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  All the World Loves a Belgian Pope Hopeful: The Godfried Danneels for Pope mailbag
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 CNS STORY: Belgian prelate says vocations crisis is wall against church's future
Cardinal Danneels has been president of the Belgian bishops' conference and a member of the first All-European Religious Council, founded in 2002 to work to end conflicts and promote a peaceful coexistence among all faiths in Europe.
For instance, in discussing the papacy, Cardinal Danneels was among the first to say that he believed Pope John Paul II would resign for the good of the church if he were unable to bear the burdens of the papacy.
Cardinal Danneels gained wide attention in the 1990s when he called for more consultation and dialogue within the church and more effective ways to combat disbelief in the industrialized world.
www.catholicnews.com /jpii/cardinals/0501843.htm   (1148 words)

  
 Godfried Danneels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since 2001, Cardinal Danneels has been a part of the permanent secretariat of the episcopal synod.
Danneels was awarded honorary doctorates by Georgetown University and the Catholic University of Tilburg.
Danneels favours a greater role for women in the Church.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godfried_Danneels   (1241 words)

  
 News -- Cardinal Danneels Earns Honorary Degree
Danneels said that, because he was unqualified to speak as a physician, he would instead speak as a philosopher and a pastor.
Danneels said that past ethical issues such as abortion and assisted suicide, as well as current and future ethical questions of cloning and altering DNA, seemed alarming, but assured Catholics that there was no reason to fear the new biotechnologies of the 21st century.
Danneels was awarded with the honorary degree for his “courage and leadership,” and his dedication to the Church, according to the program for the ceremony.
www.thehoya.com /news/030403/news1.cfm   (744 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Godfried Danneels
Danneels met government officials, Chinese Catholics and representatives of other religions on a rare visit by a cardinal to the communist nation, which severed ties with the Vatican in 1951.
Although Danneels is seen as having a deft diplomatic touch useful for sensitive interfaith talks, some Vatican observers say his views are too progressive for conservatives within the conclave that will select the new pope in the coming weeks.
Danneels was born in 1933 in the Flemish village of Kanegem.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/04/13/godfried_danneels   (830 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Godfried Danneels, Belgium
Danneels, 71, met with government officials, Catholics and representatives of other religions on a rare visit by a cardinal to China, which severed ties with the Vatican in 1951.
Although Danneels is seen as having a deft diplomatic touch that is useful in sensitive interfaith talks, some Vatican observers say his views are too progressive for conservatives in the conclave.
Danneels differed with John Paul, with whom he was close, on the issue of contraception.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A57837-2005Apr15?language=printer   (187 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Profile: Cardinal Godfried Danneels
Godfried Danneels is widely respected but his beliefs and his country of origin may count against him, as might his age - he is 71 years old.
The cardinal has called for greater decentralisation of the Catholic church, for a bigger role for women in the governance of the church - though not the priesthood - and perhaps most strikingly, for an end to the complete ban on condom use.
Cardinal Danneels has himself said that whoever the next pope is, he has to address huge issues, such as the secularisation of Europe and the poverty of great swathes of the world.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4446079.stm   (522 words)

  
 Catholic World News : Cardinal testifies in pedophilia case
In February Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels testified before a court which is seeking to determine whether the archdiocese should be held legally responsible for the behavior of a pedophile priest, and for failure to provide help to his victims.
Although the court had issued a summons to compel his appearance, Cardinal Danneels insisted that he was testifying voluntarily, to show his respect for the court and his sympathy for the victims of the sexual abuse.
The cardinal told the court that he is deeply ashamed by the revelations of pedophilia.
www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=20901   (370 words)

  
 Cardinal backs use of condoms | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited
A Belgian cardinal who is among the leading candidates to succeed Pope John Paul yesterday broke the Roman Catholic church's taboo on the use of condoms, declaring that, in certain circumstances, they should be used to prevent the spread of Aids.
Godfried Danneels, one of the few moderate cardinals in the church after more than a quarter of a century of conservative rule by the current pontiff, was careful to say he preferred abstinence as a means of prevention.
Cardinal López's remarks were condemned by, among others, the World Health Organisation, which said condoms reduced the risk of infection by 90%.
www.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,3604,1121902,00.html   (730 words)

