Tag Archives: Benedict XVI

Luke 6: 42

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Guardian (2008): The Roman Catholic Church is calling for the effective closure of secretive tax havens as a ‘necessary first step’ to restore the global economy to health. In a policy paper from the Holy See, Pope Benedict pins … Continue reading →

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Benedict Resigns

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Brendan O’Neill (atheist, former altar boy) looks at the pope’s resignation and is none too impressed: Benedict is aware of the crisis of vocation in the modern world, the way in which he what he called the ‘relativist cultural context… … Continue reading →

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Fascist Loot!

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

Just a week or so after the latest Papal attack on the iniquities of greed, international finance and all the rest of it, the Guardian obliges with an entertaining piece of history: Behind a disguised offshore company structure, the church’s … Continue reading →

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Same Old, Same Old

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Andrew Stuttaford

It’s no great secret that the Vatican has never been particularly fond of the idea of free markets, but here is yet more nonsense from Benedict XVI to remind us of just that. The BBC reports on the Pope’s New … Continue reading →

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No Longer?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Wall Street Journal reports on the Pope’s visit to Cuba here. Three details. First this: One incident at the start of the papal visit left little doubt as to the state of political freedom in Cuba. Before an outdoor … Continue reading →

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Preparations for a Visit (Ctd)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner Via MSNBC: HAVANA — Cuba released 70 members of the dissident Ladies in White group detained during the weekend but warned them not to attend activities related to next week’s visit of Pope Benedict, the group’s … Continue reading →

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Preparing for a Visit (2)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner. Via the Miami Herald, more on the Pope’s upcoming visit to Cuba: Nearly 750 Cuban activists have signed a letter to Pope Benedict XVI warning that his planned visit to Cuba will “send a message to … Continue reading →

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Preparations for a Visit

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner Via Fox: Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then rounded up more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana just days before a visit by Pope … Continue reading →

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The Pope Presumes (But Means Well, I Think)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

These comments by the Pope seem to be intended as a friendly gesture towards agnostics, and so that’s how they should be taken. Nevertheless, he presumes a little too much: In addition to the two phenomena of religion and anti-religion, … Continue reading →

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Social Justice?

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: Well, here’s food for thought (and, I suspect, just a spot of controversy) from the Hoover Institution’s Richard Epstein: The terrible economic news from both Europe and the United States has led to much soul-searching on … Continue reading →

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