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Vatican under fire, as Pope's deputy links homosexuality to paedophilia

Gay rights groups have condemned remarks by the Vatican's Secretary of State calling homosexuality a "pathology" and linking it directly to paedophilia.

US lawyer wants court to question Pope over child sex scandal; claims Benedict knew of abuse cases

A United States lawyer has filed a legal motion at a Kentucky court on Tuesday to take sworn testimony from Pope Benedict XVI on what the Vatican knew about the long-running child sex scandal of Roman Catholic priests.

Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame

FRANCES D'EMILIO AP 02/16/2010
Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse as 'heinous crime'

The sexual abuse of children is not just a "heinous crime" but a "grave sin" that offends God and wounds human dignity, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday after a two-day meeting with Irish Catholic bishops at the Vatican.

Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame

ROME — A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland's Catholics.

Pope to meet Irish bishops on child abuse scandal

Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops are preparing for an unprecedented meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.

Pope Meets, Forgives Woman Who Knocked Him Down

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI met on Wednesday with the woman who knocked him over at St. Peter's Basilica during Christmas Eve Mass, and he forgave her, the Vatican said.

Attack on pope prompts review of Vatican security

Caroline Gammell Los Angeles Times 12/26/2009

Vatican Defends Status of WWII Pope

RACHEL DONADIO The New York Times 12/23/2009
Attack on pope prompts review of Vatican security

Vatican City - The Vatican will review security procedures after a woman jumped a barrier and rushed at Pope Benedict XVI for the second time in two years, this time managing to pull him down before being apprehended by guards, the Vatican spokesman said Friday.

Vatican Defends Status of WWII Pope

ROME — In an effort to calm growing tensions with Jewish groups, the Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Benedict XVI’s decision moving the wartime pope Pius XII closer to sainthood was not a “hostile act” against those who believe Pius did not do enough to stop the Holocaust.

Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country.

Vatican welcomes Anglicans into Catholic church

The Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church.


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