Scottish Catholic Observer

ABUSE CRISIS

Vatican nuncio to Ireland (above) is moving to the Czech Republic.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14334385

An Irish Catholic priest has apologised for comparing Taoiseach Enda Kenny to Adolf Hitler after Mr Kenny’s speech in the Dail.

http://www.herald.ie/news/im-sorry-for-saying-kenny-is-like-hitler-2834123.html

Baroness Scotland, chair of the National Catholic Safeguarding Commission for England and Wales, said the fact that some priests lived ‘a fairly lonely existence’ may have been a factor contributing to the sexual abuse scandal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8669205/Catholic-Church-sex-abuse-allegations-double-in-one-year.html

SCOTLAND

Scottish Police: Rangers fans can sing The Sash.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/police-rangers-fans-can-sing-the-sash-1.1114404

Councillors in Glasgow have given the go-ahead for Loyalist marches to take place near Celtic Park on a match day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-14312191

INTERNATIONAL

St Philip the Apostle’s tomb uncovered in Turkey, archaeologist says.

http://ewtnnews.com/catholic-news/World.php?id=3676#ixzz1TRdvq5D6

In India a rally by Christians and Muslims demanding statutory benefits for their dalit members blocked traffic today in the main streets of the capital.

http://www.cathnewsindia.com/2011/07/28/christians-muslims-rally-for-dalit-rights/

Vandals who urinated in the font containing holy water of a Catholic church in Germany are the subject of a police search, officials confirmed in the western Germany town of Ascheberg yesterday.

http://www.iol.co.za/news/world/vandals-urinate-in-holy-water-1.1107924?showComments=true

AND FINALLY

The new ‘iJPII’ application for World Youth Day (WYD) for iPhones, iPods, iPads is to be launched today.

http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-igpii-application-for-world-youth.html

-Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog