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• EU lawmakers challenge Catholic nominee for health job
• Australia's Catholic church acknowledges "shame" of child abuse
• US Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage, Obama birth control mandate despite setbacks
• Pope says world needs more (literary) Latin lovers

EU lawmakers challenge Catholic nominee for health job Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:47 AM PST BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European lawmakers challenged Malta's nominee for the EU's top health job on Tuesday because of his contempt for homosexuals and opposition to abortion, after his predecessor quit over an investigation linking him to bribery. European Greens, Liberals and Socialists, who make up half the parliament, spoke out against Tonio Borg, Malta's foreign minister and a devout Catholic who has lobbied against abortion in his home country. ...

Australia's Catholic church acknowledges "shame" of child abuse Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:58 PM PST CANBERRA (Reuters) - The head of Australia's powerful Catholic Church acknowledged the "shame" of child sex abuse among the clergy and welcomed a sweeping inquiry on Tuesday, but also warned that the extent of the problem within his church had been exaggerated. On Monday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard ordered a rare Royal Commission, the highest form of investigation in Australia, into how churches, government bodies and other organizations have dealt with possibly thousands of child sex abuse claims. ...

US Catholic bishops stay course on gay marriage, Obama birth control mandate despite setbacks Posted: 12 Nov 2012 01:37 PM PST BALTIMORE - The United States' Roman Catholic bishops say they won't change their strategy on gay marriage or birth control coverage despite the outcome of the election.

Pope says world needs more (literary) Latin lovers Posted: 12 Nov 2012 08:29 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - "Pro Dei amore Latinam linguam discite". If you don't know what that means, Pope Benedict is on your case. In fact, he's not only on your case, he's on your declension, your conjugation, your tense, your person, your voice and your mood. "Pro Dei amore Latinam linguam discite" means "For the love of God, study Latin!" And that is what the pope wants to see more of. At the weekend, he started a new Vatican department to promote the study and use of Latin in the Roman Catholic Church and beyond. ...

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