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Married priests will be on agenda for the Amazon synod, theologian says

Asked if during an October Synod of Bishops on the Amazon the ordination of viri probati, meaning mature, married men strong in their faith and usually considered as candidates to be ordained deacons will come up, Taborda said “that’s what this is about.” Married priests will be on agenda for the Amazon synod, theologian says :

The world's smallest baby boy grows big enough to leave hospital

Born at just 9.45oz, five months in intensive care has this baby ready to face the world. This little tyke weighed in at a scant 5.25oz less than my brother did 61 years ago when he was born. He turned out great despite early predictions of doom and gloom at the time of his birth. With advances in medical technology today, no doubt this latest tiny tot will thrive as well. The will to live is an amazing drive in God's children... for which we should all be most thankful. The world's smallest baby boy grows big enough to leave hospital :

Minors and Majors

The Vatican synod currently underway has as its theme the ‘protection of minors’, a category that in our current intellectual milieu triggers a vivid emotional response; for what comes to mind are little children and, if one is of a religious persuasion, the condemnation of Our Lord of those who scandalize such vulnerable souls. Yet … Minors and Majors « Catholic Insight :

85-year-old Florida woman in legal battle over image of "Our Lady of Guadalupe"

An elderly woman is being taken through the courts over a mural of the Blessed Virgin which she installed over a window in her own home. As the manufactured home park claims improper materials were used, this woman calls it religious discrimination. 85-year-old Florida woman in legal battle over image of "Our Lady of Guadalupe" :

'Where Peter Is' does a nice job… The start of a series looking at the theology of Pope Francis.

...of introducing us to the theology of Pope Francis: In God’s gift of faith, a supernatural infused virtue, we realize that a great love has been offered us, a good word has been spoken to us, and that when we welcome that word, Jesus Christ the Word made flesh, the Holy Spirit transforms us, lights up our way to the future and enables us joyfully to advance along that way on wings of hope. Pope Francis, Lumen Fidei Where Peter Is does a nice job… | Mark Shea :

Ahead of pope's abuse summit, expert warns there's no 'one size fits all' fix

A leading expert in the field of child protection has said that while one goal of the upcoming Vatican summit on abuse prevention is to get the world’s bishops on the same page, a uniform solution to the clerical abuse issue doesn’t exist. Ahead of pope's abuse summit, expert warns there's no 'one size fits all' fix :

On excommunicating Andrew Cuomo for heresy

Now as soon as anyone claims that under the 1983 Code the application of a sanction, let alone of excommunication, indeed a latae sententiae excommunication, is available by a “straightforward application” of the law, canonical warning bells should go off. But does Governor Cuomo's actions in supporting and signing the recent abortion rights bill perhaps warrant such an excommunication on the grounds of heresy. In this article, Ed Peters, a noted canonist, looks at the possibility. On excommunicating Andrew Cuomo for heresy | In the Light of the Law :

Pope Francis to world’s religious leaders: We build the future together or there will be no future

“There is no alternative: We either build the future together or there will not be a future,” Pope Francis said frankly in an important keynote address to participants at the high-level inter-religious meeting in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4. “Religions, in particular, cannot renounce the urgent task of building bridges between peoples and cultures,” he told the 700 representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism and other religions at an open-air gathering at the memorial to the founding father of the United Arab Emirates. Pope Francis to world’s religious leaders: We build the future together or there will be no future | America Magazine :

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