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“Extra small” condoms for boys?
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jmcgee
Yes. Incredible but true. They’re called the Hotshot, and they’ve just gone on sale in Switzerland: Family planning groups and the Swiss Aids Federation campaigned to have the Hotshot produced after a number of studies, including the government study researched at the Centre for Development and Personality Psychology at Basel University. Nancy Bodmer, who headed…
Baptist church pamphlet mocks eucharist as “death cookie”
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jmcgee
Some disturbing news out of Tennessee: Two Baptist church pamphlets are causing controversy with a Roman Catholic church in Pigeon Forge. The pamphlet suggests the Roman Catholic church isn’t Christian and the pope is an anti-Christ. While some people say the pamphlet expresses religious freedom, others say it’s a hate crime. Father Jay Flaherty, of…
Petition protests papal visit to UK
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jmcgee
It seems some in Britain don’t want taxpayer money to pay for the pontiff’s upcoming trip to the UK: A petition protesting against Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain later this year is to be handed in to Downing Street by the National Secular Society. It calls on the prime minister to exempt taxpayers from…
From the Brooklyn Desk…
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jmcgee
Rocco has the goods on some significant strategic planning underway in Baltimore and Brooklyn that will result in the closing and consolidating of parishes (Brooklyn) and schools (Baltimore). Here at The Bench, the hardworking staff at the Brooklyn Desk wandered over to the Diocese of Brooklyn website and found an impressive new web page set…
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