Joseph Ratzinger

The Cuba Camila Vallejo Didn't Want to See

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Chile, Fech, Camila Vallejo, Ladies in White, Carlos Alberto Rangel, Chilean Student Association, Benedicto XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Cuba, Fidel Casto, Cariola, World News

The two islands in which I live were all mixed up in my head: the Cuba of the official celebrations with smiles and slogans, and the other one, that of dissidents forced into cars and prevented from attending a Catholic Mass.

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Interview: Director Nanni Moretti and We Have a Pope

Marshall Fine | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Italy, Pope-Benedict-Xvi, Nanni Moretti, We Have a Pope, Nanni Moretti Interview, Joseph Ratzinger, We Have a Pope Film, Nanni Moretti Director, Entertainment News

"People have expectations of my films, which I always try not to meet. Many people expected a frontal attack on the Vatican. But I didn't want to do that."

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Brothers in Faith: How the Ratzinger Boys Became World Catholic Leaders

Michael Hesemann | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Georg Ratzinger, My Brother the Pope, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Slidepollajax, Religion News

What united both was not only the common blood, as two sons of a very close and loving family, but, first of all, their common Catholic faith and their rural Bavarian piety.

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Timothy Dolan: God's 'Beabull'

Michele Somerville | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Timothy Dolan, Elevation to Cardinal, Roman Catholic Church, Archbishop of New York, Vatican Sex Abuse Scandal, Vatican and Equal Marriage Rights, God's Rottweiler, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Joseph Ratzinger, Edward Egan, Catholic Church, Religion News

Although I'd never put a nickel in his collection basket, I almost like Timothy Dolan sometimes. And that's the point.

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Benedict XVI, A Different Pope, Will Come to a Different Cuba

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Karol Wojtyla, Eastern Europe, Havana, Ussr, Cuba, Joseph Ratzinger, Soviet Block, Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, World News

The Catholics are preparing their liturgies and their pomp to receive Benedict XVI, while others wonder if his arrival will bring some significant transformation in the political or social situation of the nation.

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The Truth Behind The Godawful New (Old) Roman Catholic Missal

Michele Somerville | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Roman Catholic Missal, Joseph Ratzinger, Advent, Magisterium, The Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, New Catholic Mass, New Missal, Catholic Women, Catholic Mass, Catholic Liturgy, Catholic Church, Religion News

The Vatican claims that a translation more faithful to the original Latin is needed. Is this the real reason for this disruption? I don't think so.

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Does Resurrection Contradict Science?

Matt J. Rossano | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Easter, Apostles, Miracles, Natural Law, Pope Benedict, Jesus, Religion and Science, Last Days of Jesus, Resurrection of Jesus, Religion Science, Easter 2011, Easter Reflection, Pope Benedict Book, Science of Resurrection, Joseph Ratzinger, Religion News

For a moment, let us entertain the possibility that Resurrection is not a violation of natural law but an indicator of something beyond our scientific understanding of the universe.

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Why The Pope's Words On The Jewish People Matter

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Jews, Jesus of Nazareth, Judaism, Jesus, Vatican, Passion, Pope Benedict, Death of Jesus, Christ, Joseph Ratzinger, Vatican II, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion News

Pope Benedict is putting his own "personal stamp" on the matter of the death of Jesus. Anyone who thinks that Joseph Ratzinger personally "blames the Jews" will have to grapple with these clear comments.

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'Culture Of Secrecy' Alive And Well In The Roman Catholic Church

Father Alberto Cutie | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Culture of Secrecy, Sean Hannity, Clergy Sex Abuse, Father Alberto Cutie, Dilemma, Alberto Cutie, Joseph Ratzinger, Celibacy, Priest Celibacy, Pope Benedict XVI, Father-Thomas-Euteneuer, Padre Alberto, Religious Tolerance, Religious Dialogue, Church Politics, Religion News

It cannot be a sin to question church leaders and the way they run day-to-day operations. Only religious extremists shy away from justified criticism of today's Church.

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Papal Biographer Draws Parallels Between Benedict And John Paul II

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benedict XVI, John Paul, Light of the World, Catholicism, Witness to Hope, Pope Biography, Vatican, Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger, Benedict, George Weigel, Pope John Paul II, Christianity, Religion News

By Bruce Nolan Religion News Service NEW ORLEANS -- Five years into the papacy of Benedict XVI, papal biographer George Weigel is struck by the conti...

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Understanding The Pope's New Stance On Condoms

Rev. James Martin, S.J. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pope Benedict, Christianity, Condoms, Benedict, Benedict XVI, Vatican, Contraception, Pope, Holy Father, Catholicism, Light of the World, Book, Peter Seewald, Joseph Ratzinger, Religion News

While it doesn't mean at all that the pope has approved condoms for use in terms of birth control, the Vatican's latest pronouncement is the first time that a pope has given voice to what many moral theologians have been saying for years.

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Pope to Escalate Anti-Stemcell Research Campaign?

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stem Cell Research, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, Politics News

On the 27th of this month, in St. Peter's Square, Rome, the center of the Catholic world, Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Josef Ratzinger, will lead a wor...

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Catholics -- Shun the Pope Who Has Abused You

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Pedophile Priest, Priest Sex Abuse, Priests, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Abuse, World News

I know that for many British Catholics, their faith makes them think of something warm and good and kind -- a beloved grandmother, or the gentler sayings of Jesus. That is not what Ratzinger stands for.

