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Cross Wires: Thursday headlines
The latest Catholic news from Scotland and around the world
Ahead of the Epiphany, at general audience Pope Benedict XVI calls Christmas the realisation of humanity’s dream.
Scottish justice group Sacro leads calls for the creation of a UK-wide agency to aid abused youngsters, citing historic cases of child abuse in Scotland such as 100 from charitable homes run by the Quarriers Group and Nazareth, a religious order.
Cardinal Sean O’Malley (above), Boston archbishop: ‘Sorrow’ over sex abuse scandal in US is still deep.
Anti-euthanasia groups condemn Lord Falconer report.
Assisted suicide Q&A.
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala has resigned after disclosing to superiors that he is the father of two children.
Overflow crowd honours Cardinal William Levada on the 50th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood at event in California.
Eamon Gilmore, the Irish Minister for Foreign Affarirs, was warned in advance of ‘negative fallout’ over embassy closures such as the Vatican.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Tulsa has rejected US government funding so it can uphold traditional Christian teachings and serve the poor with less bureaucratic red tape.
OPINION
Gerry Moriarty: Catholic majority in Northern Ireland to present dilemma for Britain and Republic.
Robert H Palestini on education dilemma facing Philadelphia Archdiocese in US: Catholic school crisis hurts all.
AND FINALLY
Australian priest Fr Tony Kennedy calls for crosses to be taken off hot cross buns on sale in January.
– Cross Wires is the Scottish Catholic Observer blog
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Regarding Philadelphia,it may interest SCO readers to learn that at one time,within the recent past, Catholic schools in Philadelphia taught more students than did the non-denominational public schools.
Re Zavala. The timing could not have been worse. One bishop resigns because of sexual misbehavior,while a former Episcopal bishop,married with three children receives “quasu-episcopal” powers (and retians his mitre). Cynicism is emerging in the USA and elsewhere regarding clerical celibacy. (All indications are that Zavala was a highly regarded shepherd of his flock,who enjoyed the esteem of his fellow bishops.)