“We, too, insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved, while promising to do everything possible to ensure that such abuse will never occur again.”
— POPE BENEDICT XVl, speaking to attendees gathered at …
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Why Are Protesters at the National Spelling Bee?
File under bizarre, but true.
Quotes: Portugal’s Vitalino Canas on Gay Marriage
“This is a memorable moment. This is a great step forward for us politically and as a society.”
–Vitalino Canas, Portugal’s Socialist Party spokesman, on president Anibal Cavaco Silva’s decision to ratify the nation’s gay …
Thieves Cross a Supreme Court Ruling
Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court let a famed cross remain on federal land. Thieves had a different idea.
Quotes: Pope Benedict XVI On Church’s Scandal
“The church needs to profoundly relearn penitence, accept purification, learn forgiveness but also justice.”
— POPE BENEDICT XVI, responding to reporter questions about the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal, aboard the papal …