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• Pope confirms 'gay lobby' at work at Vatican
• Iranians mixed on religious figures in politics: poll
• Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy

Pope confirms 'gay lobby' at work at Vatican Posted: 11 Jun 2013 05:02 PM PDT VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that a "gay lobby" was at work at the Vatican in private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group — a stunning acknowledgment that appears to confirm earlier reports about corruption and dysfunction in the Holy See.

Iranians mixed on religious figures in politics: poll Posted: 11 Jun 2013 01:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Iran heads into presidential elections this week, Iranians have mixed views on political roles for religious figures but a large majority backs sharia law, according to a poll published on Tuesday. As part of the Pew Research Center poll that shows contradictions between republicanism and theocratic rule in Iran, 40 percent of Iranians said religious figures should play a large role in politics. Twenty-six percent said religious figures should have some influence in political matters. Thirty percent said they should have not too much or no influence. ...

Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy Posted: 11 Jun 2013 06:54 AM PDT LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian court has convicted a Coptic Christian teacher of blasphemy but didn't hand down a prison sentence and only imposed a fine on her.

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