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Pope Francis says hypocrisy undermines Church's credibility Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:38 AM PDT By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday said clergy and Christians must not betray the word of God with their actions or they undermine the credibility of the Catholic Church. Francis, elected a month ago, inherited a Church struggling to restore credibility after a series of scandals, including the sexual abuse of children by priests. The pope spoke at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul's Outside the Walls, where he celebrated Mass. He also greeted pilgrims and local Church members earlier in St. Peter's square. ...

Victim of 1963 Alabama church bombing wants restitution, not medal Posted: 14 Apr 2013 08:23 AM PDT By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A woman who survived a 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed her sister and three other black girls in one of most heinous crimes of the civil rights era said she will not accept a medal that Congress may award posthumously to the victims. Instead, Sarah Collins Rudolph says she wants millions of dollars in restitution for her sister's death and for the injuries she herself suffered as a result of the September 15, 1963 bombing at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, which was carried out by the Ku Klux Klan. ...

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