles.

This "homosexual predation" is for many a welcome cause, in order to diminish the German Pope directly in Germany and discredit the Papacy, determined Fr. Schmidberger.

Humanist Hecklers

Father criticized the advisoress of church-hate, combination 'Humanist Union" and German law minister, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP):

"Today those who cry loudest, were those who yesterday demanded exemption from punishment for abusing children

To which group the 'Humanist Union' also belongs, to which Mrs. Law Minister Leutheusser Schnarrenberger is counted a member. In the German language there is a word for this: Hypocrisy. The shoe fits!

Father Schmidberger opposes a general criminal suspicion against priests:

"We should be more cautious with this dragging-into-public of sins and guilt. Perhaps one or the other accusation will by closer inspection be proven false."

Sexual Desire contains the Responsibillity of the Child

Fr. Schmidberger sees a complicity in the aberration of society:

"Whoever brings pornographic writings to his person, unnatural scenes on television and dirty pictures on Internet before his eyes, will hardly pereceive any longer, that he is responsible for sexual desire."

The District Superior of explains that the instinct for hunger which is given to men, in order to sustain the individual -- and the sex drive, to propagate human sexuality:

"It is an misuse and deviation of the divine order to decouple man from this purpose, as the hedonistic society does.

Left-Catholic Debauchees Taste the Morning Air

Father Scmidberger states that Anti-Catholic groups and fragments as well as backsliding priests will use the abuse debate in order to implement their own interests:

"The Left-Catholic debauchees taste the morning air.

It is for these people designate that they demand structural changes instead of changing hearts." [Communist watchers, this is familiar stuff]

Beneficial Celibacy

The District Superior said about celibacy, that the priestly unmarried state has given extraordinary fruits for hundreds of years:

"As beneficial as celibacy is, is shown by the persecutions of the Church under the Communists and in the Third Reich:

"Protestant pastors were fearful for their families, Catholics ministers were in this respect free."

Cover instead of Showtrials (Karnevalssitzungen)

The German Bishop's Conference has covered for accused priests, expects Father Scmidberger.

"The Bishops must strengthen the priest's Faith and immediately prevent, for example, frivilous show trials in Churches."

Therefore, the sacrament of confession must take up again its place in the Christian life and in the life of the Church. [!]

"Confession is the most effective measure against sin and sinful impulses."

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"The Church has covered up"- Bishop speaking for German Bishop

"The Church has covered up"- Bishop speaking for German Bishop

mnmajority -- Tell Your Catholic Member of Congress to Read What The Bishops Have To Say About The Senate Health Bill

Do the right thing, even if the Bishops are confused about Socialism. If the sacrament of the cultus americanum, Abortion, is enough to kill this socialistic piece of thievery, so be it.

mnmajority -- Tell Your Catholic Member of Congress to Read What The Bishops Have To Say About The Senate Health Bill

Archbishop Burke at the Palazzo Massimo Today

It's not like it wasn't a gimme shot.

Archbishop Burke at the Palazzo Massimo Today

Karl Guttenberg is a Devoted Roman Catholic: A hope for Germany?

Here's a discussion about a promising Catholic leader in Germany for a change who isn't afraid to discuss his Faith in public; forget all the protestantic gobbleygook, which was chopped out to leave behind some factual statements. Lew Rockwell also wrote an article in praise of the German Aristocracy, here, in 2009:

...Germany’s Defence Minister Baron Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg is someone to watch as both a potential future King... The one I would like to discuss today is about the devotion of Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg to Roman Catholicism.

First here are several recent writings from PCG on this matter:
…zu Guttenberg hails from a staunchly traditional, moralist, right-wing, strongly Roman Catholic heritage…(Fraser R. Recently, religion has leaped into focus within the Bundeswehr courtesy of statements made by Germany’s minister of defense, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. During a recent interview with Germany’s Bild am Sontaag, Guttenberg confirmed that he is a “devout Christian” who prays regularly for his troops (Dec. 28, 2009). It is unusual for a senior minister of government in Germany to espouse his convictions so publicly and unashamedly…
Germany’s Future Foreign Policy.November 2, 2009 | From theTrumpet.com)

Germany’s new generation of conservatives is looking for charismatic, staunchly traditional, right-wing, Roman Catholic statesmen of the caliber of Edmund Stoiber and Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. (German Youth Celebrate Edmund Stoiber. December 1, 2009 | From theTrumpet.com)

The unabashed public declaration of his devout Catholicism by Germany’s minister of defense, Baron Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, in direct association with his declared prayers for German troops, and the public announcement that the Catholic Church is engaged in a new initiative geared to preparing both German troops to handle combat and their families to prepare for casualties, are but harbingers for Rome stepping up its efforts in the new year for a more aggressive proselytizing push across Europe. (Fraser R. Rome and Berlin—Facing Up to War. January 4, 2010 | From theTrumpet.com)

The contrast between Guttenberg and Merkel is marked. He is a devoted Roman Catholic (Fraser R. A Void at Germany’s Helm. Philadelphia Trumpet, March 2010).

Guttenberg is also connected through part of his family line to the house of Habsburg. Strauss and Otto von Habsburg shared a common dream of a united Catholic Europe. (Flurry G. The Holy Roman Empire Is Back! Philadelphia Trumpet, February 2010).

