2009年12月8日星期二

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 01:16 PM PST

In this undated portrait provided by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, the Rev. Mary Glasspool is shown. Glasspool won election as assistant bishop in Los Angeles in voting Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, making her the second openly gay bishop in the national church and the world Anglican fellowship. (AP Photo/Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles) NO SALESAP - The lesbian priest who was elected assistant bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles said Tuesday that she was upset by claims that her role in the church is divisive.


Pope keeps Spanish Steps tradition in Rome (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2009 09:56 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, framed by a Christmas tree, greets the faithful during the Angelus prayer he celebrated from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented what he described as a steady diet of news about evil in the world, saying it hardens hearts, as he prayed at the Spanish Steps in a Christmas season tradition.


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