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• 'Pop-star priest' aims to use mammoth new church in Brazil to battle Catholics' indifference
• French Church says gay marriage law just for the few
• IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics

'Pop-star priest' aims to use mammoth new church in Brazil to battle Catholics' indifference Posted: 03 Nov 2012 01:20 PM PDT SAO PAULO - Brazil's "pop-star priest" inaugurated a cavernous new sanctuary that he built for his campaign to stem the exodus of faithful from the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America's biggest nation.

French Church says gay marriage law just for the few Posted: 03 Nov 2012 10:05 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - France's leading Roman Catholic prelate said on Saturday a government plan to legalize same-sex marriage would profoundly affect the equilibrium of French society, calling it a reform for a few but not all citizens. Speaking in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, Paris Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois urged Catholics to show their opposition to a planned marriage reform by writing and speaking to their elected officials or taking part in protest marches. ...

IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:55 AM PDT For the past three years, the Internal Revenue Service hasn't been investigating complaints of partisan political activity by churches, leaving religious groups who make direct or thinly veiled endorsements of political candidates unchallenged.

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