Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Irenaeus. Pope Criticized Police Raid Against Belgian Bishops Vatican Pope Benedict has criticized what he called the "surprising and deplorable" way that Belgian …More
Gloria TV News on the Feast of St. Irenaeus.
Pope Criticized Police Raid Against Belgian Bishops
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Pope Benedict has criticized what he called the "surprising and deplorable" way that Belgian police raided church offices last week allegedly as part of a child sex abuse probe. Yesterday, the pope sent a message of support to the head of the Belgian bishops' conference. He expressed solidarity with the bishops in what he called "this sad moment." The June 24 raids included the home and offices of retired Cardinal Danneels, as well as breaking open the gravesite of at least three dead Cardinals with pneumatic hammers. Church officials say authorities detained Belgium's nine current bishops for nine hours, seizing their cell phones as the raids unfolded. The bishops were allowed neither food nor water during the entirety of the search.
Will Swiss Bishop Succeed Cardinal Kasper?
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At a press conference last Friday, Cardinal Walter Kasper, the veteran president of the Pontifical …More
Pope Criticized Police Raid Against Belgian Bishops
Vatican
Pope Benedict has criticized what he called the "surprising and deplorable" way that Belgian police raided church offices last week allegedly as part of a child sex abuse probe. Yesterday, the pope sent a message of support to the head of the Belgian bishops' conference. He expressed solidarity with the bishops in what he called "this sad moment." The June 24 raids included the home and offices of retired Cardinal Danneels, as well as breaking open the gravesite of at least three dead Cardinals with pneumatic hammers. Church officials say authorities detained Belgium's nine current bishops for nine hours, seizing their cell phones as the raids unfolded. The bishops were allowed neither food nor water during the entirety of the search.
Will Swiss Bishop Succeed Cardinal Kasper?
Vatican
At a press conference last Friday, Cardinal Walter Kasper, the veteran president of the Pontifical …More
