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Religion / Pope Francis Is Time Person Of The Year by glucogenic: 8:15am On Dec 12, 2013 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of the Year on Wednesday, saying the Catholic Church's new leader has changed the perception of the 2,000-year-old institution in an extraordinary way in a short time. The pope beat out NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the distinction, which the newsmagazine has been giving each year since 1927. The former Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected in March as the first pope from Latin America and the first Jesuit. Since taking over at the Vatican, he has urged the Catholic Church not to be obsessed with "small-minded rules" and to emphasize compassion over condemnation in dealing with touchy topics like abortion, gays and contraception. He has denounced the world's "idolatry of money" and the "global scandal" that nearly 1 billion people today go hungry, and has charmed the masses with his simple style and wry sense of humor. His appearances draw tens of thousands of people and his @ Pontifex Twitter account recently topped 10 million followers. "He really stood out to us as someone who has changed the tone and the perception and the focus of one of the world's largest institutions in an extraordinary way," said Nancy Gibbs, the magazine's managing editor. The Vatican said the honor wasn't surprising given the resonance in the general public that Francis has had, but it nevertheless said the choice was a "positive" recognition of spiritual values in the international media. "The Holy Father is not looking to become famous or to receive honors," said the Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi. "But if the choice of Person of Year helps spread the message of the Gospel — a message of God's love for everyone — he will certainly be happy about that." It was the third time a Catholic pope had been Time's selection. John Paul II was selected in 1994 and John XXIII was chosen in 1962. In Argentina on Wednesday, Padre Toto, one of the many "slum priests" the pope supported for years as archbishop of Buenos Aires, praised Time magazine's selection. "I think the recognition of Time magazine is good news, because Pope Francis embodies one of the values of a church that's more missionary, closer to the people, more austere, more in keeping with the gospel," Toto said. "He had the genius of knowing how to express this sense of the church and hopefully his way of being will catch on with other political leaders, business executives, sports figures. His leadership is inspiring." Besides Snowden, Time had narrowed its finalists down to gay rights activist Edith Windsor, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Syrian President Bashar Assad. President Barack Obama was Time's selection for 2012. Time editors make the selection. The magazine polled readers for their choice, and the winner was Egyptian General Abdel- Fattah el-Sissi, who didn't even make the top 10 of Time's final list. news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-time-39-person-130549729.html
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Religion / Re: Why Are People Dancing Azonto And Makossa In Church? by glucogenic: 9:48am On Nov 03, 2013 |
Ukuts gp: Is like some people definitely does not know the difference |
Nairaland / General / .. by glucogenic: 3:12pm On Oct 02, 2013 |
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Music/Radio / Re: Nominees For Nigeria Radio Awards 2012 by glucogenic: 3:42pm On Oct 30, 2012 |
Ewoma45: Pls o where is Dj xclusive,joyce and n6 of coolfm lagosthe list ain't complete if these guys aint there. I call for a probe! |
Religion / Pope Benedict XVI Appoints Archbishop Onaiyekan Cardinal-elect by glucogenic: 5:14pm On Oct 24, 2012 |
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday (today) in Rome, Italy, announced the appointment of Archbishop John Onaiyekan of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja as a Cardinal-elect. Bishop Emmanuel Badejo, of the Oyo Diocese and Chairman, Social Communications Committee, Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, (CBCN) confirmed the appointment in an e-mail sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Badejo, who is currently attending a conference alongside other Bishops and lay faithful in Rome, said that the Pope would formally inaugurate the new Cardinals-elect on Nov. 24 in Rome. He disclosed that five other Cardinals were appointed, including Archbishop James Michael Harvey, Prefect of the Pontifical Household; His Beatitude Bechara Boutros Rai, Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites (Lebanon). Others are His Beatitude Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum