Pope Benedict Xvi Resigns

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WATCH: Howard Bragman's 'Gwissues' Tackles Catholicism And The LGBT Community

Howard Bragman | Posted 05.01.2013 | Gay Voices

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In the latest episode, I and guest panelists Jim Smith (program manager of Dignity USA), Mike Moroski (equal rights activist) and Brent Childers (executive director of Faith in America) discuss hopes for a new, reformed pope and how Catholicism plays a role within the LGBT community.

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The Pope's Last Flight: A Media Masterpiece

Dario Morelli | Posted 04.30.2013 | Religion

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A precise, wise and great director orchestrated the video of Benedict XVI's flight toward oblivion. The inexorable trajectory of the helicopter in front of the background of a majestic and exhausted city, the hypnotic hum of the blades as the only noise, accompanied by the bells of Rome, which tolled the newly Vacant Seat -- for the first time, joyfully.

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Rome's Gay Community Toasts Pope Benedict XVI's Departure

Reuters | Posted 04.22.2013 | Gay Voices

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* Vatican helped prevent single-sex partnership law in Italy * Gays criticise pope's influence in developing world * Cam...

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Hope For A Gay Pope? One Actor Says Yes

Posted 02.13.2013 | Gay Voices

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Alan Cumming has a few suggestions for the Vatican when it comes to choosing Pope Benedict XVI's replacement. "If I was going to rebrand the Catho...

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World Reacts To Pope's Resignation With Disbelief, Grief

AP | JULIANA BARBASSA | Posted 02.11.2013 | World

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Roman Catholics around the world expressed disbelief and grief Monday at the first papal resignation in six centuries. Some saw it a...

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Pope Benedict XVI Considered A Friend In Israel

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 02.11.2013 | World

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JERUSALEM -- When Joseph Ratzinger became pope in 2005, many in Israel wondered whether the German-born Cardinal with the Nazi past would prove a wort...

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WATCH: 'The View's' Wacky Discussion About The Pope

Posted 02.11.2013 | Media

"The View" took a measured, rigorous approach to the news of the Pope's resignation on Monday, somberly discussing the implications for the Cathol— ...

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Pope Benedict Is Resigning, But Institutional Catholic Homophobia Isn't Going Anywhere

John Becker | Posted 04.13.2013 | Gay Voices

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Benedict has appointed a majority of the cardinals who will elect his successor, and the vast majority of bishops around the world were named by either Benedict or his equally anti-gay predecessor. Popes tend to appoint prelates who share their views.

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