Category Archives: church

Moral relativism

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Charles Lambert

The Secretary of the CEI (Italian Bishops’ Council) has just announced — from a pulpit, no less — that abortion, euthanasia and moral relativism are the enemies of Christianity. He went on to explain that what he actually means by … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Family Day

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Last Saturday, over a million people (I’m quoting the organisers’ possibly over-generous estimate) gathered in Piazza San Giovanni, Rome, to assist the Vatican hierarchy in its dirty war against civil union legislation and, indirectly, the centre-left government. On the same … Continue reading →

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Family Day: countdown

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Charles Lambert

A few years ago, holier-than-thou British programmes like Eurotrash revelled in the excesses of Italian television. Remember the strip-tease housewives? The super-camp fortune tellers? The surgically enhanced tits and bums of showgirls and B-list actresses newsreaders and members of parliament? … Continue reading →

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Terrorism? For the love of God…

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Charles Lambert

The boundaries of what constitutes terrorism are daily being redefined in Italy. I’ve already spoken below about the way in which rough-and-ready political comment is considered a threat if the person to whom it’s addressed wears a long black frock … Continue reading →

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Bagnasco: Shame!

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Charles Lambert

When does a comment become a threat? Apparently, when it’s directed at the head of the Italian Episcopal Council. God’s ferret stepped down a couple of months ago, to be replaced by Archbishop Bagnasco of Genoa. This would be of … Continue reading →

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Follow the yellow brick road, but not to Tobago

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Charles Lambert

This comes from popbitch and seems an appropriate appendix to the previous post: Next month’s Plymouth Jazz Festival in Tobago features a headline appearance by Elton John. Not all islanders approve. Breakfast TV show Rise & Shine this week had … Continue reading →

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