Ranty Islam of DW-WORLD.DE
Not sure if "Ranty" is male or female, a journalist or some wild-eyed progressive zealot, but here's what he/she's got for us:
Reformers Turn Up Heat on Church
Critics have been present at World Youth Day, bringing up issues such as the role of women, family planning and gay rights. There are signs that the gap between them and church leaders is narrowing.
Of course, that's because some jokers from the Women's Ordination Conference set up shop to peddle things like condoms, married priests, and their favorite: women priests.
This section of the piece seems particularly dubious:
One of the few events WYD organizers put on to engage young people in an open debate focused on precisely these themes called "YouthHearing."Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Archbishop of Tegucicalpa (Honduras)
Held at a community center in Cologne on Wednesday afternoon, there was rapturous applause from the floor when critics brought up the ban on condom use, which in their view undermines the fight against HIV/AIDS in poor countries.In their response, German Bishop Reinhard Marx and Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez from Honduras stopped just short of actively endorsing condoms, but acknowledged that they can play an important role.
Here's another view of what we're getting from WYD:
Young Catholics want Pope to uphold Church sex stand
Quote like this must send the Women's Ordination Conference people into fits of despair:
"Why should the Church change with the times?" asked Mexico City student Ibanez Monserrat, 19. "What it says works for all kinds of people."
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