CDP party not Christian. (News in Brief).Cologne -- The German bishops, headed by Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne, have issued a sharp criticism of the Christian Democratic party This is a list of Christian Democratic parties, i.e. political parties that are part of the Christian Democratic movement and advocate policies based on the principles of Christian Democracy. and its Bavarian counterpart, the Christian Social Union Christian Social Union (CSU) Conservative German political party that was founded in Bavaria, West Germany, in 1946 by Roman Catholic and Protestant groups. It was committed to free enterprise, federalism, and a united Europe that would operate under Christian principles. . The bishops have urged the two political parties to stop calling themselves Christian, given their inconsistent family policies. One such policy favours (special) rights for the homosexual lifestyle. Another recent irritant ir·ri·tant adj. Causing irritation, especially physical irritation. n. A source of irritation. irritant, n 1. an agent that causes an irritation or stimulation. 2. was the appointment of a young unmarried mother and career woman as spokeswoman for family affairs. The woman is again pregnant by a leading CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, official who is her "partner," not her husband. Party leader Edmund Stoiber, much-touted as a conservative, hopes to replace socialist Gerhart Schroeder in the September 22 elections. Berlin -- The German bishops have adopted measures to prevent paedophilia paedophilia or US pedophilia Noun the condition of being sexually attracted to children [Greek pais, paid- child + philos loving] Noun 1. and deal with any existing cases. This is in response to an article in Der Spiegel magazine dealing with cases of sexual abuse in the county. Cardinal Lehman of Mainz has pledged to act decisively in the matter, as recommended by the Pope in June. Paderborn -- Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt Johannes Joachim Cardinal Degenhardt (31 January 1926 in Schwelm — 25 July 2002 in Paderborn) was the archbishop of Paderborn, Germany, as well as a cardinal. He was a cousin of poet and singer Franz Josef Degenhardt. , 76, died suddenly of heart failure on July 25. Johannes Degenhardt became famous in Germany for his vigorous defence of human life, both in its initial phases--in the face of abortion--as well as in its central role within the modem economy. In 1992, he made headlines when he removed the right to celebrate Mass from Father Eugen Drewermann, who challenged the Virgin Birth and other Church tenets (Zen it, July 25/02). |
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