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Dublin Archbishop Washes Feet of Sex Abuse Victims
By David Gibson - Politics DailyArchbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has been seen as a rare champion of reform and repentance in the Catholic hierarchy as the clergy sex abuse crisis has pushed the Irish church to the abyss, and he reinforced that reputation on Sunday by washing the feet of eight abuse victims during a service in the cathedral in the Irish capital. Martin was joined by Cardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston, who has been spending time in Dublin as part of a Vatican team sent to assess the state of Catholicism in Ireland, which O'Malley reportedly planned to tell Pope Benedict XVI was "on the edge of ...
Boston Cardinal Affirms Catholic Welcome to Child of Lesbians
By David Gibson - Politics DailyCardinal Sean O'Malley of Boston says the children of same-sex couples should be welcomed at any church schools in the archdiocese, a position different from that of at least one other prominent bishop in the American hierarchy. "We have never had categories of people who were excluded," O'Malley wrote in a blog post. "While there are legitimate reasons that might lead to a decision not to admit a child" -- he cited behavioral issues and similar problems -- "I believe all would agree that the good of the child must always be our primary concern." O'Malley was in Portugal last week with Pope ...
Boston Cardinal Answers Critics of Kennedy Funeral
By David Gibson - Politics DailyBoston Cardinal Sean O'Malley quietly absorbed a lot of criticism from the right for presiding at last Saturday's funeral for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy because of Kennedy's longstanding support for abortion rights. Throughout the service it was unclear what O'Malley was thinking or how he was feeling about the episode, though some conservative critics tried to read into his solemn visage a distaste for the task at hand. But in an unusually direct response to those views and his critics, O'Malley wrote in a blog post Wednesday night that he disagreed "in the strongest terms" with those who ...
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