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Thursday, September 23, 2010
A clarification from Sacramento
Regarding the Quran blessing mentioned here, Rorate has received and posted a response from the rector of the cathedral. In the interest of fairness I take note as it seems to (mostly) exonerate the cathedral clergy of what many (including myself) suspected was their willful participation in the blessing of a pagan religious book. These are the sorts of "correcting the record" that I really don't mind.
This explanation by the rector makes a lot more sense than what was reported in various media outlets. I couldn't imagine that the Catholic Church would openly tolerate an actual "blessing" in the catechism sense.
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