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		<title>Suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris CWN &#8211; May 21, 2013 A French man committed suicide inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on May 21. Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old historian and activist with a long history of involvement in traditionalist and nationalist causes, killed himself with a gunshot to the head, prompting police to evacuate the cathedral. Venner had been a bitter opponent of the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, and had recently written that it would “require new, spectacular and symbolic actions to rouse people” to oppose the measure. Before taking his own life, he placed a sealed envelope on the altar of the cathedral. Police did not reveal the content of the letter. Venner had been a member of the Organisation de l’Armée Secrete, the group of Algerian war veterans that sought to assassinate Charles de Gaulle, and was jailed for his role in the group. He had subsequently been involved with a variety of groups opposing Communism and immigration. At the same time, his historical work had drawn critical praise, earning him an award from the Academie Francaise. Additional sources for this story: Man kills himself inside Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris (BBC) www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22614994]]></description>
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		<title>MARTYROLOGY-MAY 23</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Martyrology-May 23rd Roman Martyrology-May 23rd- on this date in various years- At Langres in France, the martyrdom of the holy bishop Desiderius, who visited the king to offer entreaties in behalf of his people who were mistreated by the Vandal army. He was immediately condemned to beheading, and willingly presenting his head to receive the blow of the sword, he died for the sheep committed to his charge and departed for heaven. With him suffered many of his flock, who are buried in the same city. In Spain, the holy martyrs Epitacius, a bishop, and Basileus. In the territory of Lyons, St. Desiderius, bishop of Vienne, who was crowned with martyrdom by being stonedd at the order of King Theodoric. In Africa, the holy martyrs Quintian, Lucius, and Julian, who merited eternal crowns by their sufferings, during the persecution of the Vandals. In Cappadocia, the commemoration of the holy martyrs who died by having their legs crushed, in the persecution of Maximian Galerius. Also in Mesopotamia, those martyrs who, at the same time, were suspended in the air with their heads downward, suffocated with smoke, and consumed by a slow fire, thus fulfilling their martyrdom. At Synnada in Phrygia, St. Michael, bishop. The same day, St. Mercurialis, bishop. At Naples in Campania, St. Euphebius, bishop. At Rome, St. John Baptist de Rossi, priest and confessor, a man illustrious for his patience and his zeal in preaching the Gospel to the poor. At Norcia, Saints Eutychius and Florentius, monks, mentioned by the blessed Pope Gregory. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. R. Thanks be to God.]]></description>
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		<title>Patriarch: Islamist regimes ‘even worse’ than authoritarian ones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patriarch: Islamist regimes ‘even worse’ than authoritarian ones CWN &#8211; May 21, 2013 Questioning “the motive and the reasoning” behind support for regime change in Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Libya, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church said that Islamic fundamentalist regimes are “even worse” than authoritarian ones. Under such regimes, Christians “will be considered second class because of their religion in a country in which Islam is the only standard,” said Patriarch Louis Raphaël I Sako. “I think moderate Muslims should be aware and assure Christians that they, indeed, will be respected as equal citizens.” The patriarch made his remarks amid rising violence between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in Iraq. The nation’s Christians “are afraid, and their exodus continues,” the patriarch said. Additional sources for this story: Chaldean patriarch warns surge in Iraqi violence will divide country (CNS) www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1302231.htm]]></description>
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		<title>In 2nd message on Edict of Milan, Pope Francis calls for recognition of religious freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[Is history reversing itself--from recognition of Christianity, then to its toleration, and now to its persecution (by "undoing" the Edict of Milan)?] In 2nd message on Edict of Milan, Pope Francis calls for recognition of religious freedom CWN &#8211; May 21, 2013 On May 15, Pope Francis sent a telegram to Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled to the Italian city to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan. Patriarch Bartholomew, who holds a primacy of honor among heads of Orthodox churches, then returned to Istanbul, where the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in conjunction with the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe, held a conference on religious freedom in commemoration of the Edict’s anniversary. In a second papal message on the Edict – this one addressed to Patriarch Bartholomew, and written by Cardinal Tarciscio Bertone – Pope Francis made reference to the conference and looked forward to “the day when the divisions of the second millennium will be definitively consigned to the past.” “Pope Francis is eager that the common witness of Christ’s disciples in Europe should help to spread the good news of salvation to the ends of the earth,” Cardinal Bertone continued. “He calls on civil authorities everywhere, in the light of Constantine’s historic decree, to respect the right of believers to worship freely and to express their faith publicly. At the same time, he invites all European citizens to recognize the role that Christianity has played in shaping our culture, and to remain open to the continuing contribution that Christian believers can make in this regard.” Additional sources for this story: See www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17932]]></description>
