September 6, 2008
· Filed under religion
1. A priest tried to hold the first Miss Sister Italy online on his blog, a beauty contest for nuns. He held that most people think nuns are old and dour, but they are not like that. After his religious authorities frowned on it, it was cancelled. He maintained that it was not meant to be a physical thing, but he was trying to show a more complete thing.
2. A priest has been arrested seven times, but police could not find anything with regard to a priest who had a field of cannabis plants growing in his back garden. The priest maintained that he did not grow them, but was a gift from God. Nevertheless, he is put under police surveillance.
You can read the articles here.
June 17, 2008
· Filed under religion · Tagged women ordained church gays marriage
Photograph:Alamy; from Guardian, UK
The Guardian, UK reported:
“There is no doubt that we are at an unsettled moment in the Church of England,” said Fittall. “This was always going to be a big summer. [The] Lambeth [conference of bishops] is a big event in the wider communion and the fact that it is considering women bishops goes to the heart of what kind of church we want to be. The weekend’s story has caused further anxiety on the part of many.”
He was responding to the Bishop of London’s decision to order an investigation into the “marriage” last month between two gay priests, the Rev Peter Cowell and the Rev David Lord, who exchanged rings and vows at St Bartholomew the Great church in the City of London.”
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