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List of needed Virtues for the Church - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Pope Francis - presents the - Catholic church’s - bureaucracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Curia - with a list of - "needed virtues" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "including - humanity - accountability - and humility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the annual Christmas speech - delivered by Pope Francis - is remarkable in one respect !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he strikes - a far more - conciliatory tone - before senior church officials - than a year before !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- “single scandals - cannot obscure the efficiency - of the services !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "rendered to the - entire church - says Pope Francis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with great - effort - responsibility - commitment - and dedication !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "single cases of difficulties - on the part of individuals - are so many lessons !"
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- "and opportunities - for development - and never for discouragement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they are opportunities - for returning - to the essentials - which means - being ever more conscious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of our team - of God - and our neighbours !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in his address - Pope Francis - echoes calls - he made in other speeches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for the church - to exhibit - a greater sense of - spirituality - and humanity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "humanity - is what makes us different - from machines - and robots !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "human beings - should be able - to weep - or laugh heartily !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Pope Francis - also calls on the - Curia - to set an example !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to others - and on senior officials - to be more - pastoral !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in their approach - more reasonable - and gentle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more charitable - and honest - more open !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "more mature - and more respectful - diligent - and attentive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "accountable - and trustworthy - persons - are those !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "who honour their commitments - with seriousness - and responsibility !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "when they are being observed - but above all - when they are alone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "they radiate - a sense of - tranquility - because they never - betray a trust !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Pope Francis rebuffed conservative Cardinal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Pope Francis - rebuffed - Angelo Scola - a conservative cardinal - from Milan !"
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- "the pope is busy - reforming the church’s - Roman bureaucracy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Pope Francis rejected - a meeting with Scola - because ît would had been seen - as a symbol !"
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- "for everything - the pope - is trying to change - about the Catholic church - particularly in Italy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Scola - represented unfortunate historic relationship - connections with !"
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- "Italian business - and conservative politics - Scola ally - Pope Benedict XVI - it seemed tacit agreement !"
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- "Silvio Berlusconi - church in Italy - would not be leading voice - on social justice issues !"
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- "Scola part - "communio" - school of theology - response to the - second Vatican council !"
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- "which installed a series - of modernising reforms - in the church !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "this year Pope Francis - said in front of a conference - of Italian bishops !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he urged them - there should not be - conservatism - and fundamentalism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Christian doctrine - is not a closed system - incapable of generating questions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "but is alive - knows being unsettled - enlivened !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and Pope Francis - appointed two clerics - known as social activists - in Bologna - and Palermo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "two of the most important archdioceses - in Italy - Matteo Zuppi - worked for the - Community of Sant’Egidio !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which focuses on outreach - to the poor - and conflict resolution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in 2013 - the conservative Italian bishops’ conference - was so convinced that Scola - would be chosen !"
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- "that they accidentally - released a press release - expressing "joy and thanks" - for Scola’s election !"
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- "10 minutes - after Francis - made his first appearance - as pope !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Pope Francis about the Curia - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "in his annual - Christmas speech - Pope Francis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "speaks of - 15 - possible weaknesses - in the Curia !"
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- "or a minority part in the Curia - busy with themselves - their interests - and not the big picture !"
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- "a person - has to guard - against these - possible weaknesses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "themselves first - hardened face - feeling indispensable - with distance to others !"
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- "a Curia - must criticise - itself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to update - itself - and seek to improve - itself !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in the Curia - are men - who are meant - to serve God - with optimism !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "you have to train - your human sensibility - that lets you celebrate - those who are joyful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "preparing things well - is necessary - but do not fall into the - temptation - of trying to close !"
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- "the freedom - of the Holy Spirit - it is bigger - and more generous - than any human plan !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "you have to maintain - your encounter - with God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "those with double life - or limited themselves to - bureaucratic work !"
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- "those wanting more - or accumulated material goods - not because they needed them - but because more secure !"