  
 Sex Abuse Scandal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cardinal Martini, the Scripture scholar and prolific writer who was the favored papal hopeful of many liberals, has revealed he also suffers from a form of Parkinson’s disease.
Cardinal Tettamanzi was one of the presenters, which usually would not occur had he not had something to do with the document.
Cardinal Re was ordained in 1957 and immediately studied canon law at the Gregorian University in Rome.
www.thewandererpress.com /b7-24-02.htm   (1672 words)

  
 flandersnews.be - "Acceptance is difficult"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Cardinal was speaking at Midnight Mass to celebrate Christmas in the Cathedral of Saint Michael in Brussels.
Godfried Danneels said that everybody knows how it's difficult to accept one another as they are, even in the same family.
Godfried Danneels also thanked all those who in recent months had sold properties to agencies that renovate them and then let them at low rents.
www.flandersnews.be /cm/flandersnews.be/News/061225_Danneels   (241 words)

  
 Cardinal favours condoms to stop AIDS - www.smh.com.au   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A Belgian cardinal who is among the leading candidates to succeed Pope John Paul has broken the Catholic church's taboo on the use of condoms, declaring that, in certain circumstances, they should be used to prevent the spread of AIDS.
Godfried Danneels was careful to say he preferred abstinence as a means of prevention, but added that if someone who was HIV-positive did have sex, failing to use a condom would break the sixth commandment, thou shalt not kill.
In 2000, Cardinal Danneels caused consternation in the Vatican by suggesting that popes should not remain in office until they died but have limited terms.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2004/01/13/1073877833209.html?from=storyrhs   (445 words)

  
 Godfried Cardinal Danneels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
For his part, Cardinal Godfried Danneels, archbishop of Malines-Brussels, suggested that the present vocations crisis be taken as a "time of trial," like that the people of Israel endured in the Babylonian exile.
Le cardinal Godfried Danneels a reçu aujourd'hui une délégation de quatre représentants des sans-papiers qui occupent actuellement les églises.
Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels has said that the use of a condom might be a "lesser evil" when it could preserve someone from a deadly disease like AIDS.
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 -- Beliefnet.com
MECHELEN, Belgium, Oct. 23 (AP)--One of Europe's most influential cardinals called Monday for a debate on limiting the term of the papacy but denied he was suggesting Pope John Paul II should resign.
Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Belgium is the highest-ranking churchman to go public with calls for a discussion on possible term limits for the papacy.
Danneels' book prompted a quick response from the Vatican, which said the cardinal's comments were his personal opinion only.
www.beliefnet.com /story/48/story_4835_1.html   (491 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Cardinal's condom move praised
Belgian Godfried Danneels said there was a moral difference between using condoms to prevent conception and using them to prevent death, quoting from the Ten Commandments to justify his position.
Cardinal Danneels, 70, said sex with a person infected with HIV should be avoided.
Cardinal Danneels is one of the senior Roman Catholics tipped as a possible successor to the Pope
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/3394097.stm   (427 words)

  
 vrtnieuws.net - Danneels slams more euthanasia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Danneels was speaking during Midnight Mass in the St. Michael's Cathedral in Brussels.
Danneels insisted that respect for life was the most important thing and added that this was a belief shared by Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Cardinal Danneels insisted that the most important thing at Christmas was the birth of the baby Jesus and not the activities of Father Christmas.
www.vrtnieuws.net /nieuwsnet_master/versie2/english/details/051225_danneels/index.shtml   (202 words)

  
 CTV.ca | CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
A brilliant theologian, Danneels is an outspoken proponent of curial reform and collegiality.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany is the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
The church's cardinals will begin selecting a new Pope in a process that is more than 700 years old.
www.ctv.ca /generic/WebSpecials/new_pope/bios/danneels.html   (237 words)

  
 Catholic-Pages.com | Cardinals of the Catholic Church: Biography of Cardinal Danneels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel (Malines-Bruxelles), Military Ordinary for Belgium, was born on 4 June 1933 in Kanegem, diocese of Bruges, in western Flanders.
He was consecrated on 18 December 1977 and in the two years that he headed the diocese, he dedicated much of his time to the spiritual direction of the priests and to pastoral leadership, working assiduously toward increased collaboration between priests and laity.
Cardinal Daneels is the Military Ordinary for Belgium and President of the Belgian Bishops' Conference.
www.catholic-pages.com /hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=46   (303 words)

