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September 13, 2019: Vatican: German Synod Plans ‘Not Ecclesiologically Valid’

http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/vatican-german-synod-plans-not-ecclesiologically-valid In a letter sent to German bishops last week, the Vatican has said that plans for a binding Church synod in Germany are “not ecclesiologically valid.”  Plans for a “binding synodal process” were first announced by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the German episcopal conference, earlier this year.  CNA reported last week that draft…

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September 13, 2019: German bishops respond to Vatican intervention, but documents indicate ongoing disagreement

ohttps://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/german-bishops-respond-to-vatican-intervention-but-documents-indicate-ongoing-disagreement-11033 The German bishops’ conference has responded to the Vatican’s intervention in preparations for a binding synodal process to be held in that country beginning in Advent. The conference said Friday that detailed criticisms from the Vatican’s legal department concerned older draft documents, and did not take into account changes made to the German plans….

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July 30, 2019 – Francis deplores prostitution as a ‘disease of humanity’

Ohttps://international.la-croix.com/news/francis-deplores-prostitution-as-a-disease-of-humanity/10620?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_content=30-07-2019&utm_campaign=newsletter_crx_lci&PMID=a38f1b6bedbc0736b1119886df78705f ‘Any form of prostitution is a reduction into slavery, a criminal act, a disgusting vice that confuses love-making with venting one’s instincts.’

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June 26, 2019 – Christian girls continue to be abducted. The latest case involves a 14-year-old in Lahore converted under threat

http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Christian-girls-continue-to-be-abducted.-The-latest-case-involves-a-14-year-old-in-Lahore-converted-under-threat-47615.html Benish Imran was kidnapped by a man who then forced her to embrace Islam. In court, she said she was 19 and had married of her own free will. The association that follows the case complains of dozens of similar episodes.