At his Angelus Address on 1 January the Holy Father announced that, 25 years after the inter-religious meeting as Assisi, he will visit Assisi in October 2011 for a meeting with “Christian brothers of the different confessions, leaders of the world’s religious traditions, and, ideally, all men of good will”.
Oh joy!
The first meeting was such a success!
Card. Ratzinger absented himself from the 1986 confab at Assisi.
I’ll keep the combox closed on this.
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
on 4 October – St. Francis of Assisi – A saint for times of weak doctrine and weak heirarchy: “What were the Church’s sins at the time, and which heresy specifically was dominating Europe?”
on 4 October – St. Francis of Assisi – A saint for times of weak doctrine and weak heirarchy: “Toward the end of St. Francis’s “Hymn to the Sun” is the line “Woe to those who die in mortal…”
on Rome 24/10 – Day 2: Lights (video): “@monstrance: Or selling off Casa Santa Marta to a hotel chain? ;)” on Rome 24/10 – Day 4: BLACK VESTMENT PROJECT!: “Those vestments are beautiful! In charity, let’s pray for Mr. Horan. He is obviously a troubled man in need of…”
on Rome 24/10 – Day 4: BLACK VESTMENT PROJECT!: “The Global Chess League is on in London. Six teams (of mixed nations and levels) are at each other. Yesterday,…”
on ROME 24/10– Day 0: He shall make all things new – and a POLL: “Have I ever met a bagel I didn’t like (at least to some degree)? But I’ve gotten lazy about baking…”
on ROME 24/10– Day 0: He shall make all things new – and a POLL: “I voted for large and light. But that’s not quite right. That doesn’t really mean that that’s what they “should”…”
on 3 October: St. Therese – thank you: “She’s been looking after me for a long time. It was heartening to be reminded of her feast day today,…”
on 3 October: St. Therese – thank you: “Dear Fr. Z, Blessed Feast of St. Therese! Beautiful roses! And, riffing on a bit of popular nonsense verse, “Moses,…”
on Rome 24/10 – Day 3: Deaconettes… again? “No!” says DDF: “The suggested cost of Mass stipends recently increased in my diocese from $10 to $20. “Bidenomics” even in the Church!…”
on Rome 24/10 – Day 3: Deaconettes… again? “No!” says DDF: ““Missarum Diarium et Onera” with me… An extra weight in the bag” Hehehe.”
on Rome 24/10 – Day 3: Deaconettes… again? “No!” says DDF: “Glad to see this. However, perhaps I am (mercifully) unacquainted with the complexities and nuance of Vatican-speak, but the phrase…”
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