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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa s Catholics

Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa s Catholics
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Blessing of Same-Sex Couples Rankles Africa s Catholics

It is out of step with the continent’s values, many bishops say, and threatens to derail expansion in the church’s fastest growing region in the world.

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Blessing of same-sex couples rankles Africa s Catholics

African Catholic leaders are concerned that in a place where the church is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, and where many forms of Christianity are competing for worshippers, the declaration on same-sex blessings could slow the church’s expansion on the continent.

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Bishop Sipuka: Christmas, A much-needed season of hope for peace – SACBC

Bishop Sipuka: Christmas, A much-needed season of hope for peace – SACBC
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Remembering the legacy of Tullamore s Fr Hyacinth Ennis

Remembering the legacy of Tullamore s Fr Hyacinth Ennis
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