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Associated PressA look at Pope Francis' comments about LGBTQ+ people
Pope Francis' apology Tuesday for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church's teachings on homosexuality. Francis has made a hallmark of reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics, but his 11-year pontificate has also seen plenty of problems arise over his informal way of speaking and his outreach, evidence of how fraught the issue is for the church. Officially, the Catholic Church teaches that homosexual people must be treated with dignity and respect, but that homosexual activity is “intrinsically disordered.”
The Telegraph‘My girlfriend didn’t want to leave Hamas captivity without me – I told her to go’
From Luis Har’s upbeat manner, it’s hard to believe that eight months ago he was abducted from his home and subsequently spent five months without sunlight in Hamas captivity.
The TelegraphProgressive Biden is a threat to his own party
At a time when the Republican Party seems united around Donald Trump and his MAGA vision, the ruling Democrats seem about to tear themselves into pieces. Even with the looming presence of a second Trump electoral triumph, a growing proportion of the party’s traditional constituencies – ethnic and religious minorities, working class people and young people – are detaching from the party.
