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Cafeteria Bishops
Submitted by poetman on July 21, 2008 - 12:44am. --- Church LeadershipCafeteria Catholic Bishops Pick and Choose
Some bishops objected to the content of the Pastoral Letter on Marriage
drafted at the USCCB meeting in Florida
not for any doctrinal errors
but because "it relies too heavily on the social sciences
at the expense of a systematic presentation of
Catholic doctrine on marriage and family."
The bishops have no qualms about rejecting secular science,
The Apple Tree: Sexual Body Theology
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 10:13am CST.| El Rio Debajo El Rio: The river beneath the river, by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés | |
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Old men carrying wicker baskets lined with purple velvet came rushing toward me as I entered the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Donations for completing the cathedral. I had three dollars, three subway tokens and a button. The old basket-holder returned the button. "Your change Ma'am," he smiled.
Earth's Ecozoic Crisis
Submitted by Sylvester L. Steffen on July 21, 2008 - 10:35pm. --- Ecological SustainabilityNot just faith-life, but the very “ecozoic†(ecological/zoological) basis of life on Earth is at risk of further radical collapses with the massive die-off of life, including human. The present political climate indicates a public awareness of wrong political direction and the need for change. Humankind in fact faces a global survival conundrum that demands much change in thinking and living.
