Catholic+Church

Samantha Trapp


 * "Pope Warns That Gay Marriage Leads To Confusion Of Society's Values ." //On Top//. On Top Magazine, 13 Sep 2010. Web. 13 Sep 2010.** [|**http://ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=6388&MediaType=1&Category=24**]**.**
 * --**In this article, the Pope reiterates the idea that gay marriage is wrong and should not be accepted as many countries have been legalizing it.

--In this article, the reasons behind the Catholic Church condemning abortion are stated.
 * Saunders, Fr. William. "The Catholic Church and Abortion." //Catholic News Agency//. Catholic News Agency, n.d. Web. 13 Sep 2010.** [|**http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource.php?n=398**]**.**

**Hari, Johann. "How can decent Catholics back the Pope - a man who hid child abuse and calls gays evil?." //Daily Mail.// The Independent, 13 Sep 2010. Web. 13 Sep 2010. []. ** --This article gives more insight to the fact that the Pope hid lots of information from the Catholic Church. It is toned against the Pope.

--This short article proposes statistics on how the British Roman Catholics disagree with their Church's position on a range of issues.
 * "Catholics 'at odds with Church'." //Press Association.// The Press Association, 12 Sep 2010. Web. 12 Sep 2010. [].**

**"Christian religious leaders condemn bid to burn Quran." Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., 11 Sep 2010. Web. 13 Sep 2010. [].** --In this article, the Quran burnings by Pastor Terry are discussed. Christian organizaions opposed the plan, and it is referred to as a form of terrorism.

--In this article, Greg Erlandson, author of a book on the clergy sex abuse crisis, talks about the secular media raising questions about Pope Benedict XVI's handling of cases in their coverage. He ponders the Pope's credibility.
 * Asher, Julie. "Book Examines Stories Behind secular news Reporting on Abuse Crisis." //Catholic News Service.// CNS, 2010. Web. 9 Sep 2010. .**

--In this article, a set of laws are introduced about priests abusing not only children, but the handicapped. Pope Benedict XVI discusses his plans to meet with the people who were abused by priests on earlier trips.
 * "Pope Likely to Meet Abuse Victims, Archbishop Indicates." //CNN.// CNN, 5 Sep 2010. Web. 9 Sep 2010.**
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--In this debate forum, the discussion on whether or not the Church's policy of natural contraception is acceptable to the Bible. The topic of unnatural contraception,such as the morning after pill and condoms is proposed as well.
 * "Is the Roman Catholic Church's contraception policy justifiable? ." //Debatepedia.// Debatepedia, 29 Aug 2010. Web. 12 Sep 2010. []**

**Champlin, Joseph M. "Cohabitation Before Marriage." American Catholic Update. American Catholic, Jun 2003. Web. 13 Sep 2010. [].** --In this article, a priest explains why the Church teaches against cohabitation before marriage, including that it ruins a couple's chances for a happy marriage.

--This debate forum opens up the topic of the death penalty and how the Church disagrees, saying that the need for the death penatly is nearly nonexistent.
 * "The Catholic Church has long opposed the death penalty." //Debatepedia//. Debatepedia, 22 Apr 2010. Web. 13 Sep 2010. <http://debatepedia.idebate.org/en/index.php/Argument:_The_Catholic_Church_has_long_opposed_the_death_penalty**