#catholicism — Public Fediverse posts
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"[A] #Jewish #scholar of #Christian #Scriptures. Levine has worked to improve how #Christians and her fellow #Jews understand each other. She's spoken at many #churches and taught students about the ancient Jewish context of Jesus' life and teachings. She's #authored numerous #books, some in tandem with Christian #scholars; she and a co- #author even presented one #book personally to #Pope Francis.
But after the #Catholic Biblical Association of #America announced earlier this month that Levine was elected its first-ever Jewish president, an #antisemitic backlash began.
Denunciations appeared [...] Critics called her “anti-Christian,” claimed she's trying to hijack #Catholicism, denounced Jews for not accepting Jesus, and tacked on anti- #Zionist comments.
While some questioned why the association would appoint anyone who wasn't a Catholic, much of the criticism was infused with anti-Jewish statements. They come at a time of rising #antisemitism in the country.
https://www.seattlepi.com/news/a-jewish-scholar-chosen-to-lead-the-catholic-a22407989
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Infallible style: Pope Leo appears in Vanity Fair’s ranks of most fashionable
By Chloe Mac DonnellPontiff, who has caught the eye in trainers and a baseball cap, praised for taking dress to ‘heavenly heights’
https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026/aug/28/pope-leo-vanity-fair-most-fashionable-list
#Fashion #PopeLeoXIV #Lifeandstyle #Thepapacy #Worldnews #Religion #Catholicism #Christianity #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell
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‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock
By Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New OrleansSurvivors begin receiving letters with payment amounts months after $305m settlement agreement was struck
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/new-orleans-catholic-church-sex-abuse-settlement
#NewOrleansclergyabuse #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Catholicism #USnews #TheGuardian #RamonAntonioVargas #DavidHammerofWWLLouisianainNewOrleans
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‘This whole thing’s a farce’: New Orleans Catholic church sex abuse settlement brings anger and shock https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/new-orleans-catholic-church-sex-abuse-settlement #NewOrleansClergyAbuse #NewOrleans #Louisiana #Catholicism #UsNews
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Snakes in The Garden of Innocence
=======================After days of hiking, the missionaries came across a tribe living in isolation from civilization. The tribals were surprised to see outsiders, but were very welcoming and hospitable, showing the missionaries around the village, like children, excited to have guests, and eager to show them around their little world. They usually walked around nude, wearing nothing but flowers and smiles. They laughed a lot, the loud laughter of carefree people. In a few days, the missionaries had learned some of their mellifluous language. They told the tribals to receive the Word of God, and become Christians, which greatly confused the tribe. The missionaries pushed on, telling them that they had to be saved, which caused the tribe to guffaw, and roar with laughter. A silver haired matriarch spoke up and said they were fine, and didn't understand what they needed to be saved from. Frustrated, a missionary put a movie on his laptop to keep the tribe busy, while the missionaries held a meeting to discuss how to convert these heathen. While they were in the meeting, the tribe gathered around the laptop, and watched "The Passion of The Christ", transfixed. After watching the movie, the whole tribe made a beeline to be saved, with aghast expressions.
#Christianity #Christ #Jesus #Catholic #Catholicism #Church #Bible #Missionary #Colonialism #Religion #Missionaries
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US Catholic churches see a record number of conversions: ‘It’s a real shift’
By Lynda Lin Grigsby in Los Angeles and Santa BarbaraAfter decades of declining religious affiliation, churches in southern California have seen an increase among gen Z
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/aug/25/young-americans-catholic-church-revival
#Catholicism #California #USuniversities #Christianity #Religion #WestCoast #TheGuardian #LyndaLinGrigsbyinLosAngeles #SantaBarbara
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Europe’s tallest Virgin Mary statue unveiled in small Polish village
By Associated PressHundreds watched the 56-metre monument’s consecration, including anti-communist leader Lech Wałęsa
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/tallest-statue-virgin-mary-poland-europe
#Catholicism #Christianity #Poland #Europe #Religion #TheGuardian #AssociatedPress
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Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead
By Jakub Krupa and agenciesAnother 10 people in serious condition after bus veers off motorway and overturns
#Hungary #Europe #Poland #Catholicism #BosniaandHerzegovina #Worldnews #Religion #Christianity #TheGuardian #JakubKrupa #agencies
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Bus carrying Polish pilgrims crashes in Hungary, leaving 12 dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/polish-tourist-bus-crash-northern-hungary-catholic-pilgrims #Hungary #Europe #Poland #Catholicism #BosniaAndHerzegovina #WorldNews #Religion #Christianity
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Can a giant Madonna help slow secularisation in Poland?
