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Abortion is a True Ecological Disaster

Spain

Bishop Demetrio Fernandez of Tarazona, Spain, has described the acceptance of abortion as "a true ecological disaster". The bishop noted that the death of 50 million children in the womb has left Europe "prematurely aging and dying of sadness and despair." In a pastoral letter marking the March for Life in Spain last week, Bishop Fernandez said that the result of abortion is a "continent of death."

Εxorcising the So-Called Spirit of Vatican II

USA

Catholics must learn to "exorcise" the so-called "spirit of Vatican II" to end the secularization that has "wreaked havoc" on the Church since the Council, Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless of Sioux City, Iowa, has declared in a pastoral letter issued Thursday. Nickless wrote that he has "no other desire" than to see the reforms of Vatican II implemented properly. However, the bishop said, "It is crucial that we all grasp that the hermeneutic or interpretation of discontinuity or rupture, which many think is the settled and even official position, is not the true meaning of the Council."

The Pope Will Be Invited

Spain

Bishop Jesus Garcia Burillo of Avila, Spain, has announced last week that he will be sending an invitation to Pope Benedict XVI to visit his diocese in 2015 to mark the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Theresa. The bishop added that he will also ask the Holy See to “declare a Jubilee Year” to celebrate the occasion. Although he acknowledged that it may be difficult for the Pope to grant his request, Bishop Burillo said he would nonetheless extend a formal invitation to the Holy Father.

Pope Remembers Persecuted Missionaries

Vatican

Yesterday, on World Mission Sunday, a large crowd gathered in St. Peter’s square for the Angelus with the Holy Father. The Pope recalled that the Church is missionary and has to proclaim the Gospel to all peoples. All Christians are called to cooperate in this project, according to the different states of life and charisms. Benedict XVI also recalled persecuted missionaries, especially Don Ruggero Ruvoletto, killed in Brazil on September 19th, and Fr. Michael Sinnot, kidnapped last week in the Philippines.