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		<title>Churches desecrated in Central African Republic; Christians flee to countryside</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Churches desecrated in Central African Republic; Christians flee to countryside CWN &#8211; May 21, 2013 In recent weeks, Islamist rebels who assumed power in the Central African Republic in March have kidnapped the rector of the cathedral in the nation’s capital as well as the archdiocesan chancellor. Calling members of the new regime “religious extremists with evil intentions,” Bishop Albert Vanbuel of Kaga-Bandoro decried “the deliberate program of desecration and destruction of religious buildings, especially Christian ones.” “Throughout the country, the Catholic Church has paid dearly, with many buildings damaged,” the Belgian missionary bishop added. Aid to the Church in Need reported that some Christians have abandoned their homes for the countryside following attacks. The nation of 5.1 million is 50% Christian and 15% Muslim; approximately half of the Christians are Catholic. 35% of citizens retain indigenous beliefs. Additional sources for this story: See www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=17931]]></description>
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		<title>Crash and Burn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crash and Burn ChurchMilitantTV Published on May 21, 2013 People don&#8217;t normally like the expression &#8216;crash and burn&#8217; while on a flight, but here, it was appropriate. Transcript www.churchmilitant.tv/scripts/vort-2013-05-21.pdf Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and exposed. I’m Michael Voris. On our way back Europe last week .. we boarding the plane and putting all the bags and cameras and stuff up in the overhead when one of the flight attendants asked me about the crucifix I was wearing. Seemed like a pleasant chap and we talked for a couple of moments. We were joined in our conversation by a lady in the next row behind us who said .. “well, we can forgive him since he went to Notre Dame.” I was wearing one of my ND t-shirts that I usually travel in for comfort .. especially on long international trips. The flight attendant went on about his business and the lady and I chatted briefly .. very briefly as it was to turn out. I said to her .. “why do say that” .. and she replied, “well our son (her husband was sitting beside her) goes to Georgetown so Notre Dame is ok I suppose since we’re all Catholic.” I said back to her in a funny but somewhat serious way .. “well, I was going to say I hope he doesn’t lose his faith there, but then again I went to Notre Dame and things aren’t that much better there regarding the faith.” Here’s where things began to crash and burn on this flight. She said “well, what’s important is his education. That’s why we wanted him to go there. For a good education. Plus we are delighted that Georgetown is so inclusive and not close-minded.” And I said, “you mean, anti-Catholic. What’s most important is that his soul is saved and he doesn’t go to hell.” She replied, “I don’t think we have any fear of that. We’re all good in that department.” And I said, “well the saints wouldn’t agree with you.” And she brought the whole thing to an abrupt end saying, “nope, no worries about hell.” Her husband, as an aside sat there like a bump on a log as she tried to run the entire discussion. Not a peep from the father. Her tone and body language suggested that she had no more belief in Hell than she did the man in the moon – or at the very least – if she DID believe in it as some abstract concept – it had no impact on her or her family’ daily life. And when a Catholic starts praising concepts like “non-close mindedness and inclusiveness” watch out! Those are code words for dissent and error in the Church. When you encounter this type of smugness, you’re human reaction is to wanna slap the person. I’m sure she felt the same way – as her snarky tone and body language clearly suggested. But what can&#160;<a href="http://angelqueen.org/2013/05/21/crash-and-burn/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cloning shows science must dialogue with philosophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cloning shows science must dialogue with philosophy By Carl Bunderson www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cloning-shows-science-must-dialogue-with-philosophy/ Portland, Ore., May 21, 2013 / (CNA/EWTN News).