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- "those discrediting others - even in newspapers - with the wish to show themselves !"
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- "those with a face of theatrical severity - often symptoms of insecurity !"
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- "the apostle - must be - polite !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "serene - enthusiastic - and happy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and transmit - joy - wherever he goes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Flat of Tarcisio Bertone - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "while Pope Francis - is exhorting his clergy - to live lives - as simple - and frugal - as his own !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there was work - at a luxurious retirement home - for Cardinal - Tarcisio Bertone !"
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- "Bertone acknowledged - that his intended new residence - was spacious - he said !"
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- "that a previous estimate of - 700 sq metres - 7,500 sq ft - was double the true figure !"
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- "but even at 350 sq metres - the residence would be five times bigger - than that of the pope !"
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- "until his arrival - some Catholic church's senior officials - retired to extensive - and well-appointed lodgings !"
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- "Pope Francis - who lives in a one-bedroomed suite - in the nearby Casa Santa Marta !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "could not believe - when he discovered the purpose - Bertone's successor as - secretary of state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Cardinal - Pietro Parolin - has similarly modest accommodation - in the same building !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "which serves as a - hotel for visitors - to the Vatican !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Catholics should reach out - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Pope Francis - drives home the message - at the vigil - with 3m people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the need - for Catholics - lay - and religious !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to shake up - the status quo - get out of their sacristies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and reach - the faithful - on the margins - of society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Pope Francis says - forgiveness - and mercy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "are at the - core - of the Catholic faith !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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the Vatican Bank faces a Review by a Commission - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN_________________________________________
- "Pope Francis - sets up a commission - to review - the secretive - Vatican bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a scandal-dogged bank - officially known as the - Institute for Religious Works - IOR !"
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- "the panel of five people - includes two cardinals - and Mary Ann Glendon - a Harvard law professor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in a bid - to personally oversee a - "greater harmonisation" - between the Vatican bank !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "its activities - and the wider Roman Catholic church - Pope Francis wants to !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "extend his belief - in ethical financial reform - to his own backyard !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Vatican bank is attempting - to shed its image - as a mysterious - and opaque organisation !"
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- "especially in the wake of - embarrassing documents - leaked in the - Vatileaks scandal - at the time of Benedict XVI !"
Pope Francis about doing Good - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Pope Francis - says people like !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "atheists - should be seen as - good people - if they do good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "he told a story - of a Catholic - who asked a priest - about atheists - and Jesus ?!"
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- ""even them - it is possible" - the Pope Francis - answers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we all - have the duty - to do good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pope Francis about Bridges - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Pope Francis - says it would be good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "if there could be - bridges - between the different religions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "it is not possible - to build bridges - between people - while forgetting God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "a religion - should not be busy with itself - but should respect - other religions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Curia Reform - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "the Curia - is the Vatican civil service - less a bureaucracy - with rules !"
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- "more a court - with courtiers - in which progress depended - on who you know !"
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- "the various departments - like ministries in outside world - still very old names - "dicasteries" !"
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- "this court structure - is no longer - fit for purpose - and everyone outside - the Curia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is agreed on this - that the Curia - must be reformed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "success would mean - breaking the Curia away - from old patterns !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "even if there is - some resisting - inside the Curia !"
