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• Russian church gives priests freer rein in politics
• SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest
• Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it
• No more talks with Catholic rebels: Vatican official
• Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop
• SF archbishop pleads guilty to reckless driving

Russian church gives priests freer rein in politics Posted: 05 Oct 2012 03:31 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Orthodox Church has established rules for priests seeking elective office despite a ban on almost all political activity by religious in a country that considers itself secular, a church representative was quoted as saying on Friday. Analysts said Russia's biggest and most influential religious organization, whose leader has portrayed a protest by punk band Pussy Riot in a cathedral as part of an attack on the church, is seeking to increase its influence on public life. ...

SF archbishop jokes about recent DUI arrest Posted: 05 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT San Francisco's new Roman Catholic archbishop made self-deprecating jokes about his recent drunken-driving arrest during his formal installation ceremony, which came just days after he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of reckless driving.

Anatomy of Vatican scandal: How the butler did it Posted: 05 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT He had the trust of Pope Benedict XVI and the cardinals, monsignors and priests who run the Roman Catholic Church. And because of his privileged position as papal butler, he had access to their deepest secrets: confidential letters, memos, financial reports.

No more talks with Catholic rebels: Vatican official Posted: 05 Oct 2012 02:50 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters)- The Vatican plans no more talks with rebel Catholic traditionalists who insist the Church must revoke modernizing reforms launched five decades ago, Pope Benedict's main doctrinal official has told a German interviewer. Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, who took up his post as head of the powerful Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) in July, said in an interview to be broadcast on Saturday that the Church could not negotiate away the fundamentals of its faith. ...

Outspoken gay marriage foe installed as San Francisco archbishop Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Catholic Church on Thursday installed Salvatore Cordileone, a leader in the fight against same-sex marriage, as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Following his installation as the religious leader of more than 500,000 Catholics in the largely gay-friendly Bay Area, Cordileone, 56, delivered a sermon and spoke about his recent arrest after failing a sobriety test at a police checkpoint. "God has always had a way of putting me in my place," he said. "With the last episode in my life, God has outdone Himself. ...

SF archbishop pleads guilty to reckless driving Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:24 PM PDT The installation of San Francisco's new Roman Catholic archbishop comes three days after authorities say he pleaded guilty to reckless driving.

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