The kissing pope
Yesterday the editorial staff of The Southern Cross was debating whether to give coverage to the Vatican’s reaction to the Benetton “Unhate” ad that depicts Pope Benedict...
November 2011
Use John Paul II to guide us on matters of sex
From Jan Kalinowski, Assagay, KZN Father Ron Rolheiser OMI (God, sex and Leonard Cohen, October 26) gives the impression that Pastor Rob Bell in his book Sex God has...
Sex and money
Pope Benedict has reiterated his call for an end to prostitution and its graphic cousin, pornography, saying the practices denigrate women.
Celebrating 100 years of the ANC
The announcement that the ANC plans to spend R400 million (and more) on its Centenary celebrations, some of it from public funds, was a shock. Yes, historic...
Whom to call ‘Father’
From Dave Hunter, Magaliessig: I am a bit confused regarding Nicholas King’s Sunday Reflections (October 19). Fr King wrote: “Then he reminds us how we are to...
Pakistan: A hell for religious minorities
BY ANTO AKKARA “Pakistan is fast becoming a state that will be habitable only for extremists,” according to the Justice and Peace commission of the Catholic Bishops...
High-handed own goals
The Catholic Church of our time has been very fortunate in having popes who were exemplary leaders. Pope John XXIII used Vatican II to modernise the Church;...
Missal 1: Getting ready for new words at Mass
English-speaking Catholics were surprised three years ago to learn that the English translation of the Roman Missal, in use since 1973, was to be replaced by a...
Missal 2: How we got to English
This week’s article on the new missal looks at the context of the decision to develop and use a new English translation. Older Catholics will remember that...
Missal 3: The tale of two translations
The biggest task facing the International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) in 1969 was the translation of the Order of the Mass. The 1969 Roman...
