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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Church’s Sexual Immoralities Rooted in ’60s Sexual Revolution, Moral Decay

Bill Gnade

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to retire from the papacy in nearly 600 years, has written a 6000-word letter that posits the Roman Catholic Church's sexual immoralities, specifically within the clerical ranks, began with the sexual revolution in the 1960s and led to "homosexual cliques" embedding themselves in Catholic seminaries.

The letter is the first time the former head of the Church has publicly opined about major church matters since his resignation.

Massachusetts Legislators All Ears for Millionaires’ Tax
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Massachusetts Legislators All Ears for Millionaires’ Tax

John Cronin

Supporters of a 4 percent state surtax on million-dollar-plus incomes can expect a largely receptive audience when they appear before a legislative committee Thursday to stump for an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution to establish it. 

Beacon Hill leaders had their eyes on the extra revenue before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last July invalidated a ballot question slated for the November 2018 general election because it tied the tax to specific types of appropriations (education and transportation), in violation of the state constitution's standards for a citizens' petition statewide referendum.

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