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Cross Wires: Monday headlines
The latest Catholic news and views
Cardinal Keith O’Brien (above left) speaks to Scotland’s First Minister (above right) about same-sex ‘marriage’ stalemate.
PM David Cameron has promised that churches and other places of worship will not be forced to carry out gay ‘marriages,’ but Christians remain unconvinced.
Locked-in syndrome patient Tony Nicklinson backs MSP Margo MacDonald’s bid for assisted suicide law in Scotland, which the Church opposes.
Call to mark graves of children from Catholic care home in Lanark.
Holy Father names Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto as new ambassador to Israel.
Pope Benedict XVI’s words in Rimini: “Erase false promises of infinity.”
Cardinal Dolan in US stands by his decision to invite President Obama to dinner even though New York Archdiocese is suing his administration.
OPINION
Scottish Irish conversations on sectarianism–Edinburgh Festival of Politics.
AND FINALLY
Memorial of Pope St Pius X will be celebrated tomorrow.
-Cross Wires is The Scottish Catholic Observer blog.
Pic: Paul McSherry
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Re: St. Pius X. Pius X may be described as the first Polish pope. His family name “sarto” is actually the title of his father’s profession– talor. His father had immigrated from Poland some years before and changed his name to make it sound more Italian. St Pius ,interestingly enough, said Mass facing the people and used what was in earlier times called the “dialogue Mass”.
The S.N.P. (and particularly Nicola Sturgeon) in their politically correct fervour see themselves as dragging those who disagree with them on same sex marriage into the 21st century but if men of good conscience refuse to marry a same sex couple they could, in theory, go to jail – this is more like dragging us back to 16th century persecution of those with the courage to stick to their beliefs. I’m sure that most homosexuals would not want to see that!