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Church in the WorldSokol endorses fascist dictatorSlovak Republic Christa Pongratz-Lippitt - 26 April 2008One of Slovakia's most prominent Catholic churchmen, Archbishop Jan Sokol of Trnva, has declared his sympathy for Josef Tiso, the Catholic priest and fascist leader of Slovakia from 1939 to 1945, by celebrating a memorial Mass for the 61st anniversary of his execution, writes Christa Pongratz-Lippitt. Thousands of Jews were deported to German concentration camps under the Nazi-controlled Tiso regime, for which Tiso was sentenced to death after the war. The spokesman of the Slovak bishops' conference, Jozef Kovacik, said that the Mass had been a private initiative on the part of Archbishop Sokol and the bishops' conference had not been informed. |
 In this week’s issueMaking markets moral Iron and velvet Love in a Catholic climate Someone to talk to A good Lent takes planning South American surprise Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms? Elena Curti Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools? Christopher Lamb Goodwin the scapegoat Elena Curti The pain of being a coeliac Catholic Sr M, guest contributor The Church's moral obligation to victims of clerical sexual abuse Speeches from this week's conference in Rome This week in Rome bishops and religious superiors met at the first Vatican-backed symposium devoted to forging a global response to the crisis of clerical sexual abuse that has disgraced ... Archbishop voices 'shame and sorrow' after priest's abuse trial Longley to visit parishes 'damaged' by Walsh Today, Tuesday 7 February, Bede Walsh, who served as a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has been convicted by a jury, following a 10-day trial at Stoke-on-Trent ...
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