# Roundup: Melbourne Cup, the Vatican and the GFC, changes at US seminaries, Catholics, Protestants and the economy, foster parents, Occupy London

> Coalition of Christian groups plan to prevent forcible attempts to remove tents outside St Paul’s Cathedral.

1 November 2011 · News

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## [Occupy London could be protected by Christian ring of prayer](www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/29/christians-defend-occupy-london-protest)

Coalition of Christian groups plan to prevent forcible attempts to remove tents outside St Paul’s Cathedral.

## [Couples: In the Light of Love — Kim and Perry, Tracey and Lorraine](https://www.abc.net.au/rn/spiritofthings/stories/2011/3347577.htm)

Seven billion people in the world, and many of them are children whose chances for a normal life are cut short, due to unmet needs. But some couples forsake a comfortable life to help them by becoming foster parents.

## [Catholics more inclined to share wealth than Protestants, Euro central bank says](https://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/10/31/catholics-more-inclined-to-share-wealth-than-protestants-euro-central-bank-says/)

Catholics are more likely to support government intervention in the economy than Protestants and also have a stronger preference for sharing wealth equally, a European Central Bank study said.

## [Protestant v Catholic: which countries are more successful?](https://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/oct/31/economics-religion-research)

Could religion be playing a part in the relative success of Europe’s economies?

## [US seminaries consider radical changes](https://www.christiancentury.org/article/2011-10/us-seminaries-consider-radical-changes)

“A lot of schools are rethinking how they educate religious leaders. There is a perception that ministry education is not just the accumulation of courses in the old disciplinary patterns. It has to be something more dynamic.”

## [The Vatican and the global financial crisis](https://www.thetablet.co.uk/article/161909)

As protesters demonstrate against corporate greed and politicians struggle with the eurozone crisis, the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has published proposals for reforming international finance. It is a document that puts morality back into the heart of economics, says one expert.

## [The Melbourne Cup and animal ethics](https://www.faith-theology.com/2011/11/melbourne-cup-and-animal-ethics-just.html)

Just a bloody punt.