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So today I lost a friend. A friend of 40 years. Someone with whom I roomed in college. We played music together. We were in each other’s weddings and were godmothers to one another’s children. We were both in the same mostly male program of business...
by ENG2018
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on Wed Dec 13, 2023 at 06:26 PM PST
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After a rollicking ride, Pope Francis finally kicks open the doors of the church to same-sex couples Former boss of the Jesuit Catholic order in Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, has been taking Roman Catholics worldwide on an extraordinary journey. Now Pope Francis, the head of the world’s largest Christian denomination has been striving to balance...
by Alan Austin
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on Tue Oct 10, 2023 at 04:28 AM PDT
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Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish singer whose legacy with hits like "Nothing Compares 2 U" made headlines with an infamous appearance on Saturday Night Live, during which she tore up a photo of the pope.
by The Boss Gomez
176 comments
on Wed Jul 26, 2023 at 11:50 AM PDT
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For several years when I was younger, I was part of an independent small Christian church not affiliated with any Catholic or Protestant organization or denomination. The church did not have a creedbook, theology statements, doctrinal coda, or other...
by SteveDavis
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on Fri Jun 09, 2023 at 08:07 AM PDT
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Lately, I have noticed two different ads on MSNBC promoting the Catholic Church. They end with the phrase “Come back Home to the Catholic Church”. Odd to see them advertising rather than helping the poor. Odd to see them admitting that members have...
by VictorLHKOS
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on Mon Apr 03, 2023 at 08:01 AM PDT
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Pope Francis just repudiated the Vatican’s 15th century Doctrine of Discovery. Entire nations still use this doctrine as the legal basis for the occupation of stolen indigenous land.
Now all that ...
by annieli
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on Sun Apr 02, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
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I once heard a priest say that the Roman Catholic Church was the largest denomination in the world and that those who’ve left the church was the second largest. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but a recent report by the Washington Post about a...
by RickElia
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on Mon Mar 13, 2023 at 03:48 PM PDT
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Part One, My Story I rejected my Catholic faith long before I came to consider myself an atheist. I believe this occurred gradually in Catholic grammar school. Looking back to those times, the main emotion that comes to mind was a constant state of...
by psychusa
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on Wed Feb 22, 2023 at 06:12 AM PST
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As conservatives across the country make moves to ban abortion and limit access to reproductive rights, some hospitals are also making restrictions of their own. But what’s surprising is that these restrictions are coming in a state where abortion is...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Fri Feb 03, 2023 at 12:19 PM PST
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I’m an openly gay woman who was raised Catholic. I’m an atheist now, but Catholicism runs deep in my family. I grew up filling out religious worksheets for Sunday school and praying before bed every single night. As is likely true for plenty of queer...
by Marissa Higgins
251 comments
on Wed Jan 25, 2023 at 09:57 AM PST
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Like many, maybe most people here, I've had my mailbox crammed with political mailers for weeks. Most are from candidates and causes I support, with the occasional odd love letter from a Republican. I don't take the latter too seriously; they're always...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Tue Nov 08, 2022 at 01:00 PM PST
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The Associated Press is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a sweeping investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. To date, more than a dozen alleged victims have been interviewed, with some...
by wesmorgan1
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on Wed Jun 29, 2022 at 08:40 AM PDT
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I want to preface this story with a caveat for people who know me IRL that I am not cross-posting it to any of my social media accounts and ask that this story not be shared on Facebook. My identity on Twitter is less known, so I may tweet a link to...
by boofdah
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on Sun Jun 26, 2022 at 07:06 PM PDT
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June 24, 2022 When Justices Barrett, Kavanaugh, Gorsuch, and Alito were questioned during their Senate confirmation hearings about a woman’s legal right to abortion, they each affirmed that Roe v Wade was settled law, establishing a constitutional...
by rogerray
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on Fri Jun 24, 2022 at 09:50 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, Interceptor7, Magnifico, ...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Jun 17, 2022 at 08:53 PM PDT
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“We’re all making choices today” was the ineffectual (originally written as “effete”) response Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gave to a woman in Alexandria, Virginia, when she called him out on not wearing a mask in a grocery store. She replied, “Read...
by Jay Cuasay
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on Sat Feb 05, 2022 at 11:04 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame and jck. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Jan 14, 2022 at 09:09 PM PST
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With Ireland now totally under British control, robbed of her Parliament and now part of the United Kingdom, it was probably inevitable that another rising would be attempted. It was surely too soon after the last one though, and definitely the wrong...
by Trollheart
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on Thu Jan 06, 2022 at 09:27 AM PST
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www.pewforum.org/… A poll released by Pew Research today shows Americans who describe themselves as not a member of any religious organization has grown 6% in the last five years and ten percent in the last ten years. www.msn.com/… When asked about...
by mastergardener2k
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on Tue Dec 14, 2021 at 01:16 PM PST
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On Friday, President Joe Biden visited with the Pope. As America’s second Catholic president, the fact that Biden was able to drop in at the Vatican for a cordial chat without it being the subject of heavy media speculation based on anti-Catholic...
by Mark Sumner
48 comments
on Fri Oct 29, 2021 at 10:53 AM PDT
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