Keywords: World Youth Day
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AUSTRALIA
Sheik Hilaly compared rape victims to 'uncovered meat'. Bishop Anthony Fisher stated parents of abuse victims were 'dwelling crankily on old wounds'. Unequal criticism of the remarks suggests sexual assault has been appropriated as a cultural or sectarian wedge.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 22 July 2008
27 Comments
Pope Benedict's apology to abuse victims included a directive to the local church to extend compassion and justice. The Church's 'Towards Healing' protocol is not a cheap substitute for criminal prosecution or civil liability.
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 21 July 2008
20 Comments
It's hard to think of anybody who would not have welcomed Pope Benedict's apology for sexual abuse. By contrast,
nobody could have been pleased to hear an exasperated
Bishop Anthony Fisher refer last week to those 'dwelling crankily
... on old wounds'.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 21 July 2008
11 Comments
Media coverage before a big event, be it World Youth Day or the Beijing Olympics, always focuses on defects and ideological conflict. Controversies regarding state funding and anti-annoyance laws aside, the young people celebrated WYD in their own way.
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RELIGION
- Carmel Pilcher
- 18 July 2008
17 Comments
The organisers of the WYD opening mass did not attempt to integrate Australian elements into the mass, but included them as added extras. The ritual structure of the mass requires creativity to make it connect with different audiences.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 17 July 2008
1 Comment
The Iñigo Film Festival features films that reflect spiritual experience or the link between faith and justice. The Judas Pane plays upon traditional understandings of the gospels and critiques the subjective depiction of religious icons.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 17 July 2008
7 Comments
World Youth Day pilgrims have said they are going to 'hear' Pope Benedict. In the time of John Paul II, they spoke of 'seeing' the Pope. The emphasis has switched from theatre to scholarship.
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AUSTRALIA
WYD pilgrims, like Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, know that in the act of travelling, they will learn things about themselves that they could never learn from books and sermons. Pilgrims are warriors whose battles are internal and spiritual.
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