Catholic News Headlines / Links [3-26-10]

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For second day in a row, New York Times runs article attempting to implicate Pope Benedict in abuse scandals: NY Times charges that "The future Pope Benedict XVI was kept more closely apprised of [an abuse] case in Germany than previous church statements have suggested, raising fresh questions about his handling of a scandal unfolding under his direct supervision before he rose to the top of the church’s hierarchy" [3/26]

Holy See Press Office responds to second NY Times article [3/26]

Catholic League defends Pope Benedict against NY Times articles [3/26]

Vatican releases schedule for Pope Benedict's May visit to Portugal [3/26]

Scary: Attempted assassin of Pope John Paul II wants to visit Fatima again this year when Pope Benedict will be there [3/26]

Department of Communications of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops to undergo reorganization [3/26]

Pending sale of healthcare system operated by Archdiocese of Boston to "signal the end of a separate Catholic hospital system in the state" [3/26]

Amazing: Scandalized Legionaries issue statement acknowledging founder's misdeeds & asking for forgiveness - yet they still claim that "God, 'for his own mysterious reasons,' had chosen Father Maciel to found the order and its lay association, and '[they] thank God for the good he did'" [3/26]

Vatican takes "extraordinary step" of publishing Bishop Magee's resignation statement [3/26]

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