Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro: "We know that our commander ascended to the heights and is face-to-face with Christ. Something influenced the choice of a South American pope, someone new arrived at Christ's side and said to him: 'Well, it seems to us South America's time has come.'" [Reuters]
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Mar 14, 2013
Dead Chavez helped Christ pick pope
Pope delivers a literal slap on the wrist, and he's sorry
Pope Francis apologized for slapping the hand of a woman who wouldn’t let go of the pontiff’s paw outside the Vatican’s Nativity scene last night. “Many times we lose our patience,” the Pope said. “I do, too, and I’m sorry for yesterday’s bad example.” (New York Times)
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Pope Francis apologizes for church child abuse, vows to clean house
In an “unprecedented” letter to the the laity, Pope Francis described priestly child abuse as an atrocity and the Catholic Church’s protection of abusers as complicity. With shame and repentance, we acknowledge as an ecclesial community that we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner, realizing […]
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Vatican: More trained exorcists needed to fight the demonic
According to the Vatican, demonic possessions are on the uptick. In order to meet the rising demand for assistance by those assailed by the demonic, the Vatican-backed International Association of Exorcists will be holding a training course for Priests interested in fighting the demonic. According to The Guardian, the course will held at the Pontifical […]
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These 10 massage gun deals prove pain doesn’t have to also cripple your wallet
Unless you’re doing a lot better than most of us these days, having a personal masseuse on call isn’t really financially doable. And of course, how many masseurs are still doing house calls or accepting visitors during all this time of medical uncertainty? With skilled human hands mostly out of play right now, it falls […]
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Save your summer with these BBQ accessories that’ll change your whole grilling game
It’s almost shocking to say…but there’s actually an incredible amount of manhood wrapped up in how well you cook a steak. Of course, no one would argue your grilling abilities are THAT important. Or that how well you sear a prime slab of beef should have any bearing on your social standing or feeling of […]
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The Kömforte Dual Zone Comforter wants to be that happy medium that makes both partners happy
The notion of two people sleeping in the same bed always inspires romantic visions of love and intimacy. However, most quickly realize that the romance of sleeping together is often quickly replaced by the realities of the act. One partner snores. The other talks in their sleep. One grinds their teeth. The other hogs the […]
