Catholic News Headlines / Links [9-14-10]

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Vatican Post Office issues new postmark for papal trip to the U.K. [9/14]

Irish bishop disputes dissident theologian Hans Küng's claim to be a 'true interpreter' of V2 documents [9/14]

Editor criticizes media for 'skewing' abuse statistics; Calls claims "wildly inaccurate" and says there has been "zero interest in applying the tools of rational investigation and critical questioning" [9/14]

Holy Father defends true marriage; Reminds that "Marriage is manifested as a lasting union of love between a man and a woman, which is also always oriented toward the transmission of human life" [9/14]

Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs, a Catholic, denies claims of discrimination in aid distribution to non-Muslims [9/14]

Here we go again: Precious saints' relics given to schismatic Orthodox [9/14]

Excommunicated former archbishop Milingo makes claim against archdiocesan property [9/14]

More craziness: Texas parish hosts Jewish celebrations overseen by rabbi who is Planned Parenthood board member; Star of David placed over the tabernacle [9/14]

Papal trip organizers 'not sure' if they will find takers for thousands of tickets which are still available for papal events [9/14]

Another distraction from the Church's primary mission of saving souls? Bishops' Conference of England and Wales announces launch of sports foundation [9/14]

Pope Benedict says loss of belief in "a personal God" results in loss of man's moral and spiritual strength and results in social actions becoming "dominated increasingly by private interest or by the calculation of power, at the expense of society" [9/14]

Catholic Church in Belgium announces 'five-point plan' to respond to abuse allegations [9/14]

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