- The recent production of stem cells from cloned human embryos has prompted a researcher to consider the need for scientists to take other disciplines into account before engaging their work. “Scientists&#8230;do not consider bio-ethical issues to be issues at all; they don&#8217;t see the bio-ethical argument, or any philosophical argument,” Massimo Bionaz, assistant professor of animal sciences at Oregon State University, told CNA May 17. The May issue of the journal “Cell” included a paper from scientists at Oregon Health and Science University announcing they have produced embryonic stem cells by transferring the DNA of a human skin cell into a human egg to produce an embryo. After the egg&#8217;s own nucleus was removed, the nucleus from another person&#8217;s skin cell was added into the egg, and with electricity and caffeine the researchers were able to induce the normal development of an embryo. The embryos were thus genetic copies – clones – of the persons whose DNA was inserted into the eggs. The harvesting of the embryonic stem cells necessarily included the destruction of the embryos. “This,” Bionaz reflected, “is the problem. Those scientists, they went ahead and did the cloning; they thought this was absolutely fine and justified because based on their criteria there was no reason not to do that. So, they jump completely the question of what a human is.” Bionaz, a member of the Euresis Association as well as the Catholic ecclesial movement Communion and Liberation, said that scientific researchers often see arguments of philosophy or bioethics as “problems to be overcome.” He warned of “scientism,” which he called the “presumption that science is the only discipline which can say something true about reality.” This, Bionaz emphasized, is “dangerous.” For scientism, “any argument outside the utilitarian argument” is seen as being “of no use.” Too many, he said, view that “whenever something is possible to do, I ought to do it.” While the aim of the research was good: to produce stem cells for therapies to treat diseases which will not be rejected by patients&#8217; bodies because they will be genetically identical, it required an evil, the destruction of human beings. “It&#8217;s the paradox of the short sight of science. They begin in this way, with the justification of providing tissue, maybe even life-saving tissue, but they don&#8217;t care about destroying” another human being, said Bionaz. Aside from lacking “a clear bio-ethical judgement,” he said, “those scientists didn&#8217;t even ask the question.” Rather than presuming to do any research which is “possible, technically, to do,” researchers should take the time to ask ontological questions, about the nature of the human being. “It goes to the point of understanding what a person is, of what is a human being.” While noting that scientists “are trained very well on the technical side,” they “lack completely the way of thinking of the philosopher, or bio-ethicist, or any other discipline,” Bionaz&#160;<a href="http://angelqueen.org/2013/05/21/cloning-shows-science-must-dialogue-with-philosophy/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Vatican spokesman denies Pope conducted exorcism</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vatican spokesman denies Pope conducted exorcism By David Uebbing www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-spokesman-denies-pope-conducted-exorcism Vatican City, May 21, 2013 / (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis did not perform an exorcism when he prayed over a young disabled man in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday, according to the Vatican’s spokesman. “The Pope had no intention of doing an exorcism, so it is absolutely false that this has been done. He simply prayed for the sick person,” Vatican press office director Father Federico Lombardi told CNA May 21.? The idea that Pope Francis performed an exorcism was fueled by a video posted online by channel TV2000, which is overseen by the Italian bishops’ conference. In the video, which is a preview of the May 24 episode of “Vade Retro” (“Go Back” in Latin), a young man is presented to the Pope by Legionary Father Juan Rivas. What he said to the pontiff is unknown, but the Pope seemed to become serious and began praying over the young man in a wheelchair, placing both his hands on his head. As the Pope prayed, what sounds like a growl can be heard coming from the young man as he opened his mouth and recoiled downward in his chair. The Pope’s security detail can be seen hovering in the background, and one of them comes in to quickly take a letter from the Fr. Rivas, before the Pope passes on the next person. “As usual, the Pope had many patients and many people in difficulty presented to him, and the Pope always prays intensely for them,” Fr. Lombardi said about the encounter.]]></description>
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		<title>The paradox of Pope Francis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The paradox of Pope Francis by Hans Kung &#124; May. 21, 2013 ncronline.org/news/vatican/paradox-pope-francis Who could have imagined what has happened in the last weeks? When I decided, months ago, to resign all of my official duties on the occasion of my 85th birthday, I assumed I would never see fulfilled my dream that &#8212; after all the setbacks following the Second Vatican Council &#8212; the Catholic church would once again experience the kind of rejuvenation that it did under Pope John XXIII. Then my theological companion over so many decades, Joseph Ratzinger &#8212; both of us are now 85 &#8212; suddenly announced his resignation from the papal office effective at the end of February. And on March 19, St. Joseph’s feast day and my birthday, a new pope with the surprising and programmatic name Francis assumed this office. Has Jorge Mario Bergoglio considered why no pope has dared to choose the name of Francis until now? At any rate, the Argentine was