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Pope Francis released a letter Monday condemning sexual abuse of minors by Roman Catholic priests and bishops and calling for involvement by laypeople to address the problem. The pope's letter, which refers to the recently released grand jury report that identified more than 1,000 victims of more
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Roman Catholic bishops in America need accountability, legal transparency, and lay involvement to solve the continuing clergy sex abuse scandal, Cardinal Sean O'Malley said. O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, released a 632-word statement Thursday afternoon in the wake of a Pennsylvania grand jury report earlier this
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Pope Francis likes the big gesture. You can almost imagine him waving his meaty arm in a wide sweep while tossing off some breathtaking statement to a surprised aide. Here's one: Invite all bishops in the United States to tell the pope in person what they knew about
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Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of the Diocese of Providence hesitantly joined Twitter last February, warning that "I need a heavy dose of prudence in things that I post, because I don't use a lot of filters," he told the Crux online publication. Bishop Tobin disabled his
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In a result that was not nearly as close as the final tally indicated, the Massachusetts Senate voted in January to abolish the pre-Roe v. Wade state laws on abortion by a tally of 38-0. That's 38 state senators voting to eliminate laws restricting abortion in the Commonwealth.
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The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill banning so-called "conversion therapy" for children – but only after dropping a provision that would have defined seeking it as child abuse. The measure would make it illegal for licensed mental-health therapists to offer techniques for patients under 18 years
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Banning licensed mental health therapists from trying to change a minor patient's sexual orientation or gender identity violates a new U.S. Supreme Court decision in an unrelated case, opponents of the proposed ban said Wednesday. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is expected to vote on and likely
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Chris Pratt, a theologian? Who knew? When Pratt accepted an award at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards last week, he spoke about God and prayer, even mentioning the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. He was not booed or ignored, but cheered.
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