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...Teresa graced the People’s Republic with their presence. They touted “This Moment on Earth” at a discussion and book signing sponsored by the Harvard Book Store. When I arrived at the event held in Harvard Square’s First Parish Church, I was startled to find that scores of seats were empty. Even in the most liberal state in the Union’s most liberal city, John Kerry was unable to draw anywhere near a sell-out crowd...
...Orleans who were granted permits to carry a concealed weapon more than doubled, to 85, over the same period in 2005 - before Katrina, when the city's population was by most estimates at least twice what it is today. The increase was even starker in neighboring Jefferson Parish, where concealed weapon permit applications shot...
...Taking the Sunday Collection Re the article about Roman Catholic clergy stealing from parishioners [Feb. 26]: You reported that, after the discovery of embezzlement, a bishop decreed biennial audits for every parish. That hardly inspires confidence. Anything short of an annual audit shouldn't be sanctioned. No publicly held company would be allowed that practice. Why should parishioners' gifts be treated any differently? Sounds like the same ol' cover-up to me. (The Rev.) Matthew Ernst Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina...
...article about Roman Catholicclergy stealing from parishioners [Feb. 26]: You reported that, after the discovery of embezzlement, a bishop decreed biennial audits for every parish. That hardly inspires confidence. Anything short of an annual audit shouldn't be sanctioned. No publicly held company would be allowed that practice. Why should parishioners' gifts be treated any differently? Sounds like the same ol' cover...
...priestly ways portrayed by BingCrosby and Barry Fitzgerald in the movie Going My Way are long gone. Like most Catholics, I am disappointed in the conduct of priests who scandalize the church. However, like most Catholics, I go to Mass to worship God and not the parish priest...