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Priest draws squirt gun in fight against coronavirus
By Natalie White — May 18, 2020
DETROIT (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area used a squirt gun to shoot holy water at parishioners while maintaining social distancing.
Top German cardinal signals cautious support for blessing same-sex couples
By Tom Heneghan — February 5, 2018
(RNS) — His comments made clear that he is open to approving such benedictions in private ceremonies.
On Confederate statues and other graven images
By Aaron Alexander — August 22, 2017
(RNS) — 'Idolatry is counter to any religious idea worth its weight in salt. We Jews have a name for the tearing down of images that amplify and idolize racist hatred, anti-Semitism or bigotry of any kind. ... We call it: Judaism,' writes Rabbi Aaron Alexander.
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