Not happy with the election of Pope Francis (who looks either like
Grumpy Cat or
a Muppet, depending on the photo)? Then, perhaps, you can throw in your lot with Pope Michael I, who has ruled an offshoot, unofficial branch of the Catholic Church (which may, or may not, consist mostly of himself and his mother) from
his living room in Delia, Kansas since 1990.
— Maggie
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Xeni Jardin at 6:36 pm • • 
In the
New York Times, Stephen Castle reports on a case in the Netherlands dating back to the 1950s:
Roman Catholic Church officials are accused of surgically castrating as many as ten young men. In at least one case, the act may have been punishment against a child who went to police to report that he had been sexually abused by priests. The castrations may have also been "treatment for homosexuality." The article contains descriptions that may be upsetting.
(via Mia Farrow)
