Weblog: Evangelicals' Opinion of Courts Drops Dramatically
Plus: Billy says New York is probably last crusade, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 4/13/2006 12:00AM
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Spanish archbishop to protest gay marriage | The archbishop of Madrid and other senior Roman Catholics plan to attend a rally protesting a bill to legalize gay marriage, church officials said Thursday — their first display of anti-government activism in more than 20 years (Associated Press)
Romney to back plan to ban gay marriage | Gov. Mitt Romney said Thursday he will support a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Massachusetts, the only state where it is legal (Associated Press)
The gospel on gay marriage | Before dismissing the religious right, progressives may find it helpful to learn more about them -- particularly that group the media lump together as 'the evangelicals' (Letha Dawson Scanzoni, AlterNet)
Polygamy:
Anti-polygamy group wants state to rethink priorities | Help little guys: They say big-name offenders get all the focus, to the detriment of many everyday victims (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Group urges more polygamy prosecutions | Tapestry Against Polygamy, which helps women escape polygamous homes with their children, said last week's felony indictment of Warren Jeffs underscored the gulf that leaves many other polygamy victims without the support of law enforcement (Associated Press)
Abuse:
Catholic bishops revise sex abuse policy | America's Roman Catholic bishops will keep their pledge to protect children from sexually abusive priests as they revise their discipline plan for offenders, a key prelate said at a national church meeting Thursday (Associated Press)
Rewards suggested to uncover abuse by U.S. priests | A group representing victims of the sexual abuse scandal in the U.S. Catholic church said on Wednesday that church leaders should set up a reward fund to flush out priests who have so far escaped detection (Reuters)
Priest-abuse policy likely to stay as is | Catholic bishops meeting over 1-strike rule (Chicago Tribune)
Bishops consider changes | Sexual abuse policies to be discussed (The Courier & Press, Evansville, Ind.)
Catholicism:
Religion Today: Catholicism's quick promotions | with a shortage of priests, young clergymen are being promoted much earlier and dioceses have begun training priests in business practices just as their careers are beginning — or even while they are still in the seminary (Associated Press)
City of God | Tom Monaghan's coming Catholic utopia (The Boston Phoenix)
Pope halts beatification of French priest | Vatican to probe anti-Semitic texts (The Washington Post)
Pope: Search for unity 'irreversible' | He met with Samuel Kobia, the leader of the World Council of Churches (Associated Press)
Parish group asks bishop to intervene | The Council of Parishes sent a letter yesterday to Bishop William Skylstad, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, asking him to step into the conflict over church closures by the Archdiocese of Boston and to ''reaffirm the rights of parishes and parishioners under Canon Law" (The Boston Globe)
Diocese hiding assets, plaintiffs say | Defendant in molestation case says worth accurately reported (The Tennessean, Nashville)
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