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Decrease in viscosity turns Catholic brains to jelly

Monday, September 22, 2008

Three times a year thousands gather to watch as a glass phial containing the dried “blood” of Saint Januarius is removed from its locked vault, given a discreet shake, and held in the vicinity of his corpse where it “miraculously” liquefies.
It happened again on Saturday 19th, according Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, archbishop of Naples, who [...]

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‘Blasphemous’ Madonna: mischievous or mad?

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

QUEEN of Pop Madonna has left the Vatican scratching its head over a dedication she made to the Vicar of Christ – who can hardly be described as a fan.
During a concert in Italy at the weekend, the controversial 50-year-old dedicated her hit song Like a Virgin to Pope Ratzinger. She told the 60,000 fans [...]

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Will church-themed bars bring boozers closer to God?

Sunday, September 7, 2008

BIRMINGHAM Cathedral wants to launch a chain of cathedral-style wine bars in a bid to attract more worshippers.
The idea is part of a push to re-vitalise the image of the famous cathedral and to market it in the 21st century.
But traditionalist groups say it reeks of ‘desperation’ and will be ineffective in spreading the true [...]

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Heaven’s full of people who were never born

Thursday, September 4, 2008

GOSH! You learn something new every day.
Last night we attended a talk given by British atheist and voluntary euthanasia campaigner Dr Michael Irwin, who detailed the background to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill likely to come into force next year.
Dr Irwin, of the Secular Medical Forum, reminded a meeting of the Brighton and Hove [...]

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‘Carry on breeding and f**k the consequences’ says Catholic Church

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

THREE babies are born each minute in the Philippines, which has one of the highest birth-rates in Asia. The population is growing at around two percent annually and is expected to hit 100 million within the next five years, according to the country’s National Statistics Office.
With 40 percent of the country’s 90 million people living [...]

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Krakow’s ‘Pink Purse’ campaign sends Polish Catholics ballistic

Sunday, August 31, 2008

A BIT late, but funny nevertheless ….
Catholics in Poland are aghast that the city wants gays, rather than drunken straight stag-nighters to visit Krakow, which has lost patience with boozy Brits.
According to the Guardian, tourist authorities in the medieval city have outraged Catholic opinion by announcing plans to target the pink purse instead, with a [...]

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