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What Happens When You Call a Professor Infallible? Lessons from Pope Benedict XVI

Jacob Neusner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pope Benedict, Papal Infallibility, Pope Benedict XVI, Christianity, Pope Infallibility, Pope Scholar, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Infallible, Scholar Pope, Religion News

What the world has learned in five years about a scholar-pope is the price that the academy pays for truth-telling and integrity. Infallibility exacts costs. People prefer conciliatory politicians over contentious critics.

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Transcending Ovaries: Toward Male Equality in the Abortion Debate

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Law, Women's Rights, Ultrasound, Women's Issues, Catholicism, Children, Men's Rights, Pope Benedict XVI, Politics, Amanda Marcotte, Liberty, Freedom, Tampa, Viagra, Living, Janet Long, Operation Rescue, Love, Autonomy, Medicine, Abortion, Women, Equality, Ovaries, Men, Anti-Abortion, Parenting, Charles Blow, Gender, Religion, Birth Control, House of Representaives, Sex, Health, Sarah Palin, Religion and Politics, Florida, Constitional Law, Joseph Ratzinger, Politics News

In Florida's House of Representatives, Rep. Janet Long opposed a bill that would require women to pay for ultrasounds before an abortion, telling adversaries: "Stand down if you don't have ovaries."

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Report: Pope Benedict XVI Stalled California Pedophile Case

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Rev. Stephen Kiesle, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pedophile Priest, Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger, Stephen Kiesle, Church Pedophiles, Pope Benedict XVI, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES — The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock a California priest with a record of sexually molesting children, citing co...

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Pope Benedict's Gang -- Too Big to Fail?

Rick Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Rape, Pope Benedict XVI, Raniero Cantalamessa, Liberation Theology, Joseph Ratzinger, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, World News

After the defeat of Liberation Theology, the church has reverted to its worst traditions of authoritarianism and repression. It is that cruel history that is being exposed today.

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Manuel D. Moreno, Arizona Bishop, Pleaded With Ratzinger To Defrock Priest Over Sex Abuse

Arizona Daily Star | Patty Machelor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sex Abuse, Manuel D. Moreno, Joseph Ratzinger, Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope, Michael Teta, Robert C. Trupia, Religion News

The late Tucson Bishop Manuel D. Moreno, often characterized as a poor advocate for sexual abuse victims, struggled with both canon law and Vatican ma...

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Learning From the Vatican's Problems: What the U.S. Must Do to Protect Children Now

Marci Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pope Abuse, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, Pope Child Sexual Abuse, Catholicism, Sex Trafficking, RICO Statute, Sexual Abuse, Pope Benedict XVI, Uncrc, Catholic Church, Boy Scouts Perversion Files, Boy Scouts, Roman Catholic Sexual Abuse, Joseph Ratzinger, Child Sexual Abuse, World News

As the leader in the free world for human rights enforcement, the U.S. can no longer remain on the sidelines in the face of the breadth and depth of such appalling violations by the Catholic Church.

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Employment Testing for the Priesthood Can Prevent Child Abuse

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Germany, Psychological Testing, Spiritual Leadership, Sexual Crisis, Church Hierarchy, Messenger of God, Sexual Abuse, Archbishop, Peter Hullermann, Faith, Priests in Europe, John Allen, God, Erica Klein, Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic Priests, Munich Archdiocese, Ask the Headhunter, Munich, Headhunter, Child Abuse, National Catholic Reporter, Abusive Priest, Priest, Convicted German Priest, Joseph Ratzinger, Celibacy, Priesthood, Religion News

Given the magnitude of the crisis in the clergy, asking the hard questions to ferret out prospective sexual abusers is a necessity.

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Jeff Anderson: One Man's Crusade Against The Catholic Church

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jeff Anderson, Catholic, Roman Catholic Church, Sex Abuse, Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, Religion News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jeff Anderson has filed thousands of lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests and won tens of millions of dollars for his client...

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Christopher Hitchens: Catholic Church Wants 'Wiggle Room' For Rape And Torture Of Children (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Wisconsin, Bill Maher, The Vatican, Germany, Real Time With Bill Maherrape, Sex Abuse, Christianity, Pope Benedict, Justice, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Torture, Religion News

Author and journalist Christopher Hitchens appeared on "Real Time With Bill Maher" Friday and slammed the Catholic church for it's handling of the "ra...

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Pope Implicated In Cover-Up Of Wisconsin Sex Abuse Case

Huffington Post / AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Molester, Wisconsin, Children, Pope Benedict, St. Johns School for the Deaf, Lawrence Murphy, Bishops, Pope Benedict XVI, Child Molestation, Catholics, Germany, Milwaukee, Sex Abuse, Vatican, Catholocism, Deaf Boys, Joseph Ratzinger, Deaf, Religion News

As a cardinal, Pope Benedict XVI and other Vatican officials did not punish or even hold a trial within the Catholic church for a Wisconsin priest who...

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Church Abuse Scandal 'Creeping Ever Closer' To The Pope

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: German Church Scandal, Georg Ratzinger, Vatican, Pope Benedict, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope, World News

VATICAN CITY — Church abuse scandals in Germany have reached the older brother of Pope Benedict XVI and are creeping ever closer to the pontiff ...

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Vatican Confirms: Goldman "Doing God's Work"

Tom Gregory | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Stock Market, Doing God's Work, The Vatican, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Goldman, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, James Bond, Comedy News

L'Osservatore Romano is reporting that Goldman Sachs is indeed Doing God's work, and His Former Holiness Joseph Ratzinger has confirmed the unsolicited hostile takeover.

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