Catholic News Headlines / Links [12-12-09]

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Pope's letter may call for "a very significant reorganization of the Church in Ireland" [12/12]

Another call to reform CNS: Author says "It is bizarre theater indeed when an American Cardinal must directly refute the errors in a piece that was syndicated, published and propagated by the news service owned by the very Bishops' Conference to which he belongs, and this just months after the leadership of said news service was put on notice by a powerful Vatican prelate" [12/12]

So much for free speech: Catholic reporter fired from job of 18 years over e-mail sent from his personal e-mail account; Reporter's critical e-mail was in response to homosexual advocacy group's press release [12/12]

More Catholic school scandal: "Nation's largest Catholic university" has ties to PP, publicizes PP jobs, covers c*ntraceptives in health insurance [12/12]

Freedom of religion in Germany: Families heavily fined, fathers jailed for refusing to send their children to mandatory s*x ed classes [12/12]

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