Human Rights - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08VATICAN32
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- "the belief - that all people - are created - by God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with equal - dignity - and worth - is at the core !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the Holy See's - promotion of - human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Holy See's - human rights foreign policy - aims to assure !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that the inherent dignity - of the human person !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "is guaranteed - by law - the UN - and other multilateral institutions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "provide a forum - to advance - this policy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Environment - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07VATICAN129
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- "ecology - and the environment - are at the forefront of !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- ""die grüne revolution" - the right to water - conservation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to reduce pollution - to reduce green house gases !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and to reduce the - carbon footprint !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "ecology - is a widely accepted - moral concern - but one that points deeper !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the creation - itself - teaches !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that some things - are naturally right - and some are naturally wrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "our Earth - is the foundation - of our existence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we have to take care - of the Earth - and of the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the future - needs people - that obey the laws - of the creation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Natural Law - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08VATICAN33
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- "the Vatican - highlights faith - and human rights - and natural law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "stressing the - essential role of the - United Nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the need for - international relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to be based - on a unchanging - natural moral law !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there has to be more concern - for economic - and social needs - of poor nations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "contempt for - humanitarian law - and selective defense - of human rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the reaffirmation of - universal values !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and the existence of - natural law - as the source of all rights !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "letter - from the pope to - Barack Obama !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to assist you - in your high responsibilities - in your service !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "within the - international community !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "together with all men - and women - of good will !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to build a world - of peace - solidarity - and justice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Climate Protection - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09VATICAN54
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- "the dome of - Saint Peter's Basilica - plunged into darkness - this day !"
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- "signaling Vatican City's - participation - in Earth Hour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Holy See - green initiatives - drawns media - and scientific attention !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Vatican City - is the world's first - carbon-neutral state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Holy See - is increasingly focused - on urging its partners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to ensure - that the world - remains - safe - and livable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the moral imperative - to protect - and support - the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- ""ten commandments" - emphasize the respect - for the created environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the link - between ecology - and sustainable development !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "responsibility - towards - future generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and that modification - of the ecosystem - is licit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "when respecting the - natural order !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Vatican - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09VATICAN78
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- "the Vatican - in most countries - enjoys diplomatic relations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "there are - Catholic priests - nuns - and lay people - in every country - on the planet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as a result - the Holy See is interested - and well informed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "about developments - all over the globe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Vatican - has been very vocal - about protecting - the world's most - vulnerable people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "from harm - for example by the - global financial crisis !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "development aid - including the commercial - and financial conditions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "favorable - to less developed countries - and the cancellation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "of the - external debt - of the poorest - and most indebted countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Vatican is against - "consumerist" - behaviour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and strongly supports the - UN Millennium Development Goals !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Climate Justice - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09VATICAN125
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- "Caritas Internationalis - the international federation - of national !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Caritas groups - sends a large delegation - to Copenhagen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to press for - strong action on - climate protection !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the "Grow Climate Justice" - campaign - has three objectives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to convince countries - to recognize - and protect - all peoples' right !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to sustainable development - prioritizing the - most vulnerable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to persuade developed countries - to provide developing countries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sufficient - accessible - financial - and technological support - for adaptation - and mitigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and to lobby - developed countries - to commit - to more reductions - in emissions !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Environment - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09VATICAN132
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- "government policies - activity of multinational corporations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and day-to-day behavior - of individuals - all have - to protect - the environment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the environmental issue - challenges people - to examine - their lifestyles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and models - of consumption - and production !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "we have to be - more sustainable - from a social !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "environmental - and economic - point of view !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "because the - environment - is global - it must be met !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with a - universal sense of - responsibility - and solidarity !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "toward people - in other parts of the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "as well as toward - future generations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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zwölf Tugenden für den Dienst in der Kirche - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "vor einem Jahr - hatte Papst Franziskus - in seiner Weihnachtsansprache !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "an die Mitarbeiter - des Vatikans - der Kurie - 15 - mögliche "Schwächen" - attestiert !"
