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Watch out for "The Watcher"

I have recently had my trust abused by a commentator calling himself “The Watcher”. As you may know, when a new commentator leaves a comment on Sentire Cum Ecclesia, it first comes into my email box to be moderated. This … Continue reading →

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"Did Darwin Kill God?"

On Sunday night, ABC TV ran two programs on the same night about Charles Darwin with entirely different messages in regard to the relationship between Darwin’s theory of the Origin of Species and the Christian religion. The first was the … Continue reading →

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The Apostolic Ministry and the Sacramental Economy: a "second order issue" in Ecumenism?

The Archbishop of Canterbury was in Rome recently, not to meet the pope (which he did, but) to give a speech at the Willebrands Symposium at the Gregorian University as the guest of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.The … Continue reading →

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On Interfaith Dialogue

You might be interested in this discussion on the Catholica forum with Dr Elmer and Brian Coyne on Interfaith Dialogue and the Parliament of the World’s Religions.

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An Unfortunate Situation in Benedigo

The news is that Bishop Joe Grech of Sandhurst has reconsidered his original offer to the local Anglicans of the use of St Kilian’s for their upcoming ordinations while their own Cathedral is unsafe for use. I think all readers … Continue reading →

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"Deviant Message" of the Twilight Series?

According to this report, Monsignor Franco Perazzolo of the Pontifical Council of Culture has said that the film of Stephanie Meyer’s New Moon “is nothing more than a moral vacuum with a deviant message and as such should be of … Continue reading →

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Jesus' death certificate on the Shroud of Turin?

Well. This is something. Dr Barbara Frale, a researcher in the Vatican secret archives, said “I think I have managed to read the burial certificate of Jesus the Nazarene, or Jesus of Nazareth.” She said that she had reconstructed it … Continue reading →

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An interesting Anglo-Catholic blog

I received an email from Bishop Louis Campese of the Anglican Church in America, alerting me to this blog which might be of interest to some readers: http://www.theanglocatholic.com/

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Dr Ian Elmer replies

Over on the Catholica forum, Dr Ian Elmer has replied to my earlier criticism: Hi David, Thanks for your reponse. It is always good to hear from someone who is willing to discuss issues without resorting to personal, anti-intellectual comments. … Continue reading →

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A dull moment? Or is it just lonely here?

Well, there seems to be a bit of a lull in ecclesiastical controversy for the moment, so I thought I would hijack a topic Pastor Mark raised over at his old manse to get your opinion (since I have more … Continue reading →

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