Monthly Archives: June 2011

Does the Maharashtra Minority Minister know his law? and ‘Govt has no grounds to target minority schools’

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

If the Maharashtra Minority Minister knew the correct interpretation of law he would not have issued such type of statements.It is a pity that a Minority Minister chose to target minority institutions of Christians whose interest he should protect and … Continue reading →

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Gay Catholic Priest Breaks Silence Over Church Abuse of Power

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Richard Wagner, Ph.D., is the only Catholic priest in the world with a doctorate in human sexuality. He is a gay man and the author of the seminal work — Gay Catholic Priests; A Study of Cognitive and Affective Dissonance. … Continue reading →

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Austrians do not trust Church: Poll

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Austrians do not trust Church: Poll The majority of people in Austria do not trust the Roman Catholic Church due to the abuse scandals involving pedophile priests, a recent opinion poll has shown. According to a poll conducted by Austrian … Continue reading →

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Catholic Church denies funeral mass to San Diego gay businessman

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Catholic Church denies funeral mass to San Diego gay businessman In a decision reminiscent of the Catholic Church’s refusal to hold a funeral mass in 2005 for openly gay businessman John McCusker, Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Little … Continue reading →

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Schönborn failed to act, abuse victim claims

Posted on June 30, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Schönborn failed to act, abuse victim claims The highest representative of the Roman Catholic Church in Austria has been accused of keeping quiet about a case of sexual abuse. A lawyer said Monday he will launch legal action against Viennese … Continue reading →

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Minority quota poser to 4 top Mumbai schools and The Christian Quota in Goverment Departments

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Minority quota poser to 4 top Mumbai schools Sanjeev Shivadekar, TNN | Jun 29, 2011, 04.50am IST MUMBAI: Four prominent Mumbai schools—St Mary’s, St Xavier’s, Christ Church and Holy Family—have been accused of violating rules on filling up the minority … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter Sent to Mr.S.P.Mittal of Green Ply who has insulted the Christian Community with his advertisement

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Sir, During the last 15 days I have been viewing a commercial advertisement from your company which is aired on various Electronic media channels. The advertisement concern depicts a undertaker shop making coffins which uses the word “cross”. The word … Continue reading →

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Cuban cardinal pushed to close critical magazine

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

A Vatican expert on Cuba told U.S. diplomats in 2007 that Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega had pushed to shutter a highly regarded Roman Catholic magazine that often criticized the communist system, according to a State Department cable made available by … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI – The ‘green’ Pope

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Benedict XVI has been dubbed “the green Pope” for his increasingly vocal concern about damage to the environment and his plans to make the Vatican a carbon-neutral state. The German-born pontiff has condemned rampant consumerism and bemoaned the abuse of … Continue reading →

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Student moves court against St. Stephen’s College and Mumbai Reservations for Catholics

Posted on June 28, 2011 by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity

Source: IANS | Last Updated 13:57(24/06/11) New Delhi: A student, who secured 89 percent marks in Class 12 but was not allowed to appear in an admission interview in St. Stephen’s College under the Christian quota, approached the Delhi High … Continue reading →

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