  
 Condoms4Life.org : Good Catholics Use Condoms - People of Faith Thank Cardinal Danneels for Supporting Condom Use
Noting the absolute prohibition on the use of condoms articulated by the Vatican and some bishops, the group urged Cardinal Danneels to work with his fellow bishops to end the church’s ban on condoms.
Cardinal Danneels, who is not affiliated with the Condoms4Life project, has clearly stated his agreement with the general thrust of the Vatican’s position, which holds that abstinence is the most moral response to the prevention of HIV/AIDS transmission.
Catholics for a Free Choice president Frances Kissling noted, “We wish the Cardinal were correct in his assessment of the view of most of the world’s cardinals and bishops.
www.condoms4life.org /news/2004/071504danneels.htm   (643 words)

  
 AEGiS-AP: Belgium's Danneels Could Succeed Pope
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - When the news came that Pope John Paul II was facing his final hours, Belgian Cardinal Godfried Danneels was on a mission to China that exemplified his stature as a leading church diplomat.
Belgian experts give Danneels only an outside chance, if his fellow cardinals cannot agree on one of the front-runners from Italy or Latin America.
Danneels has long spoken forcefully about the need for greater "collegiality" ù a Vatican code word for more democracy in John Paul's centralized church.
www.aegis.com /news/ap/2005/AP050408.html   (974 words)

  
 The Godfried Danneels Page
Three French-speakers--Cardinals Jean-Marie Lustiger of Paris, Godfried Danneels of Malines-Brussels, and Basil Hume of Westminster (whose mother was French)--barely greeted one another.
It was the journalist, myself, who sat next to the lonely-looking Belgian cardinal on the bus from the airport.
Danneels has a very critical view of Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger (born September 17, 1926), archibishop of Paris.
www.deuceofclubs.com /danneels/danneels.htm   (649 words)

  
 Murder Shocks Brussels While PM and Cardinal Blame Victims   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Both Verhofstadt and Danneels said that Joe was a victim of “indifference in Belgian society.” “Where were you last Wednesday at 4 pm?!” the Cardinal asked the congration in Brussels Cathedral during his Easter sermon on Sunday.
Cardinal Danneels’ disgraceful response, blaming Joe’s murder on the indifference and the materialism of the Belgians, is symptomatic for the attitude of the Belgian establishment, who invariably blame the crime on the victims rather than the criminals.
Equally harsh for Cardinal Danneels, one of the leftists amongst the “princes of the church,”; was journalist Luc van Balberghe on his blog:
www.canadafreepress.com /2006/brussels042006.htm   (1037 words)

  
 Interview with cardinal Godfried Danneels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
GODFRIED DANNEELS: The more useful and concrete notion that came out of the Synod seems to me the recommendation to celebrate the mass well.
DANNEELS: They’re the polygamists, the non-baptized, even Moslems who look in through the door of the Church attracted by the beauty of the liturgy.
DANNEELS: The underlining of the sacrificial character of the Eucharist, which to tell the truth had never been denied.
www.cardinalrating.com /cardinal_22__article_2717.htm   (943 words)

  
 Papal Candidates: Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Belgium » Outside The Beltway | OTB
Cardinal Danneels is perhaps the strongest evidence for this argument.
Cardinal Danneels said he was “struck by the number of cases in America,” but he blamed the media in the West for hunting for scandals, “especially those involving ministers of the church in the field of sexuality….
In April of 1998, a Belgian court ruled that Cardinal Godfried Danneels and a local bishop were responsible for the abuse because they were the supervisors of the priest.
www.outsidethebeltway.com /archives/10027   (2593 words)

  
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Cardinal Godfried Danneels, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel (Malines-Bruxelles), Military Ordinary for Belgium, was born on 4 June 1933 in Kanegem, diocese of Bruges, in Eastern Flanders.
Cardinal Danneels is the Military Ordinary for Belgium and President of the Belgian Bishops' Conference.
Created and proclaimed Cardinal by John Paul II in the consistory of 2 February 1983, of the Title of St. Anastasia.
www.vatican.va /news_services/press/documentazione/documents/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_danneels_g_en.html   (341 words)

  
 Belgian cardinal says condom may be "lesser evil"
Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Brussels said that the use of a condom might be a "lesser evil" when it could preserve someone from a deadly disease like AIDS.
Catholic World News reports that in an interview with a Belgian journal, the Cardinal said that it is legitimate for government to establish laws that differ from those of the Church on questions such as same-sex unions, prostitution, and contraception.
In the interview, the Cardinal also said that he would not accept a civil union between members of the same sex as a marriage but accept that civil law will not be completely in accord with his ethical judgement.
www.cathnews.com /news/603/72.php   (838 words)

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