The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says it has granted changes to mergers planned for St. Thomas Church in the south metro area and Holy Cross in northeast Minneapolis.
Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that
condoms can be justified for male prostitutes seeking to stop HIV,
a stunning turnaround for a church that has long opposed condoms
and a pontiff who has blamed them for making the AIDS crisis worse.
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The polarization between religious conservatives and secular liberals has been a hallmark of politics since the 1990s. Yet the authors of a new book on religion in America note that despite this tension, a surprising interfaith tolerance exists.
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Church officials denied communion Sunday to a small group of Catholics who wore rainbow sashes to mass at the St Paul Cathedral. The protest has been an annual event for a decade.