Verbatim."God will not accept that. Mine won't, at least. Will yours?" --U2 lead singer Bono to President Bush and members of Congress, on lows written to benefit Americans while contributing to poverty around the world (Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. , Feb. 2, 2006) "May the sacrifice of his life contribute to the cause of dialogue among religions and peace among peoples." --Pope Benedict XVI Benedict XVI, 1927–, pope (2005–) and Roman Catholic theologian, a German (b. Marktl am Inn, Bavaria) named Josef (or Joseph) Alois Ratzinger; successor of John Paul II. He entered the seminary in 1939, but his training was interrupted by World War II. , on the murder of Father Andrea Santoro Father Andrea Santoro (September 7 1945 in Priverno - February 5 2006 in Trabzon) was a Catholic priest who was murdered in the Santa Maria Church in Trabzon, Turkey, where he served as a member of the Catholic church's Fidei donum missionary program. in Trabzon, Turkey by a Muslim teenager, whose actions were related to Danish political cartoons of the prophet Muhammad (Reuters, Feb. 8, 2006) "We must admit that there cannot be a participatory church with gender justice as long as the church retains the assumption that female humanity is ontologically different and secondary to male humanity." --Brother Varghese Theckanath, in a speech to a national conference of religious superiors in India (Union of Catholic Asian News, Jan. 30, 2006) "Bishop blasts condom-tree trial" --Headline for a story about the Catholic bishop of Broome, Australia, who is opposed to the city's hanging of condoms in trees with the goal of preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely (Australian Broadcasting Corporation The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia's national public broadcaster, known previously as the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The ABC provides television, radio and online services throughout metropolitan and regional Australia, as well as , Feb. 10, 2006) |
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