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The Kids Are Alright: Gay parents raising children

We see them strolling through our neighborhoods, participating in our PTA meetings, and, perhaps most notably, appearing on our TV screens: Mitchell and Cam, fathers to Lily, on the ratings smash Modern Family ; Glee's Sue Sylvester, expectant mom to a baby conceived with an as-yet-unrevealed sperm donor, and Rachel's...

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Caryl Rivers Condemns Vatican for 'Attack' on Nuns

The organization that represents Catholic nuns around the world, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, is for the time being silent about the Vatican's charge that nuns spend too much time on issues of poverty and social justice, and not enough on opposing same-sex marriage, contraception and abortion.

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Are the Pope's Nuns a Bunch of "Radical Feminists"?

It may seem odd to some that with all the problems and tensions in the world today, the Pope has chosen to rebuke American nuns for being more concerned about poverty and social justice issues than about abortion and gay marriage.

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06/02/12 Pope and top aide display unity amid leak scandal Source: The Daily Herald MILAN--Pope Benedict and his deputy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, regarded as the chief target of a campaign of leaks, appeared side by side on Friday at the start of a visit to Milan that is unlikely to provide much respite from the scandal.
06/01/12 Pope plans trip to Rio de Janeiro for 2013 World Youth... Source: Catholic World News Pope Benedict XVI plans to travel to Brazil for World Youth Day in July 2013, a Church official in Rio de Janeiro has announced.
06/01/12 Milan awaits the Pope Source: Radio Vaticana Pope Benedict will travel to Milan later this afternoon for the 7th World Meeting of Families which is underway in the Archdiocese.
06/01/12 Pope: Mary a model of faith Source: Radio Vaticana Marking the end of the Marian month of May, which also celebrates the feast of the Visitation, Pope Benedict joined Cardinals, Bishops' Priests and the faithful at the Grotto of Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens to honour the Mother of God.
05/31/12 Pope's top aide target of Vatican leaks campaign Source: Irish Examiner Amid all the rivalries and gossip exposed by a growing Vatican crisis, Pope Benedict's deputy, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, has emerged as the chief target of an unprecedented campaign of leaks.

Background on pope benedict

Benedict XVI (; ; ; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th Pope, a position in which he serves dual roles as Sovereign of the Vatican City State and leader of the Catholic Church.

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