Tuesday June 29, 2010
Belgian Church Raids Compared to Babylonian Chastisement

By Hilary White
BRUSSELS, June 28, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A police raid, the detaining of bishops and the confiscation of files on priestly sexual abuse can be seen as a form of chastisement for decades of open dissent from Catholic teaching by Church authorities in Belgium, a prominent pro-life leader has said.
Brussels police raided the offices of the Brussels Archdiocese on Thursday, searched the cathedral and … [More]

June 28, 2010. The pope has sent a message of solidarity to Belgian bishops about police raids of church offices last week, which he calls “surprising and deplorable.”

Police detained bishops for nine hours as they searched two Church offices and the home of former archbishop Godfried Danneels. Police inserted a microcamera into the tombs of two cardinals and confiscated Church computers and documents.

The pope's message asks for Belgian officials to continue their investigation to clarify … [More]