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Written by: admin 4/30/2007
Jewish groups and the Tridentine Mass BBC News News of Pope Benedict XVI's rumored proclamation widening the use of the Tridentine Mass has some Jewish and Christian groups concerned, BBC News reports. Those concerns focus largely on the liturgy for Good Friday, which contains a section praying for the conversion of Jews. Many in the Church see the broadening of the use of the Tridentine rite as a move aimed at ending a liturgical dispute between the Vatican and followers of the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who bucked at the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. In the more than 40 years since Vatican II, the Church has put much effort into ecumenical dialogue with non-Christian religions, including Judaism. In fact, during a January general audience address, Pope Benedict XVI said, "Friendship between Jews and Christians, in order to grow and be fruitful, must be founded on prayer. I ask everyone to pray insistently so that Jews and Christians may respect each other, appreciate each other and work together for justice and peace in the world. Catholics on the high court The New York Times In the wake of the Supreme Court?s 5-4 decision to uphold the ban on partial-birth abortion, the inevitable debate over the justices who formed the majority is well under way. They are all Catholic. The New York Times reports that pundits on blogs and television are raising questions about how their religion influenced their ruling. The story notes that some legal scholars believe the justices? Catholicism means less than their conservatism and that the role of Catholics in public life is anything but monolithic. No fan of Sheryl Crow The St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke used an upcoming performance by rock singer Sheryl Crow as a teaching moment on the Church?s opposition to embryonic stem-cell research. The archbishop was so disturbed by Crow?s appearance at a fund-raising event for the cancer center at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, a Catholic institution, that he resigned from the hospital foundation?s board. Crow, known for hit songs such as ?My Favorite Mistake? and ?Soak Up the Sun,? has performed at Rock 4 Choice concerts and taped an ad supporting Missouri's Amendment 2, which protects embryonic stem-cell research in the state. Archbishop Burke had asked the hospital foundation's board to remove Crow from the lineup, but they refused to do so. "I have to answer to God for the responsibilities which I have as archbishop," he said. "For me to remain silent in this situation would be the gravest scandal, because people would get the impression that their spiritual leader also thinks this is just fine."
Jewish groups and the Tridentine Mass
BBC News
News of Pope Benedict XVI's rumored proclamation widening the use of the Tridentine Mass has some Jewish and Christian groups concerned, BBC News reports. Those concerns focus largely on the liturgy for Good Friday, which contains a section praying for the conversion of Jews. Many in the Church see the broadening of the use of the Tridentine rite as a move aimed at ending a liturgical dispute between the Vatican and followers of the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, who bucked at the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. In the more than 40 years since Vatican II, the Church has put much effort into ecumenical dialogue with non-Christian religions, including Judaism. In fact, during a January general audience address, Pope Benedict XVI said, "Friendship between Jews and Christians, in order to grow and be fruitful, must be founded on prayer. I ask everyone to pray insistently so that Jews and Christians may respect each other, appreciate each other and work together for justice and peace in the world.
Catholics on the high court
The New York Times
In the wake of the Supreme Court?s 5-4 decision to uphold the ban on partial-birth abortion, the inevitable debate over the justices who formed the majority is well under way. They are all Catholic. The New York Times reports that pundits on blogs and television are raising questions about how their religion influenced their ruling. The story notes that some legal scholars believe the justices? Catholicism means less than their conservatism and that the role of Catholics in public life is anything but monolithic.
No fan of Sheryl Crow
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke used an upcoming performance by rock singer Sheryl Crow as a teaching moment on the Church?s opposition to embryonic stem-cell research. The archbishop was so disturbed by Crow?s appearance at a fund-raising event for the cancer center at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, a Catholic institution, that he resigned from the hospital foundation?s board. Crow, known for hit songs such as ?My Favorite Mistake? and ?Soak Up the Sun,? has performed at Rock 4 Choice concerts and taped an ad supporting Missouri's Amendment 2, which protects embryonic stem-cell research in the state. Archbishop Burke had asked the hospital foundation's board to remove Crow from the lineup, but they refused to do so. "I have to answer to God for the responsibilities which I have as archbishop," he said. "For me to remain silent in this situation would be the gravest scandal, because people would get the impression that their spiritual leader also thinks this is just fine."
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