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All rights reservedFri, 02 Aug 2013 15:17:09 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/religion/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/istanbuls-last-white-russians-pray-churchs-survival-175010487.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/agDHj9nxYZX_Cyazq.4TnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T191709Z_2_CBRE9711H8700_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY-CHURCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Orthodox worshippers light candles at St. Elijah Church in Istanbul" align="left" title="Russian Orthodox worshippers light candles at St. Elijah Church in Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - About 25 Russian Orthodox celebrated a divine liturgy on Friday for the first time in four decades at their rooftop church they fear may be demolished to make way for a tourism project. A choir chanted hymns and women wearing scarves bowed their heads at the crumbling 134-year-old St Elijah Church as they marked the prophet&#039;s name day according to the Julian calendar. Istanbul&#039;s tiny White Russian community, whose families fled here in the 1920s after losing to the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War, worries that St. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/istanbuls-last-white-russians-pray-churchs-survival-175010487.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 15:17:09 -0400Reutersistanbuls-last-white-russians-pray-churchs-survival-175010487<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/istanbuls-last-white-russians-pray-churchs-survival-175010487.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/agDHj9nxYZX_Cyazq.4TnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T191709Z_2_CBRE9711H8700_RTROPTP_2_TURKEY-CHURCH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian Orthodox worshippers light candles at St. Elijah Church in Istanbul" align="left" title="Russian Orthodox worshippers light candles at St. Elijah Church in Istanbul" border="0" /></a>By Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - About 25 Russian Orthodox celebrated a divine liturgy on Friday for the first time in four decades at their rooftop church they fear may be demolished to make way for a tourism project. A choir chanted hymns and women wearing scarves bowed their heads at the crumbling 134-year-old St Elijah Church as they marked the prophet&#039;s name day according to the Julian calendar. Istanbul&#039;s tiny White Russian community, whose families fled here in the 1920s after losing to the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War, worries that St. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holier-pope-not-nearly-brazil-leaders-trying-142811218.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jcmM9J1YyCUstEiY8sb4OQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T142811Z_1_CBRE971147600_RTROPTP_2_POPE-GAYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Brian Winter SAO PAULO (Reuters) - With hecklers outside his beachfront apartment and an approval rating down to 12 percent, Rio de Janeiro state Governor Sergio Cabral has turned to a new source for inspiration: Pope Francis. &quot;The pope touched me,&quot; Cabral told reporters this week after the pontiff&#039;s visit to the world&#039;s largest Roman Catholic country for World Youth Day. &quot;I really did need a dose of humility. It was wrong of me not to listen,&quot; Cabral said. &quot;I learned from the pope&#039;s visit, to listen to the other side. I&#039;m open to listening. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/holier-pope-not-nearly-brazil-leaders-trying-142811218.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 10:28:11 -0400Reutersholier-pope-not-nearly-brazil-leaders-trying-142811218<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/holier-pope-not-nearly-brazil-leaders-trying-142811218.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jcmM9J1YyCUstEiY8sb4OQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T142811Z_1_CBRE971147600_RTROPTP_2_POPE-GAYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Brian Winter SAO PAULO (Reuters) - With hecklers outside his beachfront apartment and an approval rating down to 12 percent, Rio de Janeiro state Governor Sergio Cabral has turned to a new source for inspiration: Pope Francis. &quot;The pope touched me,&quot; Cabral told reporters this week after the pontiff&#039;s visit to the world&#039;s largest Roman Catholic country for World Youth Day. &quot;I really did need a dose of humility. It was wrong of me not to listen,&quot; Cabral said. &quot;I learned from the pope&#039;s visit, to listen to the other side. I&#039;m open to listening. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Church & Dwight, the maker of Arm & Hammer, posted a 9 percent jump in net income during its most recent quarter on strong sales. Revenue, however, fell short of Wall Street expectations and company shares ...http://news.yahoo.com/church-dwight-2nd-quarter-results-122050742.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 08:20:50 -0400Associated Presschurch-dwight-2nd-quarter-results-122050742KANO, Nigeria (AP) ? A Christian leader says he carried three bodies from this week's multiple blasts in the northern Nigerian city of Kano to a military hospital, raising the toll to at least 27 dead.http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-death-toll-blasts-christian-area-27-100643966.