Image via Wikipedia So the Murphy Report and the usual outrage is being shown. We have been there before earlier this year with the Ryan Report, but has anything changed? Not much. The priests not named in the report will not be charged, the bishops who let them get away with it are refusing to resign. Information will be shredded. Its despicable. Whats the point of these Commissions if nothing comes of them? This morning though, I was listening to Gerry...
What a turn around for the Catholic church, story here (Telegraph). Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor has taken the controversial step of allowing fortnightly Masses in his Westminster diocese specifically for homosexuals. Wooo! I now officially love the Cardinal! Of course not everyone is happy with the decision, despite the fact that it is backed by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, the most powerful of the Vatican’s departments. Juventutem na hEireann – Oige Caitliceach Traidisiunta, who...
Dia Duit ar an maidin fuar! An nuacht ar an lá seo. A conference is taking place in Spain on the EU Constitution (BBC). Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain are sending ministers and Germany, Ireland and Portugal are sending observers. Im not sure what outcome it will have as only 17 member states are attending. The UN will announce its plan for Kosovo today (BBC). Hopefully...
Dia Duit! Conas atá sibh? An nuacht ar an maidin seo! (Thats the end of the Gaeilge!) Breakingnews.ie reports on the IDA and ESB warnings on power cuts. There is also a good post over on Irish Election on this It also reports that the Vatican is against giving Saddam the death penalty CNN reports on a ‘significant’ earthquake in Scotland! CNN also is running a report on predictions for future Tsunami’s in Asia France 24 reports on the...
Morning Breifing, December 12th
Morning all, Decided to to this every morning im awake for with a bit of a round up of International News and News from the Bloggersphere, after yesterdays ‘Interesting Stuff post‘ RTÉ.ie and BreakingNews.ie have reports from the American Geophysical Union that the Artic will be ice free by 2040. A lot of news agencies are reporting on Ehud Olmert blab on Israeli Nuclear Weapons which I covered last night A follow on from yesterday’s post on France 24,...
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