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02 Apr 2010 17:25

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World: Bad comparison: Vatican compares sex scandal to anti-Semitism

  • Seriously, dude? Seriously? Sometimes, it’s probably best to cut your losses and just admit you screwed up, and in the case of the Vatican, they’re well past that point. During a Good Friday service, Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, who has served as preacher for the Papal household since 1980, made the questionable comparison of the Vatican’s troubles to the 2,000-plus-years-strong pains of Jews. We’re mere inches away from a Nazi comparison, at which point Godwin’s Law kicks in – for the Vatican?! source
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01 Apr 2010 10:13

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World: Could Pope Benedict be charged in a abuse scandal cover-up?

  • NO because he’s a head of state, the Vatican says source
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24 Dec 2009 23:36

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World: Dear crazy lady who tackled the pope: Hello, viral video superstar

  • Not that Italy hasn’t had enough crazy-people-attacking-world-leaders stories recently, but when it’s the Pope – a universally-adored figured by anyone not currently using birth control – people take notice a little more than they do when it’s Silvio Berlusconi. Pope Benedict wasn’t hurt, by the way, just a little shaken off his A game. source
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21 Oct 2009 10:47

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World: Daily Poll: Catholics and Anglicans in a fight to the death

  • Yesterday, the Catholic Church announced a bold move to grab members from the Anglican Church, the offshoot of Catholicism created after King Henry VIII wasn’t allowed a divorce hundreds of years ago. A lot’s changed since then, most notably the Anglican church’s allowance of gay pastors and bishops, which has become a wedge issue that has many Anglicans looking elsewhere. Is this the way the Catholic party should be headed? Vote.source
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17 Jul 2009 08:11

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World: Holy crap! The Pope broke his wrist today

  • Pope Benedict XVI got ganked in a fall while on vacation. The world’s holiest guy (well, depending on your religion – for example, Rainn Wilson doesn’t swing that way) was injured while hanging out in his chalet in the mountainous Valle d’Aosta region of Italy. Vatican spokesman suggests it’s “nothing serious,” and the dude was able to eat a little breakfast and have mass before he went to the hospital. Though, we just have to wonder: Does el Popearino have killer health insurance? If not, he should. source
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18 Mar 2009 10:51

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World: Everyone thinks the Pope is wrong about condoms

  • The Vatican’s position Pope Benedict, who made the comments yesterday, was apparently keeping the party line more than anything else, according to the Vatican. So, basically, if the Pope doesn’t believe condom use is bad, he just lied straight-faced. source
  • The Vatican’s position Pope Benedict, who made the comments yesterday, was apparently keeping the party line more than anything else, according to the Vatican. So, basically, if the Pope doesn’t believe condom use is bad, he just lied straight-faced.
  • Criticism is high From medical doctors, who claim the Pope’s statement “represents a major step backwards in terms of global health education,” especially in Africa, to AIDS activists, not many people are supporting his position here. source
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23 Jan 2009 18:11

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Tech, World: The Vatican joins the YouTube generation

Pope Benedict XVI is excited but reserved about how new technology lets people interact. source
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08 Jan 2009 22:00

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World: Can you believe a cardinal said this?

  • Look at the conditions in Gaza: more and more, it resembles a big concentration camp.
  • Cardinal Renato Martino • president of the Council for Justice and Peace and a right hand man to Pope Benedict XVI; Israel obviously condemned the marks. • source
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