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• Vatican defends move on World War II-era pope (AP)
• Religion news in brief (AP)
• Many mine Bible for money wisdom during downturn (AP)
• Muslims slam UK pledge to reform war crimes law (AP)
• Russian church: Homosexuality is personal choice (AP)

Vatican defends move on World War II-era pope (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:58 AM PST AP - The Vatican sought Wednesday to quell its latest public dispute with Jewish groups, saying the pope's decision to move Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood isn't an act of hostility against those who say he failed to sufficiently denounce the Holocaust.

Religion news in brief (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:14 AM PST AP - Students filtered into the pews as church bells rang to mark the start of a Wyoming Catholic College noon mass, a service conducted in Latin on a recent fall day.

Many mine Bible for money wisdom during downturn (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:01 AM PST AP - A Hummer, a 1957 hot rod, a comfortable house in a gated community — if Bob Vigliotti wanted something, he bought it. Cash or credit didn't matter. As a successful commercial real estate developer from Naples, Fla., he could afford it. Until he couldn't.

Muslims slam UK pledge to reform war crimes law (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:52 AM PST AP - Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked a government pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries, saying the move could hurt Britain's image in the Middle East.

Russian church: Homosexuality is personal choice (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:03 AM PST AP - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Wednesday that although the church views homosexuality as a sin, gays should not face discrimination.

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