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Letters to the Editor - March 14
Stakes are high in selection of new pope To the editor: As journalists rush for news about papal frontrunners, they allow real issues to be passed over or inaccurately addressed. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, the favorite interviewee of American...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Politics, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Benedict XVI
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Argentine archbishop picked as pope
Associated PressFrom "the end of the earth," the Catholic Church found a surprising new leader Wednesday, a pioneer pope from Argentina who took the name Francis, a pastor rather than a manager to resurrect a church and faith in crisis. He is the first pontiff from the...Tags: Religious Leaders, Jesus Christ, Politics, Vatican City, Human Rights
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Letters: The next pope
Re "What we need in a pope," Opinion, March 3 The several different opinions by Roman Catholics collected and published by The Times on the hoped-for qualities of the next pope encompass a wide spectrum. But reading these short Op-Ed pieces, one...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Benedict XVI, Roman Catholicism, AIDS, Christianity
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Pew finds Catholics hope next pope allows priests to marry
The Religion WorldAs the pontificate of Benedict XVI winds down, many American Catholics express a desire for change, according to a new survey report by the Pew Research Center. For example, most Catholics say it would be good if the next pope allows priests to marry. And... -
The church retains its barrier of silence
In January 2002, the Boston Globe published the first in a series of articles that exposed the sordid history of sexual abuse of youth in the Boston Roman Catholic archdiocese. Those stories revealed how church officials had kept knowledge of abuse from...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Roger M. Mahony, Los Angeles Times, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Claims mount against Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo
Cecil Singleton had settled in to watch an episode of "Parenthood" when he caught a TV news teaser featuring the words "Elmo sex scandal." A man had accused puppeteer Kevin Clash — the man behind the world's most popular Sesame Street puppet —...
Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Autism, Criminals, New York City, Sesame Street (tv program)
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Archdiocese in transition
During the reign of Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholics in the Chicago area confronted many of the shifting tides that will face the man chosen to serve as the next pontiff. As the church leaps into a simmering public square on such issues as abortion...
Tags: Politics, Religious Festivals, Benedict XVI, Jesse Jackson, Belief and Faith
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Pope Benedict XVI's one unforgivable failure
Nothing distinguished the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI so much as the way in which he is leaving. We should be grateful that he realizes his body is failing him — most people in power do not — and is abdicating. But let's not forget that it...Tags: Religious Leaders, Politics, Vatican City, Human Rights, Separation of Church and State
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Letters: What the pope knew, and did
Re "Pope steps down," and "After Benedict XVI," Editorial, Feb. 12 My guess, or hope, is that underlying the numerous circumstances prompting Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down is the crushing moral and spiritual weight of presiding over a church...Tags: Religion and Belief, HIV, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Abusive Behavior
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After Benedict XVI
In nearly eight years as pope, Benedict XVI embraced a traditionalist — and to many critics, authoritarian — view of both the papacy and of church teaching. So it's ironic that he will be remembered for his revolutionary decision to relinquish...
Tags: Religious Leaders, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, The Pope, Vatican City
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Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese releases abuse files
Files recently released by the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese show that 29 clergy accused of sexual abuse served assignments at local parishes, where some of the alleged child molestation took place. Of the 29 men who were named, eight were...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Psychiatry, Roger M. Mahony, Benedict XVI, Roman Catholicism
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Cardinal George to play key role in picking next pope
As he nears his own retirement, Cardinal Francis George will head to Rome likely to play a powerful role in choosing Pope Benedict XVI's successor and charting a course for the next chapter of the Roman Catholic Church. Most recently focused on reaching...
Tags: Religion and Belief, The Pope, Politics, Rome (Italy), Vatican City
Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
Mar 13, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Mar 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 21, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 26, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 17, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 13, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 8, 2013
|Story| Glendale News Press
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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