Europe’s largest statue of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated on Saturday in the Polish village of Konotopie.
What will the monument mean for the village it towers over and for the Catholic faith in Poland in general?
#Poland #Religion #Secularization #Catholicism #CatholicChurch
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Nepo babies and exclusive clubs: the ties binding young Liberals with the conservative Catholic ecosystem
By Anne DaviesIcac hearings delve into links between Catholic Schools NSW and the Reformers, a shadowy group of rightwing Liberal operatives
#NewSouthWalespolitics #Liberalparty #IndependentCommissionAgainstCorruption #Catholicism #Sydney #NewSouthWales #Australianews #TheGuardian #AnneDavies
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Politico: House lawmakers visit Vatican to discuss AI — and meet the pope. “A bipartisan House delegation met with top Vatican officials on Wednesday to discuss artificial intelligence during a visit that briefly included Pope Leo XIV, according to two people with knowledge of the trip granted anonymity to disclose details of the private meetings.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/08/14/politico-house-lawmakers-visit-vatican-to-discuss-ai-and-meet-the-pope/ -
Former Catholic bishop accused of hosting alcohol-fuelled parties to sexually abuse Aboriginal men found guilty https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/former-catholic-bishop-accused-of-hosting-alcohol-fuelled-parties-to-sexually-abuse-aboriginal-men-found-guilty-ntwnfb #WesternAustralia #Catholicism #AustraliaNews #IndigenousAustralians
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"We moved him! We buried him! Our #DNA's probably all fucking over him!"
"But it's been so long. It's been twenty years!"
"Yeah, well, DNA doesn't wash off. It's like #catholicism."
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"I was right all along, and you two, you doubted me. You're like that lad. That fella from the Bible."
"What fella from the #Bible?"
"You know whenever they all go to the garden, they hear the cock crowing, and one lad's all like, 'Here, I think Jesus is talking bollocks about being crucified', so #Jesus has to show him all his holes. Peter. Yous are doubting Peters."
"God, there's lapsed #catholicism and then there's you." 🙈
(How to get to heaven from Belfast)
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"Explore the medieval world of saints, relics and pilgrimage, and discover why people were willing to lie, spy and steal to get their hands on a piece of holiness. Uncover how someone officially became a Saint, what being a saint was really like, and the murky business of acquiring relics.
Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Simon Yarrow and comedian Rachel Paris for this episode."
I took a medieval history course in undergrad taught by a prof who really knew how to hold the attn of the hundreds of students doing their Western Civ requirement. He told great stories about fights over relics and how relics were stolen...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91jUOKxKWy8 #Catholicism #MiddleAges #Relics
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Catholic or not, many of us share Andy Burnham’s beliefs | Letters
By Guardian StaffReaders respond to an article by Julian Coman on Andy Burnham’s faith and the influence of Catholic social teaching on his work
#AndyBurnham #Catholicism #Manchester #Socialism #Activism #UKnews #Politics #Immigrationandasylum #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
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Ebony Flames
The Blackening burns
#CarlJung #catholicism #Gnosticism #love #Nature #poetry #theBlackening #verse
But it’s all okay.
I wanted this path.
I chose it, you’d say.
And I can’t really get out of the way.
So I have to burn me,
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@RealJournalism/117034354253117935
this is truly surprising news. a pivot indeed.
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Like Burnham, I was an altar boy. His Catholic upbringing is shaping the way he governs |Julian Coman
By Julian ComanWith a prime minister raised in a tradition that emphasises our mutual dependency, we may finally have a leader who can address the anomie gripping our country
#AndyBurnham #Catholicism #Christianity #Politics #Religion #UKnews #Labour #Inequality #TheGuardian #JulianComan
