2011年5月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Religion News


Joy and pain as transgender Indians 'wed' Hindu god (AFP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 12:55 AM PDT

Heavily made-up and dripping with gold jewellery, hundreds of transgender brides excitedly discussed their wedding plans as they queue to marry the Hindu God Aravan at the Koothandavar Temple in Koovagam village.(AFP/File/Noah Seelam)AFP - Jyoti, a 62-year-old transgender Indian who was born a man, saves up money every year to buy a beautiful new wedding dress for a festival at which she gets married to a Hindu god.


Sacked bishop accuses Vatican of authoritarianism (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 09:15 PM PDT

William Morris (foreground), who has been the Catholic Bishop of the vast Queensland diocese of Toowoomba since 1993. Morris was forced to resign over a row related to his comments on women priests and other liberal reforms, saying that Pope Benedict XVI thought it best he be replaced.(AFP/Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba)AFP - An Australian bishop who said he was forced to resign after a dispute with the Vatican on Tuesday accused the Catholic Church of "creeping authoritarianism".


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