Synod Message Released
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, October 24, 2008 10:52 AM
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The Synod Fathers have given their first of two final assessments of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God.
Church leaders attending the three-week meeting in Rome have voted to approve their Message of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God.
Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi served as the president of the commission that was charged with preparing the official message.
At a press conference... READ MORE
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Sensible Approach to Scripture
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:02 AM
Benedict and Bartholomew at the Sistine Chapel. (CNS)
Lots of media attention was generated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople’s Oct. 18 address to the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God.
Virtually all the attention was directed at the mere fact of the Orthodox leader’s presence, however, and almost none toward the theme of his talk.
Which is truly a shame, because Patriarch Bartholomew’s presentation was a fascinating... READ MORE
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Cardinal Pell Interview
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:48 PM
Cardinal George Pell and Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS/Reuters)
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, took a break this week from his busy schedule in Rome to talk to the Register.
Cardinal Pell, who is serving as one of three delegate presidents at the current Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, talked about a range of issues connected to the synod.
He also touched on the recent World Youth Day in his hometown and on the global financial... READ MORE
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Update: Benedict’s Synod Talk
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, October 20, 2008 8:41 PM
(CNS)
For those who would like to review Pope Benedict XVI’s unscheduled presentation last week to the World Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, the complete text is now available here at Sandro Magister’s useful Chiesa website.
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Synod Tour de Force
Posted by Tom McFeely
Monday, October 20, 2008 6:10 AM
Synod participants pray Oct. 18 in the Sistine Chapel. (CNS)
Cardinal Marc Ouellet of Quebec City is earning kudos for the skills he’s displaying as relator-general of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God.
Part of the work of the relator-general is, at the synod’s mid-point, to coalesce the scores of presentations made by the assembled bishops and invited guests in order to help orient the second half of the synod to its task of making specific... READ MORE
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Benedict’s Intervention
Posted by Tom McFeely
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 6:43 AM
(CNS)
The big news at the Synod of Bishops is yesterday’s unscheduled contribution from Pope Benedict XVI.
The Pope addressed the need to balance historical analysis of Bible texts with the tradition of the Church in order to understand Scripture properly.
Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, who is serving as the synod’s English-language press attaché, discusses the Holy Father’s remarks here.
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Scriptural ABCs
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:59 AM
Armenian Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX.
Pope Benedict XVI has repeatedly reminded secularized Europe’s leaders that the Christian faith has formed their societies.
Speaking Saturday at the World Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, Patriarch Nerses Bedros XIX of the Armenian Catholic Church spelled out what reading the Bible did for Armenia, which is regarded historically as the first nation to embrace Christianity.
“According to... READ MORE
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