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Two sexes ‘sin in different ways’

On February 18, 2009 · 4 Comments · In "where are we going in this handbasket?", culture, Lent, Roman Catholicism

Women are prouder than men, but men are more lustful, according to a Vatican report which states that the two sexes sin differently.

A Catholic survey found that the most common sin for women was pride, while for men, the urge for food was only surpassed by the urge for [...]

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Final Statement from Catholic-Muslim dialogue

On November 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In Islam, Roman Catholicism

(Blue Mosque, Istanbul.  photo: Joe Walker 2007)

From here.  The get together wrapped up November 4-6.  You might remember that things got interesting a few years ago, and then there was a letter sent to the Pope by 38 Muslim scholars/leaders back in 2006 (I blogged about it

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Pope Benedict’s address to the American Bishops

On April 17, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Jesus and this life, Roman Catholicism

For an affluent society, a further obstacle to an encounter with the living God lies in the subtle influence of materialism, which can all too easily focus the attention on the hundredfold, which God promises now in this time, at the expense of the eternal life which he promises in the age to come (cf. [...]

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Muslim clerics address letter to the Pope

On October 14, 2006 · 3 Comments · In Islam, Roman Catholicism

In an unprecedented move, an Open Letter signed by 38 leading Muslim religious scholars and leaders around the world will be sent to Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 15, 2006. The letter, which is the first of its kind in several centuries, was a collaborative effort signed by such prominent figures as the Grand Muftis [...]

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