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 06:06:43 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-death-toll-blasts-christian-area-27-100643966<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-pope-seeks-align-church-hierarchy-pews-075732321.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qj3aOYT8uVZWtdRhLLwpew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T075732Z_1_CBRE9710M4300_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-POPE-CHURCH-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Some say his trip last week to Brazil, capped by a Mass for 3 million on Copacabana Beach, and the 80-minute, unfiltered news conference on the plane back to Rome, were the real start of Pope Francis&#039;s pontificate. During the flight, he fielded 21 questions on subjects ranging from scandals at the Vatican bank to women in the Church to why he carries his own briefcase. But perhaps the comments that revealed most about the type of Church he envisions came in response to a question about gays in the Vatican. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-pope-seeks-align-church-hierarchy-pews-075732321.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 03:57:32 -0400Reutersanalysis-pope-seeks-align-church-hierarchy-pews-075732321<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-pope-seeks-align-church-hierarchy-pews-075732321.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qj3aOYT8uVZWtdRhLLwpew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T075732Z_1_CBRE9710M4300_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-POPE-CHURCH-ANALYSIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039; questions as he flies back Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Some say his trip last week to Brazil, capped by a Mass for 3 million on Copacabana Beach, and the 80-minute, unfiltered news conference on the plane back to Rome, were the real start of Pope Francis&#039;s pontificate. During the flight, he fielded 21 questions on subjects ranging from scandals at the Vatican bank to women in the Church to why he carries his own briefcase. But perhaps the comments that revealed most about the type of Church he envisions came in response to a question about gays in the Vatican. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Catholic high school teacher said he was fired for marrying his gay partner soon after same-sex matrimony was made legal in California, prompting a Web-based push to see him reinstated. The petition drive in support of English instructor Ken Bencomo on the online petition platform Change.org has gathered over 9,000 signatures from his former students and people as far away as Spain since it was launched earlier this week. The teacher and his partner were among a wave of same-sex couples who married after a U.S. ...http://news.yahoo.com/gay-california-catholic-teachers-firing-sparks-online-petition-044209621.htmlFri, 02 Aug 2013 00:42:09 -0400Reutersgay-california-catholic-teachers-firing-sparks-online-petition-044209621<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christian-bales-furnace-gets-wide-release-date-relativity-010915249.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2IzSH.dRBln1CKi95ZRUMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T010915Z_1_CBRE971037I00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-OUTOFTHEFURNACE-WIDERELEASE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Christian Bale attends the world premiere of &quot;The Dark Knight Rises&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Cast member Christian Bale attends the world premiere of &quot;The Dark Knight Rises&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Relativity Media is giving its awards pony &quot;Out of the Furnace&quot; a wide release on December 6. The distributor initially planned to give Scott Cooper&#039;s second feature a platform release on November 27. Christian Bale stars as a blue-collar factory worker who seeks vengeance when his younger brother, played by Casey Affleck, disappears and the local cops can&#039;t come up with any answers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/christian-bales-furnace-gets-wide-release-date-relativity-010915249.htmlThu, 01 Aug 2013 21:09:15 -0400Reuterschristian-bales-furnace-gets-wide-release-date-relativity-010915249<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christian-bales-furnace-gets-wide-release-date-relativity-010915249.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2IzSH.dRBln1CKi95ZRUMg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-08-02T010915Z_1_CBRE971037I00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-OUTOFTHEFURNACE-WIDERELEASE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Christian Bale attends the world premiere of &quot;The Dark Knight Rises&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Cast member Christian Bale attends the world premiere of &quot;The Dark Knight Rises&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Relativity Media is giving its awards pony &quot;Out of the Furnace&quot; a wide release on December 6. The distributor initially planned to give Scott Cooper&#039;s second feature a platform release on November 27. Christian Bale stars as a blue-collar factory worker who seeks vengeance when his younger brother, played by Casey Affleck, disappears and the local cops can&#039;t come up with any answers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - An investigation into rumors of neo-Nazi activity at a seminary in Bavaria has resulted in two student priests being expelled for imitating