Nice photo of the Holy Father!
The outburst came when he met the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela, and a group of Spanish bishops who were visiting the Vatican following a row over the use of condoms in tackling the Aids epidemic.
Actually, the bishops were in Rome on an ad limina visit. The pope used their visit to make a statement. The MSM love to spin these stories!
Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II (R), greeted by Madrid archbishop Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, called on Spanish Catholics to defend the Christian way of life, which he said was under attack in Spain in a climate of increasing secularism and moral laxity.
Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II poses with some cardinals and bishops of the Spanish Conference of Catholic Bishops, during their visit 'Ad Limina Apostolorum,' in Clementine Hall at the Vatican.
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Nice photo of the Holy Father!Thank you :-) I found it at the Vatican website. You can see it and other information here:
The Holy See - The Holy Father - John Paul II
The outburst came when he met the archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Rouco Varela, and a group of Spanish bishops who were visiting the Vatican following a row over the use of condoms in tackling the Aids epidemic.Actually, the bishops were in Rome on an ad limina visit. The pope used their visit to make a statement. The MSM love to spin these stories!
I agree, the MSM is lousy in any coverage pertaining to religion or religious issues. Thank you very much for your correction and clarification.
Thank you also for the great pictures and for pinging others who might like to read the story :-)
<> "Moral laxity" from predatory priests--and cover-ups by bishops and cardinals--seems a greater threat than secularism. When the Church discredits itself, it dies from within.