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The rebellious prince
27 May 2012, 11:23 am
ABSALOM was the most handsome, cunning, and ambitious of David’s sons. The Bible says, “But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him (2 Samuel 14:25).”
Catholic order head admits hiding priest's scandal
22 May 2012, 11:40 am
ROME (Reuters) - The leader of the Legionaries of Christ admitted on Tuesday he knew for years the scandal-plagued Roman Catholic order's most famous priest had fathered a child but still allowed the popular cleric to preach about morality. The order, still reeling from revelations that its founder was a sex abuser and drug addict with two secret families, suffered another major blow last week ...
Exclusive: Order knew for months about priest scandal: Vatican official
16 May 2012, 12:23 pm
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Leaders of the scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ religious order knew that their most famous priest had fathered a child for many months before they acknowledged it this week, a top Vatican official told Reuters on Wednesday. The once influential religious order, still in crisis following revelations that its founder was a sexual abuser with two secret families ...
Scandal-plagued Catholic order rocked by priest's affair
15 May 2012, 3:45 pm
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The scandal-plagued Legionaries of Christ Roman Catholic religious order suffered another major blow to its image on Tuesday when one of its most prominent members admitted to having fathered a child. Father Thomas Williams said in a statement he was "truly sorry to everyone who is hurt by this revelation". Williams, the American author of more than a dozen books on ...
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Just meant for trash can - Greater Kashmir
27 May 2012, 2:36 pm
For the past couple of days a strong sense of
penitence has overtaken me. This sense sharpened, after the GoI publicized report prepared by its three appointees. I confess before my readers. ‘In 1972, as a student of Kashmir University with all my ...
The girl without a face - Times of India
27 May 2012, 1:36 am
An image of shame; maybe of
penitence. Of course these images make us angry - at this curtailment of people's freedom on the basis of the most prejudiced, patriarchal, moral policing. So what happened to The Most Friendly City for Women we ask indignantly?
Poll: 59% of Germans Believe Israel is 'Aggressive' - Arutz Sheva
25 May 2012, 1:52 am
Former German central banker Thilo Sarrazin also stirred controversy when he claimed in his new book that Germany has allowed itself to become the eurozone’s “hostage” as
penitence for the Holocaust. The extreme-right National Democrat Party congratu ...
Catholic order head admits hiding priest's scandal - CNEWS
22 May 2012, 8:47 pm
Last year he was beatified, the last step before being made a saint. Pope Benedict ordered Maciel to retire in 2006 to a life of “prayer and
penitence” when the evidence could no longer be disputed, and he died in disgrace in 2008. Some critics of the ...
Rwanda: How Our Attitudes Can Undermine Business - AllAfrica.com
21 May 2012, 4:35 am
John, not real name, recently visited a bank for an urgent overdraft. Seeing the credit manager was more than a sinner meeting a priest for the holy sacrament of
penitence. John spent about three agonizing hours waiting to see the 'big man' of the bank.
Praise him with stringed instruments ... and organs - Brandon Sun
19 May 2012, 1:02 am
The old style hymns, for all their dubious theology — and some are very dodgy — offered a variety of moods, such as aspiration (To be a pilgrim), devotion (Let all mortal flesh keep silence),
penitence (When I survey the wondrous cross) and poetry ...
Many mothers deserve recognition - Meritt Herald
10 May 2012, 11:43 am
The church extended the occasion to recognize all mothers. People in the U.K. called the holiday Mothering Sunday, when Brits took a break from fasting and
penitence with a family feast. Mothering Sunday ended in the early 1900’s, but after ...