the Nazi salute and making jokes about death camps, two bishops announced. The commission probing rumors of neo-Nazi activity at the seminary in Wuerzburg also found a third student had said participants in recent anti-racism marches in the southern German state deserved "a smack in the face", the bishops said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/german-catholic-seminarians-expelled-nazi-jokes-salute-160848013.htmlThu, 01 Aug 2013 12:08:48 -0400Reutersgerman-catholic-seminarians-expelled-nazi-jokes-salute-160848013LOS ANGELES (AP) ? In therapy sessions, the priest confessed the shocking details he'd kept hidden for years: He had molested more than 100 boys, including his 5-year-old brother. He had sex with male prostitutes, and frequented gay strip clubs.http://news.yahoo.com/religious-order-files-reveal-decades-la-abuse-193827319.htmlThu, 01 Aug 2013 05:01:59 -0400Associated Pressreligious-order-files-reveal-decades-la-abuse-193827319By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Austrian priest who has stirred controversy in Europe with his challenge to Catholic church teachings on taboo topics suggested on Wednesday that women should be allowed to become priests and said that gays need justice, not just mercy. Father Helmut Schuller, who has been banned by American bishops from speaking in Catholic churches while on a tour of the United States that began in mid-July, welcomed recent remarks by Pope Francis on gay rights, but said discussion could go further. ...http://news.yahoo.com/reformist-priest-praises-popes-tone-wants-more-214623195.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 17:46:23 -0400Reutersreformist-priest-praises-popes-tone-wants-more-214623195<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-popes-revolution-not-pleased-152328275.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d9nbsXHz3q.hNPM1S0v.wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7b4c3e4a99f72719390f6a706700fbb7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter&#039;s Square, at the Vatican. Since his March 2013 election, Pope Francis has started a revolution in the Roman Catholic church that charmed millions and the mainstream media, as he goes about doing what he was elected to do: reform not just the dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy but the church itself, using his own persona and personal history as a model. But the enthusiasm isn&#039;t necessarily shared across the board. Traditionalist Catholics ? so coddled by Benedict XVI in his pursuit to reach out to Catholics attached to the old Latin Mass and opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council ? greeted Francis&#039; election with concern and now have had their worst fears realized. Francis has spoken out both publicly and privately against such &quot;restoratist groups&quot; whom he accused of being naval-gazing retrogrades out of touch with the evangelizing mission of the church in the 21st century. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" align="left" title="In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter&#039;s Square, at the Vatican. Since his March 2013 election, Pope Francis has started a revolution in the Roman Catholic church that charmed millions and the mainstream media, as he goes about doing what he was elected to do: reform not just the dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy but the church itself, using his own persona and personal history as a model. But the enthusiasm isn&#039;t necessarily shared across the board. Traditionalist Catholics ? so coddled by Benedict XVI in his pursuit to reach out to Catholics attached to the old Latin Mass and opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council ? greeted Francis&#039; election with concern and now have had their worst fears realized. Francis has spoken out both publicly and privately against such &quot;restoratist groups&quot; whom he accused of being naval-gazing retrogrades out of touch with the evangelizing mission of the church in the 21st century. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-popes-revolution-not-pleased-152328275.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 17:12:48 -0400Associated Pressanalysis-popes-revolution-not-pleased-152328275<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/analysis-popes-revolution-not-pleased-152328275.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/d9nbsXHz3q.hNPM1S0v.wg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7b4c3e4a99f72719390f6a706700fbb7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter&#039;s Square, at the Vatican. Since his March 2013 election, Pope Francis has started a revolution in the Roman Catholic church that charmed millions and the mainstream media, as he goes about doing what he was elected to do: reform not just the dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy but the church itself, using his own persona and personal history as a model. But the enthusiasm isn&#039;t necessarily shared across the board. Traditionalist Catholics ? so coddled by Benedict XVI in his pursuit to reach out to Catholics attached to the old Latin Mass and opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council ? greeted Francis&#039; election with concern and now have had their worst fears realized. Francis has spoken out both publicly and privately against such &quot;restoratist groups&quot; whom he accused of being naval-gazing retrogrades out of touch with the evangelizing mission of the church in the 21st century. