Search Results: George Pell
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ENVIRONMENT
- Charles Rue
- 30 November 2009
45 Comments
Climate sceptics use proven lobbying techniques to confuse people and delay political action. That Cardinal George Pell allows himself to be aligned with them compromises the credibility of church mission to serve
humanity.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Warhurst
- 04 November 2009
11 Comments
Tim Fischer, Australian Ambassador to the Vatican, has a vital role in a state he calls a hub of power and intelligence. One can't help but wonder if Cardinal George Pell thinks he, rather than Fischer, should be Rudd's man in the Vatican.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 04 November 2009
6 Comments
A married couple is presented with a choice. If they press the button, it will cause someone they
do not and will never know to die. In exchange, they will
receive $1 million. Initially, The Box seems to live up to the promise of this morally charged premise.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 01 October 2009
9 Comments
It is testament
to the virility of Che Guevara as a revolutionary symbol that, with the 'Che Christ', his image is used
to augment the understanding of Christ as a social radical. A new biopic takes Che as far from myth and symbol as possible.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 18 September 2009
4 Comments
In Life and Death: How do we honour the Patient's Autonomy and the Doctor's Conscience?
Frank Brennan's Sandra David Oration at St Vincent's Clinic, Darlinghurst, Sydney, 17 September 2009.
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 11 September 2009
5 Comments
Cardinal Pell called some of this year's Blake Prize finalists 'anti-religious' and reflecting 'confusion about what is
religious or spiritual'. Religious experience is not confined within the walls of holy buildings. This year's Blake Prize winner attests to this.
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RELIGION
- Neil Ordmerod
- 10 July 2009
2 Comments
This week's release of the new social encyclical Caritas in Veritate expands moral teaching to promote a concept of 'human ecology' that covers both human life and the environment. It would seem that Benedict is not a climate change sceptic.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jonathan Campton
- 03 July 2009
1 Comment
While day one of the National Human Rights Consultation hearing ended
with a growing hope for the rights of the oppressed, day
two, dominated by politicians and lawyers, diluted this hope in legalism, fear and falsehoods.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 02 July 2009
6 Comments
The original UK Masterchef is the pinnacle of reality TV. Masterchef Australia is the theme park version, sacrificing excellence to entertainment. It may be a different beast to its predecessor, but it's not all bad, either.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 27 March 2009
42 Comments
Bishop Bathersby and Fr Kennedy are pastoral, down to earth men. If there had been more dialogue between them, and between Cardinal Pell and Bishop Robinson, the Catholic Church would
be more the Church Jesus would want it to be.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 02 March 2009
2 Comments
The medical pledge to do no harm no matter what the cost effective
benefits, and the conscience of the doctor are still
key elements in any law which promotes good medicine. –Frank Brennan, addressing the Medico Legal Society of Victoria
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AUSTRALIA
- Michael Mullins
- 09 February 2009
3 Comments
Cardinal George Pell told the Australian Workers' Union National
Conference last week why quick action to avoid mass unemployment in the
looming recession is crucial to protect the wellbeing of many
Australians.
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