Whispers in the Loggia: If the Culture War Prophecies of Doom Pan Out, These Isles Will Be Smote By a Judgment of Fire and Submerged Into the Sea -- All Within 24 Hours

Monday, December 05, 2005

If the Culture War Prophecies of Doom Pan Out, These Isles Will Be Smote By a Judgment of Fire and Submerged Into the Sea -- All Within 24 Hours

At least 1,200 ceremonies are confirmed as being scheduled already, according to figures from councils compiled by the BBC News website.

Registrars are preparing for the first ceremonies, with couples permitted to register from Monday morning.

Campaigners says the law ends inequalities for same-sex couples.

The first ceremonies under the Civil Partnerships Act can take place in Northern Ireland on 19 December, followed by Scotland the next day and England and Wales on 21 December.

Elton John has announced a 21 December wedding to his longtime beau David Furnish, and George Michael got on the bandwagon over the weekend, announcing that he, too, will jump the broom.

To celebrate, Michael should do a special remake of "Last Christmas" -- everybody's favorite oh-so-'80s holiday carol.

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One of global Catholicism's most prominent chroniclers, Rocco Palmo has held court as the "Church Whisperer" since 2004, when the pages you're reading were launched with an audience of three, grown since by nothing but word of mouth, and kept alive throughout solely by means of reader support.

A former US correspondent for the London-based international Catholic weekly The Tablet, he's been a church analyst for The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NBC, CNN and NPR among other mainstream print and broadcast outlets worldwide.

A native of Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, he received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St Louis.

In 2011, Palmo co-chaired the first Vatican conference on social media, convened by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications. By appointment of Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap., he's likewise served on the first-ever Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese, whose Church remains his home.

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If the Culture War Prophecies of Doom Pan Out, These Isles Will Be Smote By a Judgment of Fire and Submerged Into the Sea -- All Within 24 Hours

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