of the Syro-Malankars (India); Archbishop Ruben Salazar Gomez, Archbishop of Bogotá (Colombia); and Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila (Philippines). NAN reports that Cardinals have the task of helping the Pope who is Apostle Peter's successor carry out his mission. NAN also recalls that it is from the College of Cardinals that a new Pope is usually elected after the death of the incumbent. Cardinals below the age of 80 are eligible to vote and be voted for during the election of a new Pope. NAN reports that before now, the Catholic Church in Nigeria had produced three Cardinals including, the late Dominic Cardinal Ekandem, Francis Cardinal Arinse and Anthony Cardinal Okogie. Both Arinse and Okogie had resigned after they had attained 75 years, the age set for Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops to retire from their pastoral care, as head of their dioceses. It would also be recalled that the two Cardinals were appointed by late Pope John Paul II. While Arinze was appointed in April, 1985, Okogie, on his part was appointed in Oct. 2003. (NAN) source http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/38300/2012/10/24/pope_benedict_xvi_appoints_archbishop_onaiyekan_cardinalelect.html |
Religion / Re: How Has The Different Versions Of The Bible Affected You & Christianity by glucogenic: 6:10pm On Oct 21, 2012 |
A Version of the 'Bible' that is doctored is the 'New Word Translation' as used by the 'Jehovah Witness'. Check it out. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Pastors That Have Been And Still Are Impactful by glucogenic: 6:06pm On Oct 21, 2012 |
* Anthony Cardinal Okogie * Most Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah- voice of justice * Archbishop kaigama of Jos- warms Catholics & Christians never to revenge boko attacks. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: Is It Sinful For A Christian To Listen To Secular Music??? by glucogenic: 3:05pm On Oct 20, 2012 |
Zodiac61:Can U read? If U can read my post again! |
Religion / Re: Is It Sinful For A Christian To Listen To Secular Music??? by glucogenic: 12:37pm On Oct 18, 2012 |
damilarelr: @Poster, May God bless U. @all, simply not all non Christian songs r bad. Trust me many Pastors groove to Sunny Ade & Oby's song. It shuld be more about the lyrical content- if its clean. |
Religion / Re: Is It Sinful For A Christian To Listen To Secular Music??? by glucogenic: 12:29pm On Oct 18, 2012 |
Zodiac61: In my experience, it is sinful for a christian to do anything not approved by his pastor. So Ur Pastor approves evrything U do? God is the standard NOT a Pastor. |
Music/Radio / Re: Songs Better Than Tonto Dike's Song by glucogenic: 12:09pm On Oct 18, 2012 |
I honestly think She needs to hold a Press Conference: to render an apology. The production of the song is wack, instrumentation is jst so so poor n cheap. |
Music/Radio / Re: Who Is Your Favorite On Air Personality (OAP)? by glucogenic: 3:54pm On Oct 15, 2012 |
Booty4me: oh i tot as muchThe last time i checkd; Chaz B has been replaced by Wana as the host of 'Sharing Life Issues'. I luv i her passion. |
Music/Radio / Re: Who Is Your Favorite On Air Personality (OAP)? by glucogenic: 2:41pm On Oct 15, 2012 |
samguru: without DAN FOSTER(INSPIRATION F.M),THE LIST IS INVALID I also luv Dan Foster, right frm when he was in Cool FM. However, the 'big dog' is getting old. |
Music/Radio / Re: Who Is Your Favorite On Air Personality (OAP)? by glucogenic: 2:38pm On Oct 15, 2012 |
manny4life: Why did you restrict it to Nigeria ONLY? fell free to share Urs frm anywhere in the World. |
Religion / Re: How Do You Cope During A Boring Church Service? by glucogenic: 12:06pm On Oct 14, 2012 |
Heeyhun: For me, i take solace in my phone, sometimes i surf the net or scan through my pictures or just endlessly rummage my phone like i never used it before. What carried U to Church in the first place? Entertainment? |
Music/Radio / Who Is Your Favorite On Air Personality (OAP)? by glucogenic: 11:30am On Oct 14, 2012 |
I'll start- 1) Cool FM 96.9 Lagos * Freeze - He always been my all time fav OAP, but he has started becoming boring. The management should also tell him to stop that ''who is Ur daddy?'' that he always says. * N6 - I just love his swag. He knows what entertainment is all about. List to him weekends in the afternoon. * Joyce - this chick just has a soft, calming & sex.y voice. Listen at night & forget about your sleep. * Amaka - Just love her voice. Her shift is at night. She has a strong voice & always keeps it real. I also love these OAP's- 2) * Olisa & Toolz (99.9 FM Beat FM) 3) * IK (Rhythm 93.7FM) 4) * YOP (Nigeria Info 99.3 FM) 5) * Wana (Inspiration FM) So whats yours? Pls share. |
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