The European Court of Human Rights issued a ruling on Tuesday that according to observers represents a’significant victory for the freedom of the Church’and a landmark decision regarding religious freedom. It is also a significant ruling because it recognizes the autonomous authority of the Church when it judges that Catholic teachers of religion have a ‘duty of loyalty’to the Church and that the dismissal of the dissenting RE teacher was a legitimate exercise of the Church’s religious autonomy. . . . →Read More:Victory for religious freedom of Catholic Church at European Court of Human Rights
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Considering the seriousness of the claim and the unequivocal denial from Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor the absence of an apology by Catherine Pepinster,the editor,is yet more astonishing. Her silence speaks volumes. . . . →Read More:Cardinal Murphy O’Connor denies disrespecting Bishop Davies,but Tablet doesn’t apologise President Obama has hired Michael Wear,an apostate Catholic who belongs to a ‘nondenominational,evangelical-style church in Washington’,to counter the Bishops campaign to protect religious freedom in the US. . . . →Read More:Obama hires apostate Catholic to counter Catholic bishops campaign In an address to an international catechetical conference and during interviews in Rome Archbishop Nichols has expressed strong support for promoting the Catechism of the Catholic Church,but back home in the UK his recent very weak letter on marriage expresses ambivalence about the very same Catechism. It’s difficult to reconcile the statements for the two audiences. . . . →Read More:In Rome Archbishop Nichols supports the Catechism,back home he’s ambivalent The Catholic Voice of Lancaster,the newspaper for the Diocese of Lancaster,has stated in its May editorial that the assurances from PM David Cameron that gay marriage legislation will have no impact on religious marriage are ‘meaningless’: . . . →Read More:Diocese of Lancaster newspaper says David Cameron’s assurances about gay marriage are meaningless Maryvale is holding an Echoes and Anchor training day on Thursday 21st June,10am-4pm for catechists and others interested in handing on the faith in their families and parish communities. Since its first publication in 2003,Echoes has established itself as the foremost parish catechist training resource in the United Kingdom. Used in virtually every diocese,it has also been translated into Spanish,Norwegian and Arabic. . . . →Read More:Prepare for Year of Faith at Maryvale’s Echoes and Anchor training day 21st June The well-respected Cranmer blog is being subjected to aggressive pressure and intimidation by the government recognised Advertising Standards Authority for carrying an advert from the Coalition for Marriage,the UK group seeking to defend the institution of marriage from David Cameron’s plans to legalize unnatural marriage by 2015. . . . →Read More:UK Christian blogger harassed by government recognized body for defending marriage The EWTN Global Catholic Radio show is broadcasting this weekend a special show honouring the life and work of Phyllis Bowman,eminent pro-life pioneer and campaigner,who died this week aged 85 RIP. . . . →Read More:EWTN Celtic Connections honours life &work of Phyllis Bowman,defender of the sanctity of life This consultation was already discredited by Lynn Featherstone declaring that she would not pay any attention to the number of people registering their opposition to unnatural marriage. Now that its been revealed that the government has been blocking submissions from the Coalition for Marriage the whole exercise is a total shambles. . . . →Read More:UK government blocks pro-marriage submissions to unnatural marriage consultation The BBC have honoured aggressive anti-Catholic Tim Minchin on the Radio 4 show ‘Desert Island Discs’hosted by Kirsty Young. Tim Minchin is the composer of the disgusting anti-Catholic rant,‘Pope Song’. . . . →Read More:BBC honours aggressive anti-Catholic Tim Minchin,composer of disgusting ‘Pope Song’ | ||||
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