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Cross Wires: Wednesday headlines

The latest Catholic news and views

UK

Homosexual storybooks could be forced upon primary schools across Scotland in the wake of the Scottish Government’s decision to legalise same-sex ‘marriage.’

BBC Trust reprimands Jeremy Paxman for ‘offensive‘ anti-Christian comments.

American Jesuit peace activist to visit Great Britain.

INTERNATIONAL

The head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Syria has said foreign intervention is not needed in the country.

Polish Catholic groups protest against Madonna concert.

Papal nuncio to Ireland climbs the emerald isle’s holiest mountain.

Six former US ambassadors to the Vatican have begun campaigning for Mitt Romney to be the next American president.

VATICAN

Pope Benedict XVI’s prayer intention for the month of August is that prisoners be treated with ‘respect’.

Vatican newspaper accuses Bill Gate’s wife of spreading ‘disinformation’ about contraception.

-Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.

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