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We Need New Thinking, Not New “Wrapping,” Cardinal.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by freecatholic808 — 7 Comments

As the papal conclave moves towards electing a new pope, what does it say about the prospects for real change in the Catholic church when one of its most prominent cardinals says of church teachings: “Let’s perhaps work on a…

Tagged with: church teaching, Gospel, Kurien Kunnumpuram S.J., Papal Conclave, Timothy M. Dolan
Posted in Cardinals, I BLOG, Papal Conclave, Politics and Religion, Pope Benedict, Uncategorized, US Bishops

Gongs and Cymbals

Posted on February 4, 2013 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

If I speak in human and angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. 1 Cor 13 Nothing in my own background or education equipped me to deal with this grave…

Tagged with: Cardinal Roger Mahony, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Contraceptives No Controversy, Mea Maxima Culpa, Roy Bourgeois
Posted in Child sex abuse, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, Pedophilia, Pope Benedict, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican

Malaysia: From Tun Abdul Razak to Najib Razak

Posted on July 28, 2011 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

1967 In a speech celebrating Malaysia’s 10th year of Merdeka (Independence), then Deputy PM Tun Abdul Razak declared: “We have drawn from the richness of our multi-racial cultural heritage and have built a Malaysian culture with an identity of its…

Tagged with: Bersih, Bishop Paul Tan, Najib Razak, Tun Abdul Razak
Posted in Christians in Malaysia, Freedom of Religion, Human Rights in Malaysia, I BLOG, Malaysian Government, Politics and Religion, Pope Benedict, Readers of the Book, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized

Malaysia: Pope gets the View from the Pew

Posted on July 23, 2011 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Several hundred Malaysian Catholics have endorsed a letter to the Pope about Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the Vatican on July 19. Following are extracts from the letter which provides background and a context for the visit that Catholics…

Tagged with: Ambiga Sreenavasan, Bersih, Dr. Jeyakumar, Malaysian Bar Council, Parti Sosialis Malaysia, PM Najib Razak, Vatican, Walk for Democracy
Posted in Catholic, Catholics and Culture, Christians in Malaysia, Free and Fair Elections, Freedom of Religion, Governing, Human Rights in Malaysia, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, Malaysia, Malaysian Government, Pope Benedict, Uncategorized, Vatican