Cross Wires: Thursday breaking news
The latest Catholic and ecumenical headlines from Scotland and around the world.
London’s faith communities condemn attack in Woolwich (above).
“To say that you can kill in the name of God is blasphemy,” says Pope Francis.
Nuns cleared of assaulting Renfrewshire girls in their care.
Syria: Christians mark one month since bishops’ kidnapping.
Day of prayer for Catholics in China.
Catholic Church says UK legal aid cuts will put human trafficking victims at risk.
Parish priest Fr Francis Doyle, parish priest of Our Lady of the Rosary in Buckley, paid tribute murdered vet Catherine Gowing.
Medics in UK do not want assisted dying legalised.
Health care includes spiritual needs, archbishop tells World Assembly.
American named deputy head of global Catholic knights group, founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in October 1979.
AND FINALLY
Benedictine nuns’ album debuts at No. 1 in US.
Singing sensation Susan Boyle on a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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Interestingly enough, the vicious slaughter of this soldier occurred on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of the Greek peace activist, Gregory Lambrakis in 1983 (remember the movie “Z”). One of my claims to fame is meeting all the assassins, the magistrate, and even locating the truck used in the assassination. On a more serious note, if the current trend towards violence continues, it is going to be increasingly difficult to integrate Muslims into the community, both here in America, and in Europe, not to mention, Islamic countries themselves. In my less sanguine moments, I have to wonder whether the violent trends in Islam can be stopped, and further isolation avoided. Sometimes, I even have to ask myself, “Are there any moderate Muslims out there.?”