"Archbishop" Rowan Williams Stepping Down. And the Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI?

"Archbishop" of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, will be stepping down from this position at the end of the year.

Dr. Williams has presided over a very turbulent time for the Anglican Communion, with his authority often being thrown back into his face and ignored. Such issues include  women bishops, homosexual "marriage," actively homosexual bishops, and abortion.

Dr. Williams is a nice guy, with good intentions. He is intelligent, and very likable (he has become close friends with Pope Benedict XVI over the years, especially considering that Williams was only on the job 2 years before Benedict). While his beliefs are much different than conservative Catholics (he likes to label himself a liberal theologian), there are many things for which he should be commended. He's always supported the conservative voices in the Anglican Church, even when he disagreed with that voice.

New CDF Website!

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Doctrina Fidei) has a new website, which seems easily accessible. The address is http://www.doctrinafidei.va/

This makes the job of people like me (those that enjoy systematic theology) a lot easier. What's really great is that a lot of these documents are already in English (although who really needs that now, since we have Google Chrome which translates for us!)

I encourage you to check it out. Maybe you'll find a document that interests you!

Our Catholic Yearbook

Well, it's that time of year again! The Annuario Pontificio has been released. Like last year, I thought I would go over some of the more interesting data, and I've highlighted some of the very interesting data.