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Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to its east, Massachusetts to its north, New York to its west, and Long Island Sound to its south. Its capital is Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically, the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word Connecticut is derived from various anglicized spellings of Quinnetuket, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". As of the 2020 United States census, Connecticut was home to over 3.6 million residents, its highest decennial count ever, growing every decade since 1790. Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the first major settlements were established in the 1630s by the English. Thomas Hooker led a band of followers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founded the Connecticut Colony; other settlers from Massachusetts founded the Saybrook Colony and the New Haven Colony. The Connecticut and New Haven colonies established documents of Fundamental Orders, considered the first constitutions in America. In 1662, the three colonies were merged under a royal charter, making Connecticut a crown colony. Connecticut was one of the Thirteen Colonies which rejected British rule in the American Revolution. It was influential in the development of the federal government of the United States.
Human Composting Bill Meets Resistance from Lawmakers, Catholic Church
A proposal to legalize the composting of human remains as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation was met with opposition from Republican legislators and the Catholic Church. State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, vice chair of the Environment Committee, told CT Examiner that the practice is sanitary, safe and gives families dignity, while also preventing the release of carbon emissions associated with cremation and the burial of toxins in soil. “This can be a new model for funeral parlors. This is what people used to do. This is a permissive law; it would not be mandated anymore than we say everyone must get cremated. It’s an alternative to the existing ways we have of disposing of a human corpse,” Palm said.
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A proposal to legalize the composting of human remains as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation was met with opposition from Republican legislators and the Catholic Church. State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, vice chair of the Environment Committee, told CT Examiner that the practice is sanitary, safe and gives families dignity, while also preventing the release of carbon emissions associated with cremation and the burial of toxins in soil. “This can be a new model for funeral parlors. This is what people used to do. This is a permissive law; it would not be mandated anymore than we say everyone must get cremated. It’s an alternative to the existing ways we have of disposing of a human corpse,” Palm said.
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Connecticut archbishop calls for female deacons, moving Vatican out of Rome
A recently appointed coadjutor archbishop in Connecticut said he would, if asked, advise Pope Francis to “get [the Church] out of Rome” and move its headquarters elsewhere, and consider allowing women to serve as deacons. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Christopher Coyne as coadjutor archbishop of Hartford in June of this year. As coadjutor, Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford Archdiocese and should succeed him as archbishop upon the latter’s retirement, expected once Blair turns 75 next year.
(Daniel Payne/Catholic News Agency 11/22/23)
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A recently appointed coadjutor archbishop in Connecticut said he would, if asked, advise Pope Francis to “get [the Church] out of Rome” and move its headquarters elsewhere, and consider allowing women to serve as deacons. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Christopher Coyne as coadjutor archbishop of Hartford in June of this year. As coadjutor, Coyne will assist Archbishop Leonard Blair in the administration of the Hartford Archdiocese and should succeed him as archbishop upon the latter’s retirement, expected once Blair turns 75 next year.
(Daniel Payne/Catholic News Agency 11/22/23)
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Feb 15, 2023: Religion News Service: A 300-year-old church hopes to connect with spiritual but not religious neighbors
For three centuries, Trinity Episcopal Church has tried to meet the spiritual needs of the small community of Southport, Connecticut, about an hour and a half outside of New York.
For three centuries, Trinity Episcopal Church has tried to meet the spiritual needs of the small community of Southport, Connecticut, about an hour and a half outside of New York.