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Argentina’s gay community not thrilled with selection of new pope
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — While the appointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope has filled many in this deeply Catholic country with pride, members of the gay community are unsurprisingly less than enthusiastic with the Vatican’s choice.
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A gay dad’s open letter to Pope Francis
As a gay dad, and a professional, I thought it would be fitting to do what one should, as a matter of courtesy, when someone gets a new job. You send a note of congratulations. So, on behalf of my family, including my two 10-year old sons, I am doing just that. Our note includes a suggested five point plan based on the principles that I have used with my sons, and that they have found effective…
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Argentine Cardinal elected pope — first pontiff from Americas
VATICAN CITY — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio has been elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis.
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R.I. marriage equality bill may hinge on extent of religious exemptions
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — As debate over gay marriage in Rhode Island simmers, lawmakers say the results could turn on an exemption in the bill that allows religious organizations to decide whether they will perform or recognize gay marriages.
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Poll: Majority of Catholics support marriage equality for gays, lesbians
A majority of Catholic voters in the U.S. now support same-sex marriage, according to a new poll conducted by Quinnipiac University. The poll found that 54 percent of Catholic voters surveyed supported marriage equality for gays and lesbians, compared to 38 percent opposed.
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Gay rights group says O’Brien should apologize for ‘vicious, cruel language’ about gays
LONDON — Britain’s leading gay-rights group said Monday that Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who stepped down from church leadership after admitting sexual misconduct, should apologize to gay people for his years of “vicious and cruel language” about them.
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UK’s Cardinal O’Brien admits to sexual misconduct following allegations
LONDON — The cardinal who until recently served as Britain’s highest-ranking Catholic leader on Sunday acknowledged unspecified sexual misbehavior and promised to play “no further part” in the public life of the church, an admission which comes at an awkward time for the Vatican.
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UK Cardinal resigns amid allegations of homosexual advances to younger clergy
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Cardinal Keith O’Brien, Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, has resigned amid allegations that he made homosexual advances to younger clergy in his diocese.
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Vatican dismisses report of corruption, underground network of gay priests
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican lashed out Saturday at the media for what it said has been a run of defamatory and false reports before the conclave to elect Pope Benedict XVI’s successor, saying they were an attempt to influence the election.
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Pope’s resignation linked to underground network of gay Vatican priests
ROME — A controversial article by Italy’s respected, leading daily newspaper, La Repubblica, has linked the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI to the discovery of blackmail, corruption and a network of gay prelates in the Vatican.