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" align="left" title="In this May 29, 2013 file photo, Pope Francis holds his skull-cap as he leaves at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter&#039;s Square, at the Vatican. Since his March 2013 election, Pope Francis has started a revolution in the Roman Catholic church that charmed millions and the mainstream media, as he goes about doing what he was elected to do: reform not just the dysfunctional Vatican bureaucracy but the church itself, using his own persona and personal history as a model. But the enthusiasm isn&#039;t necessarily shared across the board. Traditionalist Catholics ? so coddled by Benedict XVI in his pursuit to reach out to Catholics attached to the old Latin Mass and opposed to the modernizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council ? greeted Francis&#039; election with concern and now have had their worst fears realized. Francis has spoken out both publicly and privately against such &quot;restoratist groups&quot; whom he accused of being naval-gazing retrogrades out of touch with the evangelizing mission of the church in the 21st century. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>VATICAN CITY (AP) ? The Francis Revolution is underway. Not everyone is pleased.</p><br clear="all"/>It was not the ideal start to the Archbishop of Canterbury's grand initiative to bring a new morality to Britain's banking sector.http://news.yahoo.com/anglican-church-sets-sights-predatory-lenders-190407752.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 15:04:07 -0400Christian Science Monitoranglican-church-sets-sights-predatory-lenders-190407752<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/daily-show-likes-pope-133136032.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/teRwAQZqn9Svul269Ozazw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/_The_Daily_Show__Likes_This-a7e06f828cf04ca250f31d150acbbcd5" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;The Daily Show&#039; Likes This New Pope" align="left" title="&#039;The Daily Show&#039; Likes This New Pope" border="0" /></a>Since becoming pope earlier this year, Francis has surprised almost everyone with his new tone. Everyone except The Daily Show, that is. &quot;This pope is a total prankster,&quot; John Oliver said. &quot;Like... that time when, instead of communion wafers, he put tabs of acid on everyone&#039;s tongues. They were seeing God alright. And the Devil. And dragons.&quot; But the pope really made headlines when, on Tuesday, he told reporters that he wasn&#039;t in a position to judge gay people who pursue God in good conscience. &quot;&#039;Who am I to judge that person?&#039; You are the pope,&quot; Oliver said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/daily-show-likes-pope-133136032.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 09:31:36 -0400The Atlantic Wiredaily-show-likes-pope-133136032<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/daily-show-likes-pope-133136032.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/teRwAQZqn9Svul269Ozazw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/_The_Daily_Show__Likes_This-a7e06f828cf04ca250f31d150acbbcd5" width="130" height="86" alt="&#039;The Daily Show&#039; Likes This New Pope" align="left" title="&#039;The Daily Show&#039; Likes This New Pope" border="0" /></a>Since becoming pope earlier this year, Francis has surprised almost everyone with his new tone. Everyone except The Daily Show, that is. &quot;This pope is a total prankster,&quot; John Oliver said. &quot;Like... that time when, instead of communion wafers, he put tabs of acid on everyone&#039;s tongues. They were seeing God alright. And the Devil. And dragons.&quot; But the pope really made headlines when, on Tuesday, he told reporters that he wasn&#039;t in a position to judge gay people who pursue God in good conscience. &quot;&#039;Who am I to judge that person?&#039; You are the pope,&quot; Oliver said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-bank-opens-website-transparency-drive-132354861.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EKFWgC29SBPbnkuGCNrOPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-31T132354Z_1_CBRE96U117Y00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VATICAN-BANK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President of the Vatican bank Ernst von Freyberg listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in his office at the Vatican" align="left" title="President of the Vatican bank Ernst von Freyberg listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in his office at the Vatican" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican bank opened its web site www.ior.va on Wednesday as it steps up efforts to improve its tarnished image after a succession of scandals and repeated criticisms of its lack of transparency. Bank President Ernst von Freyberg told Vatican Radio the site would publish an annual report - the first time the bank has published accounts - and would provide information &quot;on our reforms and the things we do in the world and how we support the Church and its mission and charitable works&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-bank-opens-website-transparency-drive-132354861.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 09:23:54 -0400Reutersvatican-bank-opens-website-transparency-drive-132354861<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-bank-opens-website-transparency-drive-132354861.