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Church and State

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

When Church and state occupy their own proper spheres, the Holy Father continued, political leaders will not shy away from “those ethical references whose ultimate foundations are to be found in religion.” It is not a threat to secularism in politics, he stressed, when public discussions take into account “an integral vision of man and […]

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Ecclesia Dei Continues to Impose Restrictions on The Latin Mass

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Italian newspaper Il Giornale reported this week that Benedict XVI intends to extend the indult of his predecessor and in fact to withdraw from the bishops discretionary power on the Missal of Saint Pius V. “The Pope maintains that this rite is no longer abolished, and even if the ordinary Roman Rite is that […]