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Spanish anarchists send Catholics explosive packages containing vibrators
“Anticlerical Pro Sex Toys Group” targets prominent Roman Catholics including archbishop of Pamplona An anarchist group in Spain has been sending bombs to prominent Roman Catholics, hiding the explosives inside packages containing vibrators. At least two such mini-bombs have been sent by a group that calls itself the Anticlerical Pro…
German court rules Catholics must pay tax to remain in church
A top German court ruled on Wednesday that Roman Catholics must pay their church tax in order to remain a member of the Church and participate in its rites. The Federal Administrative Court’s ruling came two days after a decree by the German bishops’ conference took effect, barring Catholics from…
No tax, no sacraments, decrees German Catholic Church
Germany’s Roman Catholics who refuse to pay a church tax will be barred from receiving the sacraments or becoming a godparent, under controversial new restrictions entering into force on Monday. In a move decried by a progressive Catholic group, the German bishops’ conference last week issued a decree, saying it…
U.S. Catholics still suspect priests sexually abuse children: Report
Many Roman Catholics in the United States still believe that priests are sexually abusing children, says a report from a lay advisory group released Wednesday by the nation’s bishops. The National Review Board said that, a decade after the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a child protection charter, there…
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