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EKFWgC29SBPbnkuGCNrOPg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-31T132354Z_1_CBRE96U117Y00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-VATICAN-BANK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="President of the Vatican bank Ernst von Freyberg listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in his office at the Vatican" align="left" title="President of the Vatican bank Ernst von Freyberg listens to a question during an interview with Reuters in his office at the Vatican" border="0" /></a>ROME (Reuters) - The Vatican bank opened its web site www.ior.va on Wednesday as it steps up efforts to improve its tarnished image after a succession of scandals and repeated criticisms of its lack of transparency. Bank President Ernst von Freyberg told Vatican Radio the site would publish an annual report - the first time the bank has published accounts - and would provide information &quot;on our reforms and the things we do in the world and how we support the Church and its mission and charitable works&quot;. ...</p><br clear="all"/>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? On Dec. 5, Ohio State President Gordon Gee jokingly referred to "those damn Catholics" at a university Athletic Council meeting in the context of frustration he expressed about trying to negotiate with Notre Dame in years past over joining the Big Ten. Gee also criticized priests at Notre Dame, Southeastern Conference schools, the University of Arkansas football coach and others. A sampling of the dozens of responses Ohio State and Gee received immediately after The Associated Press first reported those remarks May 30:http://news.yahoo.com/responses-ohio-st-presidents-catholic-remarks-101630021.htmlWed, 31 Jul 2013 06:16:30 -0400Associated Pressresponses-ohio-st-presidents-catholic-remarks-101630021OXNARD, Calif. (AP) ? Barry Church is finished with Jolly Ranchers. The candy-loving Dallas Cowboys safety missed a day of training camp because of a cherry-flavored one.http://news.yahoo.com/cowboys-barry-church-sidelined-jolly-rancher-025040960.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 22:50:40 -0400Associated Presscowboys-barry-church-sidelined-jolly-rancher-025040960<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-gay-oversold-media-224941416.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2NvzLjpFzBHuzCCfoQ5_Hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T224941Z_1_CBRE96T1REW00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-MEDIA-POPEWOMEN-COVERAGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalist&#039;s questions as he flies back to Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalist&#039;s questions as he flies back to Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pope Francis&#039; &quot;Who am I to judge?&quot; comment when asked about gay clergy was widely reported Monday as a sign that the Pontiff was softening his stance on homosexuals. But a deeper look at his meaning - and his less-than-welcoming views on women - made much of the immediate media hoopla ring premature. &quot;BREAKTHROUGH: POPE OK WITH GAYS&quot; screamed The Huffington Post&#039;s homepage, after the Pope made the comments while wrapping up his trip to South America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-gay-oversold-media-224941416.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 18:49:41 -0400Reuterspope-francis-gay-oversold-media-224941416<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-gay-oversold-media-224941416.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2NvzLjpFzBHuzCCfoQ5_Hg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-30T224941Z_1_CBRE96T1REW00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-MEDIA-POPEWOMEN-COVERAGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalist&#039;s questions as he flies back to Rome following his visit to Brazil" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalist&#039;s questions as he flies back to Rome following his visit to Brazil" border="0" /></a>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Pope Francis&#039; &quot;Who am I to judge?&quot; comment when asked about gay clergy was widely reported Monday as a sign that the Pontiff was softening his stance on homosexuals. But a deeper look at his meaning - and his less-than-welcoming views on women - made much of the immediate media hoopla ring premature. &quot;BREAKTHROUGH: POPE OK WITH GAYS&quot; screamed The Huffington Post&#039;s homepage, after the Pope made the comments while wrapping up his trip to South America. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-24-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-121933327.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZC_tpKqmCd88_KOitHx.wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d2bd3e647b311019390f6a7067008947.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the site of an explosion at Sabon gari in Kano, Nigeria. Tuesday, July. 30, 2013. Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Muhammed Giginyu)" align="left" title="People gather at the site of an explosion at Sabon gari in Kano, Nigeria. Tuesday, July. 30, 2013. Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Muhammed Giginyu)" border="0" /></a>KANO, Nigeria (AP) ? Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-24-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-121933327.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 15:48:17 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-24-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-121933327<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-24-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-121933327.