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Church criticised for not fully reversing same-sex marriage ban

Equality campaigners and MPs have complained after the Church of England voted to bless gay civil marriages for the first time.

The Independent UK

Bishops welcome Church’s decision on same sex marriage blessings

The Bishop of Oxford, the most senior Anglican bishop to publicly support gay marriage, said the change represented ‘significant steps forward’.

The Independent UK

Church of England bishops refuse to allow same-sex marriages

The Church of England will refuse to allow same-sex couples to get married in its churches under proposals set out on Wednesday in which the centuries-old institution said it would stick to its teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Reuters

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Church of England bishops refuse to back gay marriage

Bishops resist change that would allow clergy to marry same-sex couples but propose civil marriages can be blessed in church

The Guardian - UK

Church of England ‘to refuse to back change to allow same-sex marriages’

The bishops met on Tuesday to finalise recommendations after five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality.

The Independent UK

Church of England to ‘refuse to back same-sex marriages’

After five years of consultation and debate on the Church’s position on sexuality, bishops have reportedly decided against change

Evening Standard

Vatican to investigate unsolved mystery of teenager who went missing four decades ago

Emanuela Orlandi, 15, was last seen going to a music lesson in central Rome before she disappeared in what has become one of Italy's most high-profile mysteries of all time

Daily Mirror

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Call for tighter gun laws after funeral shooting leaves girl, seven, critical

Mourners at a memorial service for a young woman and her mother came under gunfire outside St Aloysius Church in Phoenix Road in central London.

The Independent UK

Scottish churches look for a miracle in race to save buildings and treasures within

COMMUNITIES across Scotland are praying they can save their historic churches and the treasures within them.

The National (Scotland)

Cardinal George Pell will be remembered as a reformer with 'a big heart' by some but reviled by many others

While many with the Catholic Church remember him as compassionate, he's reviled by many others inside and outside religious spheres.

ABC News

Vatican farewell for Cardinal George Pell

The most senior Australian member of the Catholic clergy will be farewelled in a mass at the same Vatican church where former pope Benedict's funeral was held.

AAP

George Pell’s political legacy: why the Catholic warrior ultimately lost on marriage equality, climate and abortion

Unquestionable power within the church and an ability to bend the ear of conservative politicians could not stave off progress on issues the cardinal saw as threats

The Guardian - AU

Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis' papacy 'catastrophe' - journalist

The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a "catastrophe" where political correctness held sway while global wrongs were ignored, says the journalist who published it.

Reuters

Cardinal George Pell divides opinion in death as in life

Conservative politicians remember Pell as a ‘saint’ and a ‘martyr’, while others prefer to acknowledge victims of child sexual abuse in the Catholic church

The Guardian - AU

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Reaction to the death of Australian Cardinal George Pell

Following are reactions to the death of Australian Cardinal George Pell, a leading Roman Catholic conservative and former top Vatican official who in 2020 was acquitted of child sexual abuse allegations.

ABC News

Cardinal George Pell is dead — what his legacy is depends on who you talk to

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the death of George Pell has come as a shock for many, but a clergy abuse survivor who started a petition to have Cardinal Pell defrocked in 2020 says the news will spark mixed emotions.

Edinburgh Live

Historic Edinburgh church could close to worshippers as parishioner numbers dwindle

The Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian are proposing to close a historical church in Leith next year as numbers of members fall and financial resources dwindle

The Independent UK

Church slave trade links report prompts £100m funding to ‘address past wrongs’

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said: ‘I am deeply sorry for these links. It is now time to take action to address our shameful past.’

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The Independent UK

Cyprus' new archbishop enthroned, no Russian clerics attend

The head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church Archbishop Georgios formally has assumed his new duties following an enthronement ceremony

Reuters

Slovenian Jesuits ask for forgiveness in major abuse case

Slovenia's Jesuits say they believe sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of their order are true and have asked for forgiveness.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: A heavenly debate — JFK and Benedict XVI

As Catholic scholars and prelates pay homage to the legacy of Benedict XVI after Thursday’s funeral outside St. Peter’s Basilica, we can fortunately reflect upon pope emeritus’s proudly conservative influence from a unique perspective. It is fictitious, yet verifiably authentic.

The Independent UK

Pope Francis leads funeral of Benedict XVI as tens of thousands gather at Vatican

At his request, Benedict’s coffin is buried in the underground Vatican grottoes

Reuters

Guide to the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict

Pope Francis will preside at a funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square on Thursday for his predecessor former Pope Benedict, who died on Saturday at the age of 95.

The Conversation

Northern Ireland reconciliation bill highlights complicated role of Catholic Church during the Troubles

It has now been more than two decades since the signing of the Good Friday agreement in 1998, formally ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland. But the most recent attempt by the British government to “deal with the past” – the legacy and reconciliation bill – is itself provoking conflict.

Reuters

Benedict funeral to be similar to that of reigning popes

(This Jan. 3 story has been refiled to correct grammar in paragraph 11)

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