Archbishop Zbignev Stankevics calls for prayerIn addition to a host of other intrigues, allegations are swirling today that groups within the Vatican are engineering the Synod to move toward "modernizing" Church teaching on social issues, which prompted Latvian Archbishop Zbignev Stankevics to issue an urgent call for prayer.
A Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that parents can be held liable for what their children post on Facebook, a decision lawyers are calling a new legal precedent.
Thanks to a combination of irresponsible reporting and the vague language contained in the first document released by the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops, the Vatican was forced to issue a statement yesterday reminding the public that this is just a "working document" and reflects no doctrinal changes in Church teaching.
Cardinal Raymond Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, is expressing concern about several aspects of the Synod, including the push for changes in the handling of Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics as well as the way that information about the Synod is being "manipulated".
When Ellen Burkhardt of Minnesota wrote about a positive article for Salon Magazine about what it's like to be a 26 year-old virgin, she never expected the avalanche of support she received on social media.
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