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZC_tpKqmCd88_KOitHx.wQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d2bd3e647b311019390f6a7067008947.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People gather at the site of an explosion at Sabon gari in Kano, Nigeria. Tuesday, July. 30, 2013. Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Muhammed Giginyu)" align="left" title="People gather at the site of an explosion at Sabon gari in Kano, Nigeria. Tuesday, July. 30, 2013. Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Muhammed Giginyu)" border="0" /></a>KANO, Nigeria (AP) ? Multiple explosions at a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria&#039;s northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 24 people, a hospital official said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying "who am I to judge" when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-reaches-gays-says-wont-judge-gay-111321305.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 08:28:13 -0400Associated Presspope-francis-reaches-gays-says-wont-judge-gay-111321305KANO, Nigeria (AP) ? Multiple explosions that blasted a bar and entertainment area in a Christian quarter of Nigeria's northern and mainly Muslim city of Kano killed at least 12 people, the military said Tuesday.http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-12-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-085139686.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 05:49:30 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-12-die-blasts-kanos-christian-area-085139686KANO, Nigeria - Nigeria's military says at least 12 people died in multiple blasts that rocked a Christian area in Nigeria's northern and mainly Muslim Kano city.http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-multiple-blasts-christian-area-northern-kano-city-085743757.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 04:57:43 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-multiple-blasts-christian-area-northern-kano-city-085743757Nigeria's military says 12 killed in multiple blasts in Christian area of Nigeria's Kano city.http://news.yahoo.com/nigerias-military-says-12-killed-multiple-blasts-christian-083922908.htmlTue, 30 Jul 2013 04:39:22 -0400Associated Pressnigerias-military-says-12-killed-multiple-blasts-christian-083922908<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/am-judge-pope-says-gay-priests-221340325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3zKy5WXqhwDk6aHKAISyBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6d0afed95ba9f519380f6a7067007f69.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis answers reporters questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" align="left" title="Pope Francis answers reporters questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying &quot;who am I to judge&quot; when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/am-judge-pope-says-gay-priests-221340325.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 21:46:44 -0400Associated Pressam-judge-pope-says-gay-priests-221340325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/am-judge-pope-says-gay-priests-221340325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3zKy5WXqhwDk6aHKAISyBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/6d0afed95ba9f519380f6a7067007f69.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis answers reporters questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" align="left" title="Pope Francis answers reporters questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? A remarkably candid Pope Francis struck a conciliatory stance toward gays Monday, saying &quot;who am I to judge&quot; when it comes to the sexual orientation of priests.</p><br clear="all"/>KANO, Nigeria (AP) ? Multiple explosions rocked a Christian area in Nigeria's northern Kano city Monday night, with security forces ferrying scores of wounded to hospitals.http://news.yahoo.com/nigeria-explosions-rock-christian-area-kano-220214035.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 19:07:47 -0400Associated Pressnigeria-explosions-rock-christian-area-kano-220214035Multiple explosions rock Christian area, wounding scores in Nigeria's northern Kano city.http://news.yahoo.com/multiple-explosions-rock-christian-area-wounding-scores-nigerias-214801850.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 17:48:01 -0400Associated Pressmultiple-explosions-rock-christian-area-wounding-scores-nigerias-214801850<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-gays-must-not-judged-marginalized-110838664.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ltcsWy6fvqdHm00HmGvEug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-29/b68303a7-ef2e-4c68-b3e4-faeb97c4df44_2013-07-29T161048Z_5_CBRE96S12JT00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-GAYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039;" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039;" border="0" /></a>By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalized but integrated into society, in some of the most conciliatory remarks by a pontiff on the issue of homosexuality. In a broad-ranging 80-minute conversation with journalists on the plane bringing him back from a week-long visit to Brazil on Sunday night, he also said he could not judge gay priests, an emotive topic that divides Catholic opinion. But the 76-year-old Argentine did reaffirm Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-gays-must-not-judged-marginalized-110838664.