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Elena CurtiIt began with a papal address in Rome and ended with a whimper in Westminster – when an attempt to change the law on equality as it affects religious organisations was abandoned. In between was a row that explains much about the place of Catholicism in contemporary Britain Free
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| Deepest Human desire Free The Catholic bishops of England and Wales did not experience first-hand the super-heated reaction of the mass media, whether accurately reflecting public opinion or not, to Pope Benedict’s attack on the “unjust” consequences of British ... |
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Features
The Holden in all of us Brian MortonJ.D. Salinger, probably the most celebrated literary recluse in the English-speaking world, died last week at the age of 91. His reputation rests on the success of a novel published almost 60 years ago, which captured disturbing aspects of American culture that still hold true today...
| Revolution below the radarRichard RohrIn a recent article, Daniel O’Leary explained the idea of ‘Emerging Church’ as ‘an ecumenical consensus of those who have rediscovered the charism of contemplation’. Here, one of the movement’s champions explains how he sees ‘Emerging Christianity’ as the work of the Holy Spirit...
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 Freedom through the truthBenedict XVIThe Pope urged the bishops of England and Wales, during their ad limina visit to Rome this week, not only to defend church teaching in the face of equality teaching, but to support the priesthood and encourage interfaith dialogue and evangelism... |  In defence of the realmRobert FoxAs the largest strategic review of the security needs of Britain in the twenty-first century gets under way this week, politicians and people alike must consider the nature of our society before drawing up a shopping list of military hardware... |
Guarded by goodnessDaniel McCarthyNurtured in our fragility by one another and by the gifts of Creation, we are also defended by God in the body and blood of Christ, writes Daniel McCarthy. Having become the body of Christ, we are called to serve others bodily by giving of ourselves...
| Shared vision with the VaticanDouglas AlexanderWhile the national press suggested this week a clash between the press and the British Government on one small part of domestic policy, the situation is very different on the world stage, as the view of one senior Cabinet minister makes clear here...
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Books and arts
Opiate of the politicians Free
Opium: uncovering the politics of the poppy
Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy
Archaeological evidence of opium dates its use in Europe to 5,000 BC. Minoans, Egyptians, ancient Greeks, Sumerians, Arabs and Chinese have all, like modern Europeans, included the ... |
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Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms?
Elena Curti
The clear message that emerged from the symposium on child sexual abuse held in Rome from ... Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ...
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