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Vaticanews 06/18/09
BULLETINS:
Villanova's Virtual Vatican Visit
It doesn't matter who you are, using the Internet is easier than traveling to Italy. Which is why Villanova University is using both its technological know-how and its long-standing relationship with the Catholic church to cut out the middle man with virtual tours of the Vatican's holiest hot spots. Not only that, but the tours allow users to zoom in on things they couldn't see with the naked eye, which means that going to the Vatican in real life may soon be a disappointing experience when held up against the virtual version. Much like how the Internet has affected sex, shopping, and academic research.
(source= The Philadelphia Inquirer)
How Chris West Makes Catholicism Kinky
Chris West has no official authority in the Catholic world but that doesn't stop him from telling couples to pray over each other's genitalia, urging Catholics to rediscover the Virgin Mary's "abundant breasts," and condoning anal sex as long as it precedes traditional intercourse. West is the author of Good News about Sex and Marriage, a book which attempts to combat the shame and fear he thinks many Catholics feel about their sexual desires. Or maybe all it does it attempt to be provocative and bizarre enough to give West his fifteen minutes. Like when he blesses women's ovaries at seminars. Or the "very profound historical connections" he sees between John Paul II and Hugh Hefner. Or the rest of his career.
(source= Slate)
HEADLINES:
Benedict Starts "Year of the Priest" Celebrations with Angry Letter
Pope Benedict XVI has declared that June 2009-June 2010 will be the Year of the Priest. China had already declared that 2009 was the Year of the Ox, but lucky for Benedict, these are not mutually exclusive.
What does it mean to have a Year of the Priest? For one, St. John Vianney is finally getting promoted from patron saint of parish priests to patron saint of priests worldwide. And next June, St. Peter's Square is set to host the World Meeting of Priests, which ought to be the party of the century. Problem is, Benedict's cracking down on moral corruption. Pope Buzzkill XVI.
Benedict published a letter today asking for "frank and complete acknowledgement" of the Church's mistakes. The pontiff never directly referenced any one of a myriad of priest-related scandals in recent years: child abuse, controversial abortions, denying the Holocaust. Instead, he frankly and completely acknowledged that there have been "situations which can never be sufficiently deplored." He is of course, right about these situations, and right to try and stop them, but you must admit that forcing priests to man up to their mistakes is hardly the way to kick off the Year of the Priest festivities. Not even so much as a pizza party at the roller rink? Tough love, Benedict. Tough love.
(sources= Catholic News Service & Associated Press)
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