Pope

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Mitt Romney's Mormon detour
Romney, whose religion may have hurt his chances at the Republican nomination, discreetly mourns his church's president and "prophet" at a Utah funeral as his own campaign's vital signs ebb.
Plan B, RU-486 -- same difference, right?
That's what Reuters makes it seem like.
What would Jesus do (about globalization)?
Pope Benedict XVI has some opinions on the global economy.
Catholics for condoms
The Roman Catholic Church comes one step closer to loosening its prohibition on condom use.
I am your elder
It's time the powers-that-be took my advice: No more papal Muslim-bashing, no apologies for American cars and a lot more action in Washington.
Benedict's first big challenge
Cardinal Ratzinger led the Catholic Church's efforts to quell Latin America's liberation theology movement in the 1980s. Now that he's pontiff, will he soften his stance?
Whitewashing the pope
The media's obsessive coverage of the pope's death does not include a discussion of the tragic failures of his reign.
The bully pope
John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church as an autocrat, and those who crossed him often suffered greatly for it.
Cashing in on the Pope's funeral?
This week marks an unprecedented display of ceremony by President Bush and other U.S. politicians in Rome. Good faith, or good politics?
Why I can't mourn the pope
Dying of cancer, my mother was driven away from the church she loved by its doctrinal rigidity. That I can't forgive.
Debate over the soul of the church
As the cardinals begin their deliberations, they are likely to consider a black or tan pope, but not a progressive one.
A divider, not a uniter
The charismatic Pope John Paul II chose not to engage all Catholics, and so leaves a tragic legacy of missed opportunity that has ultimately damaged the church.
All pope, all the time
With the media's pope marathon in full swing, the White House might want to release any bits of bad news.
Pope John Paul II's mixed legacy
Catholic scholar Mary Segers discusses Pope John Paul II's important role in Eastern Europe, failure to acknowledge women's independence, and belief that real Christianity thrived only in poor countries.
Compassionate conservative
John Paul II has been appropriated by the American right. But his "culture of life" was not the same as theirs.
The accidental pilgrim
Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead.
The Fix
Madonna hurls grenades at Bush, Meg Ryan bares all, and Richard Gere to open a spa? Plus: Hugh Grant is looking for someone to "breed" with!
See no evil
By utterly failing to address the church's sex abuse scandal this week in Rome, the Catholic aristocracy demonstrated its complete irrelevance.
Crime family
In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile.
Mourning the loss of Cardinal O'Connor
America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings.
Hunger strike in Jericho
Fighting Yasser Arafat and a rival branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Sister Maria Stephanopoulos hopes the pope will help in one of the many religious turf wars in the holy lands.
Pilgrimage and public relations
Pope John Paul's historic visit to Israel is supposed to spread a message of peace, but Israeli and Palestinian spinmeisters are standing by to read in support of their causes.
Poland moves to ban skin flicks and magazines
Parliament approves the conservative bill.
Sometimes sorry isn't good enough
The pope's vague act of contrition does nothing to address the Vatican's pro-war policies.
Y2K: The Vatican fix
An open letter to the Holy See offers a simple, levelheaded solution for saving civilization from collapse.
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