Monthly Archives: April 2008
TV Guide
By rvineis — April 21, 2008
Be sure to check out this week’s Bill Moyers’ Journal with guest Jeremiah Wright.
Bye Bye B16
By Mark Silk — April 21, 2008
Other than weighing in on immigration–which, sorry Tanc, has dropped out of public discourse–Pope Benedict stayed steadfastly above the political fray during his visit. Yes, there was the inclusion of references to “life” in his list of things that citizens should support. But nothing about what kinds of candidates Catholics should vote for, or about […]
Pope ends U.S. trip with Yankee Stadium Mass
By Daniel Burke — April 21, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Pope Benedict XVI ended his first trip to America on Sunday (April 20) with a Mass for more than 50,000 at Yankee Stadium that celebrated 200 years of the Catholic Church in America and exhorted his flock to “use wisely the blessings of freedom.” “Past generations have […]
About that modern music: Would Benedict approve?
By Chris Herlinger — April 21, 2008
Among the locales Pope Benedict’s limousine passed Saturday evening on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was the Park Avenue Armory, a large 1881 building whose Drill Hall, reminiscent of a huge, cavernous European train shed, is slowly being turned into a performing arts space. As it turns out, a concert of sacred music by the great […]
New York turns out to greet, cheer pope
By Amy Ellis Nutt — April 21, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue was awash in sunlight and song on Saturday (April 19) as Pope Benedict XVI, ensconced behind the bulletproof windows of his popemobile, waved to tens of thousands of onlookers. The throng along the sidewalks was at least 10 deep; the police helicopters overhead, six […]
PA by Religion
By Mark Silk — April 20, 2008
Today’s McClatchy/MSNBC/Pittsburgh Post Gazette poll breaks down PA voters by religion and the big news on that front would be that Clinton clobbers Obama among Jews, 73 percent to 17 percent, if the number of Jewish voters reached (48) weren’t so low. If you aren’t in the neighborhood of n=100 for a given category, the […]
“You Rock!”
By Chris Herlinger — April 19, 2008
As more than one commentator has pointed out, Pope Benedict – German intellectual, scholar and theologian-may never match his charismatic predecessor’s claim on public affection. However, that may be changing, at least in the city hosting the pope this weekend. The New York Post, that bell-weather of New York tabloid coverage, today features a full, […]
Pope laments abuse scandal in Mass with priests
By Daniel Burke — April 19, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Pope Benedict XVI marked the third anniversary of his pontificate by assuring priests, nuns and other members of Catholic religious orders of his “spiritual closeness” to them in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the U.S. church. The Saturday morning (April 19) […]
De papis nihil nisi bonum
By Mark Silk — April 19, 2008
Mea culpa, but I can help taking a little pleasure in Tom Tancredo’s violation of that cardinal rule of contemporary American politics, never to say anything bad about the pope, especially when he’s visiting our country. Aggravated by B16’s blatant pro-immigrantism, the congressional scourge of illegal immigration made so bold as to suggest that the […]
Was the pope talking about Darfur?
By Chris Herlinger — April 19, 2008
Pope Benedict did not venture into the minefield of specifics — and more to the point, specific nations-when he spoke Friday at the United Nations about human rights and their violators. None of us can be sure which countries the pope had in mind when he spoke about “the principle of the responsibility to protect” […]
But wasn’t that exactly Obama’s point?
By Mark Silk — April 19, 2008
Today’s WaPo, among the bitter in Cherleroi, PA: In his San Francisco remarks, Obama paraphrased author Thomas Frank, who argues that many low-income white voters have been distracted by such social issues as same-sex marriage into voting Republican and thereby, he argues, against their economic interests. Residents took issue with that, noting that it was […]
Pope warns against `prophetic actions’ by U.S. churches
By Daniel Burke — April 19, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News ServiceNEW YORK _ Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (April 18) strongly urged leaders from U.S. Christian churches to hold fast against “so-called `prophetic actions”’ and to unify under traditional Christian teachings.Though Benedict did not single out any particular action, the remark appeared to be an oblique reference to growing acceptance of […]
Pope warns against `prophetic actions’ by U.S. churches
By Daniel Burke — April 19, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (April 18) strongly urged leaders from U.S. Christian churches to hold fast against “so-called `prophetic actions”’ and to unify under traditional Christian teachings. Though Benedict did not single out any particular action, the remark appeared to be an oblique reference to growing […]
RNS Daily Digest
By RNS Blog Editor — April 19, 2008
c. 2008 Religion News Service House passes debt relief bill WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious leaders praised the House this week for passing the Jubilee Act, which pushes the Treasury Department to seek debt cancellation agreements with 24 countries. The bill, which passed 285-132 Wednesday (April 16), targets countries that need their debts canceled in order to […]
Fort Worth Pastor Takes New Job After Gay Debate
By Adelle M. Banks — April 19, 2008
The Rev. Brett Younger, the embattled pastor of the Fort Worth, Texas, church that debated how to picture gay members in its photo directory, has accepted a new job. Younger, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church, will join the faculty of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta as an associate professor of preaching. While […]
