American Views Abroad

 
In a commentary in the LATimes, Charles E Curran, whose license to teach theology was revoked by the leaders of the Catholic Church in 1986, writes A Catholic Call for Dissent at
www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-curran21apr21,0,3555423.story.

In today's Boston Globe there is an article on the reaction of the people in the new Pope's town in Germany. It reveals how a Mass to celebrate his election is thinly attended and how no one under the age of 40 is there. The article interviews a priest who studied, was ordained and celebrated his 50th anniversary with the Ratzinger brothers. The difference was that this parish priest refused to become a member of the Hitler youth mainly because his father was imprisoned by the Nazis. Yet they never talked about this. A not uncommon story at all for those times here.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/04/21/questions_over_wartime_past_churchs_future/
- posted by Gloria @ 5:44 PM