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FREIBURG, Germany April 21, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - According to the chairman of the Catholic bishops' conference of Germany, the death of Jesus Christ was not a redemptive act of God to liberate human beings from the bondage of sin and open the gates of heaven. The Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch, known for his liberal views, publicly denied the fundamental Christian dogma of the sacrificial nature of Christ's death in a recent interview with a German television station. Zollitsch said that Christ "did not die for the sins of the people as if God had provided a sacrificial offering, like...

Action to remove priest angers parishioners By Lawn Griffiths East Valley TribuneBishop Thomas Olmsted’s action to remove the Rev. John Cunningham as pastor of the Gilbert parish he founded in 2002 has infuriated parishioners who say the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has been unwilling to hear their appeals of support for the veteran priest. The parishioners of St. Mary Magdalene say the new bishop targeted Cunningham because he is a progressive, liberal priest who embraces diversity. Cunningham, 55, was first suspended from his duties on April 30 on accusations he violated church law by performing a wedding last spring at...

Deposed Episcopal priest invited to preach here Pittsburgh bishop challenges action by Philadelphia diocese Friday, September 06, 2002Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A deposed Episcopal priest from Philadelphia is celebrating Mass and holding a press conference at Pittsburgh's Trinity Cathedral this afternoon at the invitation of the local diocese. The Rev. David L. Moyer was celebrating the 12:05 Mass at the Downtown cathedral. The Pittsburgh diocese said in a news release that the service had been scheduled to remind everyone of the "religious toleration of the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, William Penn, on whose lands Trinity Cathedral is built." Moyer was...