Church articles 2009                        (from weekly diary of  John Wotherspoon )    

 Nov 25:          

Pope skips language of love in Anglicans manifest

Archbishop Denis Hurley Homepage 

Pope Benedict calls on weathy nations to live more simply (& see comments at end of link!)

Nov 18:

Some people trying to roll back Vatican Two

Nov 11:

Anglican offer - "spot the difference"
01:  The Vatican thirst for power divides Christianity
02:   "The above article contain lies"

El Salvador: Remembering the Jesuit martyrs (who died twenty years ago, Nov 16, 1989)

Last ditch effort to stop Vatican massacre of English liturgy

Nov 4

Summary of Synod document

Oct 28

Anglican deal - cans of (good)worms   Pope's move ill-thought out     John Allen's report    Good for England

New church missal a disaster

Oct 14

Excellent daily reports from Synod
 Synod members attend special meeting (note the reference to Chinese migration to Africa)

 Review of new book by Cardinal George o.m.i.  "not conservative or liberal, but simply Catholic"

Church is right - condoms not the answer
Pope says spiritual garbage poisoning Africa 

Sep 30

no more Communion in hand; no more priest facing the people ?

Sep 23

Anyone who has read "The Light in the Window" by June Goulding will sadly realize the truth of this upsetting report: "The Catholic Church sold my child" 

Well said, Sr Joan

Sep 9

American nun leading the fight against AIDS in Papua New Guinea for 20 years

Aug 26

"The best cardinal Africa never had" - Archbishop Denis Hurley o.m.i.

Coming soon?  Communion only on the tongue (not hand), while kneeling down (not standing) at a Mass (in Latin) where priest no longer faces the people but faces the altar as before Vatican Council II:
Report One       
Report Two (one USA bishop no longer saying Mass facing the people).   
Pope John XXIII, where are you? Help! Please get them facing outwards towards icebergs  like global starvation and climate change....instead of just re-arranging the ship's deck-chairs. 
As someone has said:   Ben XVI keeps making JP2 look ever better.
And I can't help thinking of similarities between Church and China:  each has 1/6 of human race; each is run by a group of old men whose main concern seems to be less and less the welfare of their people but, sadly, more and more about keeping/exercising power

Aug 8

Trouble maker? "Conscience led me to ordination as a woman priest"

July 22

This week's most important article....a really thoughtful and important piece: Heard the one about a rabbi, an imam and a priest, who walk into a bank?  

June 24

The collected writings of Franz Jagerstatter (when friends/clergy/bishops failed to stand up to Hitler, this man did.....and he paid the price in more ways than one)

May 20

Pope must tell truth about Bethlehem    &    "Vatican must search its soul over Jews

May 13

Memo to bishops: - most Catholics aren't listening

Feb 18

USA sisters/nuns  - touche!

Jan 28


Vat II - called 50 years ago - most important article