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 14:41:40 -0400Reuterspope-says-gays-must-not-judged-marginalized-110838664<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-gays-must-not-judged-marginalized-110838664.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ltcsWy6fvqdHm00HmGvEug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-29/b68303a7-ef2e-4c68-b3e4-faeb97c4df44_2013-07-29T161048Z_5_CBRE96S12JT00_RTROPTP_2_POPE-GAYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039;" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to journalists&#039;" border="0" /></a>By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis has said gay people should not be marginalized but integrated into society, in some of the most conciliatory remarks by a pontiff on the issue of homosexuality. In a broad-ranging 80-minute conversation with journalists on the plane bringing him back from a week-long visit to Brazil on Sunday night, he also said he could not judge gay priests, an emotive topic that divides Catholic opinion. But the 76-year-old Argentine did reaffirm Church teaching that homosexual acts are a sin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>At first glance, Pope Francis??statement on homosexuality, delivered today in an impromptu press conference aboard the papal plane, seemed to indicate a remarkable break with church tradition. ?If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?? Francis told journalists, as he flew from Rio de Janeiro to Rome. ?The tendency [to homosexuality] is not the problem ? They?re our brothers.?http://news.yahoo.com/not-pope-said-gays-said-183538032.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 14:35:38 -0400Time.comnot-pope-said-gays-said-183538032<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-151811860.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5dwnV_oMX5_2p8sjGlsLZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/310f46ba5bcbf519380f6a706700ea33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he won&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-151811860.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 14:34:23 -0400Associated Presspope-francis-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-151811860<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-151811860.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5dwnV_oMX5_2p8sjGlsLZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/310f46ba5bcbf519380f6a706700ea33.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis listens to questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" align="left" title="Pope Francis listens to questions during a news conference aboard the papal flight on its way back from Brazil, Monday, July 29, 2013. Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip. &quot;If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?&quot; Francis asked. His predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, signed a document in 2005 that said men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be priests. Francis was much more conciliatory, saying gay clergymen should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Francis&#039; remarks came Monday during a plane journey back to the Vatican from his first foreign trip in Brazil. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)" border="0" /></a>ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he won&#039;t judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.</p><br clear="all"/>ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT (AP) ? Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip.http://news.yahoo.com/pope-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-111041448.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:36:56 -0400Associated Presspope-says-wont-judge-gay-priests-111041448<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-wont-judge-gay-priests-122444751.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FNXg4NKXcIlRoTkAxpPqSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Pope_Francis_Won_t_Judge_Gay-13d319cab9f488833b2e59b3c55f9eb1" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis Won&#039;t Judge Gay Priests" align="left" title="Pope Francis Won&#039;t Judge Gay Priests" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis took a a huge step forward for the Catholic church Monday morning when he endorsed gay priests within the church during a candid, impromptu interview on the way home from Brazil aboard the papal plane.?</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-wont-judge-gay-priests-122444751.htmlMon, 29 Jul 2013 08:24:44 -0400The Atlantic Wirepope-francis-wont-judge-gay-priests-122444751<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pope-francis-wont-judge-gay-priests-122444751.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/FNXg4NKXcIlRoTkAxpPqSw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Pope_Francis_Won_t_Judge_Gay-13d319cab9f488833b2e59b3c55f9eb1" width="130" height="86" alt="Pope Francis Won&#039;t Judge Gay Priests" align="left" title="Pope Francis Won&#039;t Judge Gay Priests" border="0" /></a>Pope Francis took a a huge step forward for the Catholic church Monday morning when he endorsed gay priests within the church during a candid, impromptu interview on the way home from Brazil aboard the papal plane.?</p><br clear="all"/>

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