Pope tells priests: practice what you preach

Pope tells priests: practice what you preach

 Pope Francis told priests on Sunday to practice what they preach, saying the church's credibility was on the line.

During a Mass to formally take possession of one of the Vatican basilicas in Rome, Francis said ordinary Catholics need to "see in our actions what they hear from our lips."

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SEX ABUSE SCANDAL CARDINAL HEADS TO ROME TO VOTE FOR POPE

SEX ABUSE SCANDAL CARDINAL HEADS TO ROME TO VOTE FOR POPE

Despite previously being forced to step down as Archbishop of Los Angeles for allegedly covering up sex abuse by Catholic priests, Cardinal Roger Mahony is headed to the Vatican to select the next pope. Mahony noted on his Twitter that he will be tweeting from Rome and asked for "prayers" from his followers.

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At Culture Shock we are familiar with what this is all about.

Psychologist WILLIAM R COULSON knows full well what happened back in the 60's and 70's when TMP, too much psychology came to call on the church... first the Catholics then the Protestants.

Coulson admits, "it was the influence of psychology, set aside the Commandments was our advice and get in touch with the feelings. Well that's only good advice if we aren't sinners, but all of us are."

BBC: LA Cardinal Mahony 'stripped of duties' over sex abuse

A retired Los Angeles cardinal accused of mismanaging a child sex abuse crisis has been stripped of all administrative and public duties by his successor.

Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony, 76, has apologised for his "failure", Archbishop Jose Gomez said on Thursday.

The Los Angeles archdiocese, the largest in the US, has released thousands of pages of files on priests accused of child molestation.

Pope seeks interfaith team to fight 'gay' marriage

Pope seeks interfaith team to fight 'gay' marriage

On multiple occasions just this month, Pope Benedict XVI has hinted that it is time for people of various faiths to take a common stand against the spread of same-sex marriage.

In his annual Christmas address to the Vatican bureaucracy earlier today, Benedict explained the traditional family needs to be protected because it is “the authentic setting in which to hand on the blueprint of human existence,” and said of international campaigns to legalize same-sex marriage, “There is no denying the crisis that threatens [the family] to its foundations – especially in the Western world.”

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URGENT WORDS FROM THE POPE!