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 Invaluable beast: Archbishop Desmond Tutu is backing an online petition launched tomorrow by the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad to highlight the economic importance of working animals for people in developing countries. www.spana.org SPANA |
| Pope promotes ethical tourism POPE BENEDICT XVI has urged Christians to be ethical tourists in order to protect the earth’s resources for future generations. Speaking on World Tourism Day, the Pontiff said that the Church shared a commitment to “social tourism, which promotes the participation of the weaker sectors of society and thus can be an important tool in the fight against poverty… creating work, protecting resources, and promoting equality”. Senior South African bishop dies THE Bishop of the Highveld, the Rt Revd David Beetge, died on Saturday aged 59, after a battle with cancer. The Bishop, who was the second most senior in the province, contracted septicaemia after undergoing chemotherapy for Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Bishop Beetge served as co-chairman of the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission (IARCCUM) and was a member of the Lambeth Commission. The Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, described Bishop Beetge as “an outstanding and exemplary leader of our Church, a man of deep spirituality and prayer”. He leaves his wife, Carol. A requiem mass will take place today at St Dunstan’s School in Benoni. Obituary to follow Beijing bans religious performances CHINA’s culture ministry has banned public performances of Handel’s Messiah and other works of Western religious music, in what is seen as a move to tighten control over Christianity and the arts. One performance of the Messiah has been cancelled; Verdi’s Requiem is also under threat. The Academy of Ancient Music will go ahead with a second performance of the Messiah after the event was marked “invitation only”, thereby avoiding the ban. |
