James the Less

ZENIT News Agency ^ | June 28, 2006 | Benedict XVI

[ELS]

Pope Benedict XVI embraces United States cardinal William Henry Keeler (L) at the end of his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 28, 2006. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)

It's Fast Eddie!

Unites States cardinals William Henry Keeler (L) and Edward Michael Egan attend Pope Benedict XVI's weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 28, 2006. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN)

Pope Benedict XVI gives his blessing during his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 28, 2006. in the photo Unites States cardinals William Henry Keeler (2nd L) and Edward Michael Egan (1st R). (Daniele Colarieti/CPP)

[ELS]

Are the unnamed Cardinals in photo #3, from left to right, Rigali, Mahony and McCarrick?

[ELS]

Weekly audience ping!

Please let me know if you want to be on or off of this list.

[onyx]

James the Great last week. I am saving these.

I can't see the photo well enough to ID McCarrick.

[Carolina]

Loved this part:

Thus he teaches us not to presume to plan our lives in an autonomous and selfish way, but to make room for the inscrutable will of God, who knows the true good for us.

[Carolina]

Are the unnamed Cardinals in photo #3, from left to right, Rigali, Mahony and McCarrick?

The one closest to Papa looks like Mahony. And then to his left looks like McCarrick.

[GSlob]

Tony Hendra had quite a bit on Jameses. According to him, there were James the Greater, James the Lesser, and James the Mediocre.

[onyx]

The author of "Father Joe?"

[GSlob]

That one was from his "Not the Bible". I am ashamed to say that I've never heard of his "Father Joe".

[Maeve]

Oy vey. To see the Holy Father in the midst of American snakes...

[ELS]

Thus he teaches us not to presume to plan our lives in an autonomous and selfish way, but to make room for the inscrutable will of God, who knows the true good for us.

I am trying to do that. It is much easier said than done (at least for me).

[ELS]

Maybe he is following the counsel to keep one's enemies closer?

[onyx]

NO NEED to be ashamed! I was merely trying to place Tony Hedra --- had to tap my recollection. I had not heard of his "Not in the Bible" so we're even..lol.

[STARWISE]

Sad picture and commentary

Papal Nuncio Gives Communion to John Kerry - Likely Unintentional

By John-Henry Westen

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At the installation Mass of the new Archbishop of Washington, Donald W. Wuerl, Thursday, Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the representative of Pope Benedict XVI, was seen giving Holy Communion to pro-abortion Senator and former Presidential candidate John Kerry. The incident was reported by the Catholic News Service (CNS), the official news service of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.

CNS states: "During the Mass, Kerry, who supports keeping abortion legal, received Communion in the hand from Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States and Pope Benedict XVI's representative to the U.S. bishops."

LifeSiteNews.com formally requested a clarification from the office of the Apostolic Nuncio. No reply was sent from Archbishop Sambi's office though LifeSiteNews.com was informed that the nuncio received the request for clarification.

LifeSiteNews.com also spoke with the Communications Assistant of the Archdiocese of Washington about the matter. Mark Adkinson indicated that the incident was likely not intentional by indicating that Archbishop Sambi was administering Holy Communion on the side where the dignitaries were seated.

CNS also reported that Archbishop Wuerl shook hands with Senators Kerry and Ted Kennedy as he processed into the church. "During his entrance procession, the archbishop shook hands with Democratic Sens. Edward Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts, seated side by side in the third row along the center aisle," reported CNS.

However, Adkinson also downplayed the significance of the greetings telling LifeSiteNews.com that the Archbishop shook hands with "hundreds of people" as he processed into the church.

The issue of allowing pro-abortion politicians to receive Holy Communion has loomed large in the Catholic Church in the United States with a committee on the matter having been chaired by former Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick concluding only last week. While it was finally decided that bishops should decide for themselves on the matter, the church's canon law and the man who now serves as Pope Benedict XVI have indicated that such politicians "must" be denied communion."

[onyx]

Sickening.

[ELS]

I'm willing to cut the Nuncio some slack. However, Kerry should know better and refrain from receiving Holy Communion. The final outcome doesn't look good for him.

[Nihil Obstat]

Archbishop Sambi just arrived in the US about 3 months ago, so it's possible he didn't know who John Kerry is. But Kerry knows who and what John Kerry is. Kerry shouldn't have presented himself for Communion.

[STARWISE]

He absolutely knows better ... I believe there is and will be justice and retribution for this sacrilege, but in God's time and terms. JFK knows .. and it's just another gift from the Holy Spirit (discernment), showing us how much of a lowlife and sleazeball he is to keep pushing it .. and to be an opportunistic exhibitionist in a House of God. We know our Lord won't be mocked.

You'll love THIS, O ... wonderful.

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