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Church in the WorldBishop criticises Orthodox link to PutinRussia Jonathan Luxmoore - 24 March 2007In a rare show of dissent within the Orthodox hierarchy, a Russian Orthodox bishop has attacked his Church's lack of internal democracy and its subservience to the Government of President Vladimir Putin, writes Jonathan Luxmoore. Bishop Diomide Djiouban of Chukotka said in an internet message many Orthodox clergy objected to their Church's submission to the current political regime, which recalled the "privileged Church-state relations" of the Soviet era, adding that many were also against the Church's ecumenical and interfaith contacts and initiatives. A Patriarchate spokesman, Fr Vladimir Viguiliansky, told the pro-Orthodox Interfax news agency that Bishop Djiouban's remarks showed a "grave lack of ecclesiastical discipline".
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 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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