<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/catholicchurch/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why do I write this blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[I write this blog because: A Hard-Hitting Look at Church Sexual Abuse in the Philippines—and How Every Presidency Has Helped Sustain the Culture of Silence Sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pedophelia/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-0-317-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pedophelia/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-0-317-0</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:39:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Pope Leo XIV?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charlie Rose delves into Pope Leo XIV's personal history.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/catholic/@thepatriotblog/who-is-pope-leo-xiv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/catholic/@thepatriotblog/who-is-pope-leo-xiv</guid><category><![CDATA[catholic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thepatriotblog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:25:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKZZPdagwoYRVu6re4hnc6ns1xb5RTgDh6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet my Cardinal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turns out, I was a good lil blighter and they gave me my own Cardinal. 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His flock, millions of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/popefrancis/@ladyrebecca/the-shepherd-who-abandoned-his-flock</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/popefrancis/@ladyrebecca/the-shepherd-who-abandoned-his-flock</guid><category><![CDATA[popefrancis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ladyrebecca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:30:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhnhriPUfokvcDy9Gts1tuV5y8oBTdN9Vd4bHawV3ZLREyan2XUFvuHMbesNtQ2ft3JepMo7EJi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Visit Inside the Rio De Janeiro Cathedral]]></title><description><![CDATA[After I left the Modern Art Museum I walked into the city with my compass set on finding the church that looked like a pyramid. 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It was built by the British on land they had retained]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/summercapitalofindia/@selenophile89/shimla</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/summercapitalofindia/@selenophile89/shimla</guid><category><![CDATA[summercapitalofindia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[selenophile89]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 14:28:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJk7SG3xNQaUzuGQfinag3oyWAEhA9BafCyRp4Q4C57aS6tGjaAAicSJbaQQx6F5NyfeGuYxBDyZZfpmNh75icRwK477Cmj1wLaZ4Mpkz1EL2ukHL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photographic treasure - The Baptism]]></title><description><![CDATA[In English The image corresponds to the Baptism in the catholic church of Germán Leonardo Andrade Graterol, specifically in the Basilica of San Pedro Apostle Caracas, Venezuela, in 1960. 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Mother Theresa was a child trafficer.

https://youtu.be/1HDrhIBh4XI    ]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@earthship/mother-theresa-was-a-child-trafficer-mother-theresa-was-a-child-trafficer-httpsyoutube1hdrhibh4xi-pjovbvde</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@earthship/mother-theresa-was-a-child-trafficer-mother-theresa-was-a-child-trafficer-httpsyoutube1hdrhibh4xi-pjovbvde</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[earthship]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 04:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixCRvWtSAZroU1312z37Uu4PKutv84wrvGDHHa3gD2zQh49KgnNYV4eXdob8fY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>