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The pope as a retiree
Pope Benedict XVI retires Thursday, and he leaves the workplace the way many of us would like to — on his own terms. He wasn't laid off at 50 with few transferable skills, required to retrain or reinvent himself and then compete for work with...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Benedict XVI, The Pope
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A 'reformed' Catholic hopes Francis can heal the church
By coincidence, last Easter I was in St. Peter's Square in Rome as Pope Benedict XVI delivered what turned out to be his final Easter Mass as head of the Catholic Church. A week from Sunday, the new pope will deliver his first. Expectations for Pope...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Rome (Italy), Blackmail and Extortion, Francis I
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Benedict leaves stage with dignity
You have to wonder what kind of fun Vatican mystery writer Dan Brown would have with the startling resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. As would be the case when any well-known CEO suddenly steps down "for health reasons," we are immediately suspicious....
Tags: Parkinson's Disease, Belief and Faith, U.S. Supreme Court, Benedict XVI, Elections
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Jeff Van Gundy: It's amazing how Stan Van Gundy defends Dwight Howard
Running off at the typewriter. … Even Jeff Van Gundy is flabbergasted at how his brother, former Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, has become Dwight Howard's biggest advocate in the past few months. While Dwight has been getting criticized unmercifully...
Tags: Karl Malone, Radio, Raul Castro, PGA Tour, Rick Scott
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Media myopia in Rome
WASHINGTON -- All things considered, I'd rather be in Rome. Isn't everyone? Tout le journalism monde has descended on Rome since Pope Benedict XVI's surprise retirement last month. The ensuing Vatican intrigue has been appropriately sumptuous: Was it the...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, The Pope, HIV, Catholic Relief Services, AIDS
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Kass: Pope Francis should heed warning of his predecessor
Jorge Bergoglio, the son of Italian immigrants born in Buenos Aires, doesn't fit the image of a high and mighty churchman in charge of an empire of more than 1 billion people. He's a humble man and, at 76, not young. Until quite recently, he rode the...
Tags: Francis I, Christian Orthodoxy, DeSales University, Religious Leaders, The Pope
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The sequester, a historic move by the tribe and garage door people
I'd like to sequester myself under a rock until this whole "sequester" thing blows over if for no other reason than sequester isn't a noun and thus the whole sequester thing is not grammatically correct. I digress, however. So how's the sequester...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Social Security, U.S. Congress, Budgets and Budgeting, Same-Sex Marriage
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The second pope
Paul GreenbergThe wire services routinely refer to Benedict XVI, now the pope emeritus, as the first pontiff to abdicate in modern times. But few of the news stories go into the classic example of a papal abdication, and explain just who this earlier pope was, and...Tags: Islam, Rome (Italy), Ronald Reagan, Benedict XVI, The Pope
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Can a new pope save the Catholic Church?
Bill PressIt's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big Bear, Calif. Leaders of the International Olympic Committee voted to drop wrestling from...Tags: Current TV (tv network), Barack Obama, Leukemia, Violence Against Women Act, Dan Brown
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Pope Benedict XVI's one unforgivable failure
Nothing distinguished the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI so much as the way in which he is leaving. We should be grateful that he realizes his body is failing him — most people in power do not — and is abdicating. But let's not forget that it...Tags: Roger M. Mahony, Belief and Faith, Abusive Behavior, Elections, United Nations
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Memory of Bishop D'Arcy
My fondest memory of the late Bishop John D’Arcy had nothing to do with the church even though it occurred within yards of the most famous church in the world. For those of you lucky enough to have travelled to Rome with a visit to The Vatican as...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, American League East, USA Today, Religious Leaders
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Cease-fire agreement reached in Gaza conflict
After eight days of violence and nearly 150 deaths on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border, a cease-fire set to take effect Wednesday night promised to silence the warplanes and rocket launchers. The cease-fire, announced Wednesday night in a joint...
Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Wolf Blitzer, Jerusalem (Israel), Armed Conflicts, Explosions
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