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The Ex-communication…she stays the same!!

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

The Vatican backs the excommunication of the mother
whose nine-year-old daughter was raped and of
the doctor who performed the subsequent abortion.

At least the pope didn’t say the girl was askin’ for it!

Here is a quick look at some of Benedict XVI’s other controversies.

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Benedict XVI is known to do anything to fill the Vatican’s […]

Seven Rare Albino Alligators Disappear from Brazilian Zoo–Yahoo Headline, January 5, 2008

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

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Unlike baseball prognosticators or the hundreds of talking head political experts…

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

I don’t conveniently forget about my forays into the crystal ball. The enclosed post was a response to the story about the New Seven Wonders poll in March.
I present for all to see that I failed to agree on even one of the winners. As it was an international poll, I can assuredly say […]

As far as it goes, Pope Benedict certainly has a point…

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

but I wonder if this a little of the “pot/kettle” analogy. Has not the so-called “opiate of the masses” caused more deaths during the reign of humans than all the meth, smack and coke in the world?
Pope hears drug addicts’ tales, scolds traffickers
By Terry Wade and Philip Pullella Sat May 12, 12:39 PM ET
GUARATINGUETA, Brazil […]

Sao Paolo shows “The Two Faces of Joe”

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

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A hour later, all is well as the pope correctly answers the multi-part question:

Who defeated Argentina Rocca for the World Wrestling Championship in1957?
Where was the bout and what final move insured the UNEXPECTED victory?

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BOBO BRAZIL
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BUENOS AIRES EVITADROME
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COCO BUTT

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Images: (outside) AP Photo/Andre Penner; (inside) AP Photo/ Victor R. Caivano; (score sign) […]

It’s happened before, but different sparks ignited it.

Thursday, March 8th, 2007

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Bush arrives in Brazil amid protests
POSTED: 8:51 p.m. EST, March 8, 2007
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — President Bush opened a weeklong tour of Latin America on Thursday as police clashed with protesters in Brazil and across the region.
Bush arrived in South America’s largest city in the evening on a mission intended to promote democracy, increased […]