- Timothy Radcliffe on the crisis | Andrew Brown
More Catholic thoughts on the abuse crisis, from the admirable Dominican Timothy RadcliffeAlso this morning, Timothy Radcliffe writes in the Tablet on why he is still a Catholic. He is one of the most personally impressive Christians I have ever known; I don't like to write about that sort of thing partly because of an old joke which says that the superego is that part of the personality dissolved by alcohol. Well, goodness is that part of the personality which dissolved in journalism and any attempt to describe or testify to it results in absurdity or worse – cf Malcolm Muggeridge. However, I listen carefully to anything Timothy Radcliffe has to say, and his defence of the Vatican is interesting as well as well-informed: It is generally imagined that the Vatican is a vast and efficient organisation. In fact it is tiny. The CDF only employs 45 people, dealing with doctrinal and disciplinary issues for a Church which has 1.3 billion members, 17 per cent of the world's population, and some 400,000 priests. When I dealt with the CDF as Master of the Dominican Order, it was obvious that they were struggling to cope. Documents slipped through the cracks. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger lamented to me that the staff was simply too small for the job.People are furious with the Vatican's failure to open up its files and offer a clear explanation of what happened. Why is it so secretive? Angry and hurt Catholics feel a right to transparent government. I agree. But we must, in justice, understand why the Vatican is so self-protective. There were more martyrs in the twentieth century than in all the previous centuries combined. Bishops and priests, Religious and laity were assassinated in Western Europe, in Soviet countries, in Africa, Latin America and Asia.Many Catholics still s 立派なドミニカ共和国ティモシーRadcliffeAlsoから虐待の危機に関するさらに詳しいカトリック考え、今朝、ティモシーラドクリフは、タブレットで、彼はまだカトリック理由に書き込みます
- A game of threes | Andrew Brown
We all believe in being rational and open-minded. We all think we might be wrong. So here is a small and simple challengeThis may be the shortest thread ever. I was prompted by an exchange in comments to wonder whether it was really true, as A. N. Whitehead claimed, that everyone thinks their own beliefs are the summit of western philosophy. So the challenge is a simple one. Name three people, preferably contemporaries, whom you honestly believe are smarter, better educated, and more honest than you are, but who disagree with you about God. So atheists must name believers, and vice versa. It would be nice if these people were well-known enough for their names to mean something, but I don't think that's essential, and, let's face it,most of us don't know anyone well-known personally, and journalists only know them professionally. In a spirit of fair-mindedness, I will kick off with three of each. Among Christians, Margaret Spufford, John Bowker, Timothy Radcliffe; among atheists, John Sulston, Richard Lewontin, Pascal Boyer.ReligionAndrew Brownguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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- Emma Watson is named Hollywood's highest paid female actor
Harry Potter actor Emma Watson reportedly earned £20m in 2009, putting her in 14th place in Vanity Fair rich listThere was little doubt that Emma Watson had come a long way since playing the bespectacled swot Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first blockbuster hit featuring the boy wizard.But just how far she has progressed in financial terms was revealed today when the 19-year-old was named Hollywood's highest paid female actor.Towering above more seasoned performers such as Sarah Jessica Parker and Angelina Jolie, the star raked in £20m last year in Vanity Fair's list of Hollywood's top 40 earners.She came 14th in the overall list, and alongside Cameron Diaz was one of only two women in the top 20. She reportedly earned £10m for the final two instalments of the Potter films, The Deathly Hallows parts 1 and 2. Co-star Rupert Grint came just behind her in 15th position.A regular sight on the front rows of fashion shows in London and Paris, Watson last year won a lucrative advertising deal with Burberry and this year launched a clothing collection in collaboration with the ethical label People Tree.Meanwhile Daniel Radcliffe, who played Harry in the films, made £26m, putting him sixth in the table, and bestowing upon him the honour of being the highest paid actor on Vanity Fair's list, the top five positions all taken by directors. His earnings are also likely to be higher than estimated, as other sources of income, such as a promotional deal with Orlando's new Hogwarts theme park, were not counted.The title of top earner went to Michael Bay, the maker of the latest Transformers film, Revenge of the Fallen, with an income thought to exceed £78m, while Steven Spielberg was in second place with more than £53m estimated earnings.It's been a g ハリーポッター俳優のエマワトソン伝え、悪女なlistThereで14位でパッティング£ 20メートル、2009年に得た疑いの余地は、エマワトソンハリーポッターと賢者の石は、最初のメガネをかけた勉強をハーマイオニーグレンジャーの再生以来、長い道のりを歩んでいたブロックバスターどれだけ彼女は金銭的な条件で進行している少年wizard.But特徴ヒット、今日では19歳、ハリウッドの最高額、女性のサラジェシカパーカー、アンジェリーナジョリーなど、さらにベテランのパフォーマー、上記actor.Toweringということが分かった星£ 20メートルで、昨年のハリウッドのトップ40 earners.Sheの悪女のリストにリスト全体で14日がやって来て、興行収入を上げたと一緒にキャメロンディアスの2つしかない女性のトップ20入りした
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