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MSNBC host hammers Catholic church over ‘masturbation’ statement

MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell discusses the Catholic Church's position on masturbation. Photo: Screengrab via MSNBC.com.

During a segment broadcast Tuesday night, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell repeated the word “masturbation” over and over again during a lengthy condemnation of the Catholic church’s antiquated views on human sexuality. Coming to the defense of Sister Margaret Farley’s 2006 book “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,” O’Donnell…

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Colbert: ‘What in the world does a nun know about sex?’

Stephen Colbert on nuns. Screenshot via Comedy Central.

Stephen Colbert took some time Tuesday evening to discuss the growing rift between the Vatican and American Catholic nuns, including a new book by a nun named Sister Margaret Farley that discusses sex. “What in the world does a nun know about sex?” Colbert asked. “That would be like an…

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The Vatican condemns nun’s sex-positive book

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The Vatican has condemned a leading American nun for writing a book in which she praises female masturbation and approves divorce and gay sex and marriage, warning that the book must not be used by catholic educators. The Vatican’s criticism of Sister Margaret Farley, a professor emeritus of Christian ethics…

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