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- "heuer ist Papst Franziskus - freundlicher gestimmt - aber "Widerstände" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "gegen die Reformen - und das "Scheitern einiger Mitarbeiter" - sind kein Grund zur Entmutigung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "es wäre eine große Ungerechtigkeit - gegenüber all den anständigen - und gewissenhaften Personen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die in der Kurie - mit uneingeschränktem Einsatz - mit Ergebenheit - Treue - und Professionalität - arbeiten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- ""eine gebührende Ermutigung - zum Ausdruck zu bringen" - betont Papst Franziskus !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die Kurienreform - wird mit Entschlossenheit - klarem Verstand - und Tatkraft fortgeführt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Papst Franziskus listet - einen Katalog von - zwölf Tugenden - auf !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die für den Dienst - in der Kirche - erforderlich sind !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Tugendpaare - Missionsgeist - und pastorale Grundhaltung !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Spiritualität - und Menschlichkeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Vernünftigkeit - und Liebenswürdigkeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Ehrlichkeit - und Reife !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Großherzigkeit - und Aufmerksamkeit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Papst Paul VI. - hat erklärt - die römische Kurie - ist zur "Vorbildlichkeit - berufen" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Papst Franziskus kritisiert die Kurie - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "in der Weihnachtsansprache - von Papst Franziskus - an die Kurie !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "beschreibt dieser - "15 mögliche Schwächen" - die ein Mitarbeiter der Kurie - haben kann !"
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- "sich für unersetzbar - zu halten - Rivalität - oder Eitelkeit !"
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- "eine Kurie - muss sich selbst - kritisieren !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "sich erneuern - und besser - werden wollen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Papst Franziskus macht beratende Kardinalsgruppe zur festen Institution - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Papst Franziskus - erhebt die von ihm eingesetzte - Arbeitsgruppe zur Kurienreform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "zu einer - ständigen Einrichtung - im Rang eines - "Kardinalsrates" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "um ihm bei der Leitung - der Weltkirche - sowie der Kurienreform - zu unterstützen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "damit werden diese - beratenden Kardinalsgruppen - zur festen Institution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "der aus acht Kardinälen - aus allen Kontinenten - bestehende Kardinalsrat - trifft im Vatikan zusammen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "um über eine Kurienreform - und drängende Fragen der Weltkirche - zu beraten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Papst Franziskus räumt mit SoKo bei Vatikanbank auf - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "eine von Papst Franziskus - eingesetzte Sonderkommission - kontrolliert künftig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die wenig transparenten - Machenschaften der - Vatikanbank - IOR - Istituto per le opere religiose !"
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- "und garantiert damit - mehr Transparenz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Vielzahl - 19.000 Kontoinhaber anonym - Offshore-Transaktionen - IOR im Vorjahr !"
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- "Nettogewinn - 86,6 Millionen Euro - Bilanzsumme - 7,1 Milliarden Euro - 114 Mitarbeiter - kein Bankstatut !"
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Habemus Hoffnung - Kurt Appel: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "die Wahl des Kardinals - Jorge Bergoglio - zum Papst !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "steht im Kontext - der Suche - der Katholischen Kirche !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "nach einer Antwort - auf die großen Herausforderungen - der Moderne !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "es gibt keinen - typischen Katholiken - sondern viele Facetten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "die erste Herausforderung - der katholischen Kirche - besteht also darin - Strukturen zu ändern !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "neue - soziale Netzwerke - an den Rändern der Gesellschaft - aufzubauen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "eine zweite Herausforderung - liegt in der Reformbedürftigkeit - des vatikanischen Verwaltungsapparats !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "vielfach Sonderexistenz - wenig von der Lebensrealität - außerhalb der vatikanischen Mauern !"
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Vatikanstadt - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD_________________________________________
- "der Vatikan - ist einerseits das Zentrum der - katholischen Kirche !"
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- "andererseits auch ein - souveräner Staat - der Heilige Stuhl !"
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- "und der Staat - und die Vatikanstadt - sind zwei separate - Völkerrechtssubjekte !"
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- "der jeweilige Papst - vertritt nicht nur die Katholiken - sondern auch das - "Status Civitatis Vaticanæ" !"
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- "mit eigener Regierung - der Regierungsapparat - ist die Kurie - und einer eigenen Gerichtsbarkeit !"
HOLY SEE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ HOLY SEE
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- "the Holy See - Sancta Sedes - is the episcopal jurisdiction of the - Catholic Church !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "diplomatically - the Holy See - acts - and speaks - for the whole church !!!!!!!!!!!!"