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Read more about the article Another bad day for the bigots

Another bad day for the bigots

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 29, 2013
  • Post category:Religion
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This is the second day in a row that I write about Pope Francis, and in a fairly positive light both times. Today, it’s just one sentence, spoken yesterday by…

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Read more about the article Pope Francis’s unprecedented accessibility is admirable, but I wouldn’t call it brave.

Pope Francis’s unprecedented accessibility is admirable, but I wouldn’t call it brave.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 28, 2013
  • Post category:Religion
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In an effort to be more accessible to the people, Pope Francis has forgone much of the security that the Vatican recommends and that his predecessors used with regularity, including…

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Read more about the article How dare the Pope act so kindly or equitably

How dare the Pope act so kindly or equitably

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:April 2, 2013
  • Post category:Idea/Religion
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According to the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal and leading Catholic authorities, Pope Francis’s recent decision to wash the feet of two girls, including a Muslim, during a traditional…

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