PCG Claims Karl Guttenberg is a “Devoted Roman Catholic”, COGwriter has a different view

Canadian Anglican Church move toward Rome part of 'worldwide movement,' says bishop :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

When the Pope's document first came out, said Bishop Wilkinson, “I had Lutherans calling me saying, 'how do we get in on this?' And Orthodox (Christians) saying, 'how do we get in on this?'”

“It is a worldwide movement largely brought about by the vision of John Paul II” and “the wonderful, gentle firm, intellectual vision of Pope Benedict, who is such an inspiration to us,” noted the Anglican bishop.

Canadian Anglican Church move toward Rome part of 'worldwide movement,' says bishop :: Catholic News Agency (CNA)

The Legion Awaits A New General. And Trembles

A commissioner appointed by the Vatican will take command of the Legionaries of Christ, orphans of their founder Marcial Maciel, disgraced by scandals. This is the likely outcome of eight months of investigation. Many things should be changed, including the current leaders

by Sandro Magister




ROME, March 16, 2010 – In the thick of the storm rocking the Catholic Church on account of the sexual abuse committed against minors by priests, an end has come to the apostolic visit ordered by the Holy See among the Legionaries of Christ, the congregation founded by Marcial Maciel.

The Maciel case is extreme in every way. It pushes the contrast between image and reality to exaggerated limits. Between the beatified image of the priest founder of an ultra-orthodox, ascetical, devout religious congregation, flourishing with vocations, some of them exemplary, and the reality of a dissolute second life, made up of incessant violations not only of the vows but of the commandments, of continual sinful affairs with women, men, and minors of every age and condition, with children and lovers all over the world, their number still unknown.



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Catholic Church, and religion in general, losing Latinos in USA

After more than a century of Freemasonry in Latin America, it's surprising there are any Catholics there at all. The revolutionaries certainly made their best efforts to kill them all.


By Sharon Jayson
USA TODAY
March 16, 2010

Latino population growth over the past two decades has boosted numbers in the Catholic Church, but a new, in-depth analysis shows Latinos' allegiance to Catholicism is waning as some move toward other Christian denominations or claim no religion at all.
A report out today by researchers at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., finds Latino religious identification increasingly diverse and more "Americanized."

The analysis, based on data from the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey, compares responses to phone surveys in 1990 and 2008 conducted in English and Spanish. The 2008 sample included 3,169 people who identified themselves as Latinos.

"What you see is growing diversity — away from Catholicism and splitting between those who join evangelical or Protestant groups or no religion," says report co-author Barry Kosmin, a sociologist and director of the Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society and Culture at Trinity College. Among findings:

•From 1990 to 2008, the Catholic Church in the USA added an estimated 11 million adults, including 9 million Latinos. In 1990, Latinos made up 20% of the total Catholic population, but by 2008, it rose to 32%.

•Those who claimed "no religion" rose from fewer than 1 million (6% of U.S. Latinos) in 1990 to nearly 4 million (12% of Latinos) in 2008.

"As Latinos or any other ethnic group assimilates to American culture, they pick up the values of the broader American culture and are somewhat less likely to identify with the religious identification, or any other identification, that marked their parents or grandparents," says Mary Gautier, a senior researcher at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University."

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The Church in ruins

A Dramatic and Symbolic Source for a Lenten Meditation From Cathcon

The Church in ruins

Germany's 'Spiegel' offers 1 Million Euro Bounty on Pope Benedict

WANTED!

Seems like they're desperate because they want to crown their assault with something more sustainable. You know, it's a cruel irony in all this, though we repeat it often, that the people responsible for the abuse in the first place are themselves, largely of the same political and philosophical bent as the journalists and political low-jobbers craving the power and financial resources of the Church.

It's funny too since 'Spiegel', Germany's 'Time', was founded by a National Socialist.

[Kreuz.net] The Goebels-Successors want to celebrate Pope's homosexual violation. The thing does not need to be in tune, the main thing is that it be set forth into the world.

Whoever accuses the Pope of a homosexual violation, 'receives one million euros from the Anti-Catholic German magazine, Spiegel'.

This was reported by German web page 'fact-fiction.net’ yesterday with 'apparently reliable' press circles.

The 'Spiegel' was founded by a former Nazi-Journalist apprentice and Lieutenant in the German Wehrmacht.

The Schmiermagazine will offer multiple former Seminarians and Theology students of the 60s and 70s who studied in Munster and Tubingen, this enormous bounty, "if it nails the Pope as a homosexual child molester."

According to the data of 'fact-fiction.net', the accusation does not have to be correct. It is primarily the concern of 'Spiegel' to set these slanders loose in the world.

The offers are going to make the rounds for two weeks.

'Spiegel' informers are to have thick bundles wagged in front of them.

The German Street Magazine, 'Stern' -- of a former National Socialist journalist based - only offers 50,000 for its Pope slanderers.

The magazine doesn't "have so much money any more" since its pratfall with the falsified Hitler diaries in the early 80s according to 'fact-fiction.net'.

According to the web page, the investigative journalist and political editor of the 'Süddeutschen Zeitung’ Hans Leyendecker (60) "crept incognito into the Vatican as as a boy prostitute and ran into German journalist colleagues there."

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