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• First gay Episcopal bishop to retire in 2013 (AP)
• Pope blasts Spain's "aggressive" anti-church ways (AP)
• Barcelona's Sagrada Familia finally becomes a church (Reuters)

First gay Episcopal bishop to retire in 2013 (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PDT AP - The first openly gay Episcopal bishop said Saturday that he will retire in 2013, due in part to the "constant strain" on him and his family from the worldwide backlash against his election seven years ago.

Pope blasts Spain's "aggressive" anti-church ways (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 11:17 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI criticized an "aggressive" anti-church sentiment in Spain that he said was reminiscent of the country's bloody civil war era as he began a two-day visit Saturday to rekindle the faith.

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia finally becomes a church (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2010 04:22 AM PDT Reuters - For decades tourists have visited the twisting spires of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia church, but 128 years after construction began Catholic faithful will worship there for the first time on Sunday.

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