aware that with the name of Francis he was connecting himself with Francis of Assisi, the world-famous 13th-century downshifter who had been the fun-loving, worldly son of a rich textile merchant in Assisi, until at the age of 24, he gave up his family, wealth and career, even giving his splendid clothes back to his father. It is astonishing how, from the first minute of his election, Pope Francis chose a new style: unlike his predecessor, no miter with gold and jewels, no ermine-trimmed cape, no made-to-measure red shoes and headwear, no magnificent throne. Astonishing, too, that the new pope deliberately abstains from solemn gestures and high-flown rhetoric and speaks in the language of the people. And finally it is astonishing how the new pope emphasizes his humanity: He asked for the prayers of the people before he gave them his blessing; settled his own hotel bill like anybody else; showed his friendliness to the cardinals in the coach, in their shared residence, at the official goodbye; washed the feet of young prisoners, including those of a young Muslim woman. A pope who demonstrates that he is a man with his feet on the ground. All this would have pleased Francis of Assisi and is the opposite of what Pope Innocent III (1198-1216) represented in his time. In 1209, Francis and 11 “lesser brothers” (fratres minores or friars minor) traveled to Rome to lay before Innocent their short rule, consisting entirely of quotations from the Bible, and to ask for papal approval for their way of life, living in poverty and preaching as lay preachers “according to the form of the Holy Gospel.” Innocent III, the duke of Segni, who was only 37 when he was elected pope, was a born ruler; he was a theologian educated in Paris, a shrewd lawyer, a clever speaker, a capable administrator and a sophisticated diplomat. No pope before or after him had ever had as much power as he had. Innocent completed the revolution from above initiated by Gregory VII in&#160;<a href="http://angelqueen.org/2013/05/21/the-paradox-of-pope-francis/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Toronto Catholic school officials tried to block GSA ban, claimed it broke law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toronto Catholic school officials tried to block GSA ban, claimed it broke law by Patrick B. Craine www.lifesitenews.com/news/toronto-catholic-school-officials-tried-to-block-gsa-ban-claimed-it-broke-l TORONTO, May 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As North America’s largest Catholic school board prepares to vote Thursday on a motion to ban homosexual activist groups in the schools, LifeSiteNews.com has learned that school officials tried to block the move when it was brought forward in April. Garry Tanuan, a new trustee in the Toronto Catholic District School Board, had filed his notice of motion by the deadline before the board’s April 25th meeting, but board chair Ann Andrachuk and Director of Education Bruce Rodrigues removed it from the agenda on a technicality. In a rare display of dissension, however, the trustees at the April meeting challenged the chair, with one comparing Andrachuk’s actions to those of a “dictator,” and voted 5-3 to put the motion back on the agenda. (View the meeting here.) During the meeting, the motion’s opponents made clear that the real concern about it is that it would go against Bill 13, the Liberal government’s controversial “anti-bullying” legislation that forced Catholic schools to allow gay-straight alliances. As she was challenged by trustee John Del Grande for scuttling the motion, Andrachuk said it was removed as a “legal matter.” “The motion was contrary to the [Education] Act and the Act supersedes any by-laws or policies of this board. We have to follow them first and foremost,” she said. &#8220;If it&#8217;s you as an individual who would like to challenge the government and its policies, that’s your opportunity, but at this particular time I made the decision in consultation with the director that that would not happen at this board today,” she said. After this exchange, Andrachuk went on to direct attendees to refrain from tweeting her comments. &#8220;If there is any tweeting going on about this conversation, we&#8217;re already in public, it would be nice if the private opinions wouldn&#8217;t be tweeted out to the world,” she said. Backers of the motion have argued that Bill 13 itself violates the Education Act’s protection of Catholic denominational rights by mandating Catholic schools to allow groups that go against their faith. The motion itself charges that the government is “breaking the law” by violating section 93 of the Constitution, which enshrines Catholic denominational rights. At the time of Bill 13’s passage last year, Toronto’s Cardinal Thomas Collins called it a “very real” threat to religious freedom that “overrides the deeply held beliefs” of Catholics. In addition to the legal issue, Andrachuk claimed the motion had not been submitted by the deadline and that it ought to have been sent to herself as board chair and the director of education as board secretary, but instead was merely sent to the board’s recording secretary. Other trustees protested, however, that while the board’s by-laws require motions to be sent to the chair and director, the standard practice is to submit them to the recording secretary who then forwards them to the chair and director. A&#160;<a href="http://angelqueen.org/2013/05/21/toronto-catholic-school-officials-tried-to-block-gsa-ban-claimed-it-broke-law/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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