Yahoo! News: Religion News

---

• In final interview, Cardinal says Church "200 years out of date"
• Cardinal who warned Church is '200 years behind' is mourned
• S.Africa police uncover ammunition under church pulpit
• Blasphemy case evokes fear in Pakistan Christian town

In final interview, Cardinal says Church "200 years out of date" Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:01 PM PDT ROME (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday. Martini, once favored by Vatican progressives to succeed Pope John Paul II and a prominent voice in the church until his death at the age of 85 on Friday, gave a scathing portrayal of a pompous and bureaucratic church failing to move with the times. ...

Cardinal who warned Church is '200 years behind' is mourned Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:23 AM PDT Thousands flocked to Milan Cathedral on Saturday to pay their final respects to Italian cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, who warned in an interview published posthumously that the Church was "200 years behind".

S.Africa police uncover ammunition under church pulpit Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:33 AM PDT Police in South Africa have uncovered more than 5,000 rounds of ammunition hidden under the pulpit of a Dutch Reformed Church in a town northwest of the country, they said Saturday.

Blasphemy case evokes fear in Pakistan Christian town Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:09 AM PDT For Rafia Margaret, the case of a young Pakistani Christian girl accused of blasphemy rekindled horrifying memories of the day a furious mob smashed through her front door and torched her house.

You are subscribed to email updates from Religion News Headlines - Yahoo! News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610