Pope criticizes women adopting masculine traits in Vatican remarks
Pope John Paul II told a Vatican audience that women should not try to imitate men or shed their unique qualities. He urged women to reject stereotypes that treat them as objects and said perfection lies in being a woman while equal to men, but different.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Pope reiterates male priesthood while urging women cooperation
The pope spoke on women's issues two days after the Vatican signaled a push to expand roles for women in the church. Feminists and liberal Catholics have attacked him over the ban on women priests, which he reaffirmed in a letter to bishops last month. He urged men and women to cooperate.
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Vatican
Pontiff Urges Respect for Women Against Objectifying Attitudes
The pope criticizes men who view women as objects driven by the male ego and calls Lay Christians to oppose such mentality. He asserts women must uphold their dignity and avoid complicity that undermines their personality and respect.
Forgiveness and sincerity clash over church leadership
Dan Irwin argues forgiveness requires true repentance, not a committee vote of sincerity. He condemns Seattle United Church of Christ for hiring a gay couple as co pastors, claiming the congregation misreads biblical law and undermines genuine forgiveness. He stresses that forgiveness hinges on repentance, not judgment.
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Seattle
United Church of Christ
David Shull
Peter Ilgenfritz
Alice Dehler
Alice
Church of Christ
Peter
Elton John
Religion Today Church Meeting Highlights Future Plans
About 100 members of Mary, Mother of Hope Parish gathered to hear plans for the church. Rev. Robert Cedolia announced renovations for both worship sites as part of the united congregations of St. Mary and Madonna of Czestochowa. Rev. Robert Miller, newly appointed parochial vicar, replaces Rev. Peter Horton and will assist in church work. The meeting heard good and bad news and calls for patience and understanding as the two parishes continue to work together.
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Mary
Mother of Hope
Robert Cedolia
Robert Miller
Peter Horton
St. Mary and
Madonna of
Cedelia
Parochial vicar named for Madonna of Czestochowa parish
The Rev. Robert Miller, a Darlington native and 1984 Blackhawk High School graduate, was named parochial vicar of Mary Mother of Hope this week. He succeeds the Rev. J. Peter Horton, who now directs campus ministries at LaRoche College and serves as Catholic chaplain at North Hills Passavant Hospital. The ceremony comes amid parish changes after the St Mary and Madonna of Czestochowa merger. Renovations are planned, including stained glass repairs, new windows, and accessibility rails, while air conditioning is unlikely due to cost. The church emphasizes lay participation with new lectors and Eucharistic ministers.
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Robert Miller
Darlington
Mary
Mother of Hope
Miller
Robert Cedelia
St. Mary and
Madonna of Czestochowa
J. Peter Horton
Cedelia
Horton
LaRoche College
North Hills Passavant Hospital
Pittsburgh
Blackhawk High School
Lee University
North American College
Rome
St. Pius X
Brookline
South Hills
St. Mary
Madonna
Episcopal priest converts and takes parish with him
In Arlington Texas the Rev Allan Hawkins after 34 years as an Episcopal priest led 200 parishioners at St Mary the Virgin to convert to Catholicism The church kept its property under the Anglican Use provision and Hawkins plans to be ordained a Catholic priest on June 29 The move followed years of parish meetings and a shared vision with congregants including Hawkins wife and two children
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Allan Hawkins
Hawkins
Arlington, Texas
St. Mary the Virgin Church
St. Mary
Episcopal
Jack Iker
Vatican
Episcopal Churches
Arlington
Episcopal Church
Karen Breaux
Youthfest 94 Hosts Community Rehab Center Event
Rehab Center presents Youthfest 94 July 7 8 9 in the 500 block West North Street across from Bolinger Playground featuring food games poster and talent contests plus a youth basketball tournament for ages 10 to 14. Entry fees apply with prizes and certificates awarded, posters contest runs daily with music notes must be provided by participants. Contact organizers for details.
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the Faith, Hope and Charity Community Rehab Center Inc
West North Street
Bolinger Playground
Vais elected moderator designee of Canadian Presbyterian Assembly
The Rev. George C. Vais, elder brother of Rev. Vel Vais of Clen Moore Presbyterian Church New Castle, was elected moderator designee of the 120th General Assembly. Installed June 5 at Knox College Toronto, he heads Leaside Church Toronto since 1987 and has served many Ontario and Manitoba presbyteries and synods.
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George C. Vais
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Canada
Vel Vais
Clen Moore Presbyterian Church
New Castle
Knox College
Toronto
Cheryl
Polyanthe
Columbus
Ohio
Jean Genkinger
Evelyn
Clen Moore
Greece
George
Tom
Chris
Heather
Jim Sitter
Faith Boyes
Nancy
Michelle
Waterloo College
Sir Wilfrid Laurier University
The
Presbyterian College
St. Giles
Galt
Ontario
North Park
St. Andrew’s
Huntsville
Westwood
Winnipeg
Leaside Church
West
Synod of
Manitoba
Presbyterian Record
Catechism Translation Prompts Comfort and Offense Among Faithful
The new English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will both comfort and offend observers across the political and theological spectrum. It confronts modern issues from abortion to environmental ethics, upholds equal dignity yet rejects women priests, and faces tensions on homosexuality and social discrimination.
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Berard Marthaler
Catholic University of America
Commonweal Magazine
Timothy Luke Johnson
Emory University
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