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Pink smoke released over Vatican protesting lack of women priests

By Katie | Published: March 13, 2013

TweetThe release of black smoke, and not white smoke, from The Vatican chimney signified that a new pope had not been named. But what was the meaning of the less visible and less discussed pink smoke released over The Vatican? It was a protest against The Vatican’s refusal to ordain women priests. Erin Saiz Hanna, [...]

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The pope tells priests, “marriage is not an absolute right.”

By Samhita | Published: January 24, 2011

Tweet Over the weekend during his annual speech Pope Benedict the XVI said that marriage is not an absolute right. Strangely, while this headline makes it sound like he is talking about same-sex partnerships, he wasn’t (or maybe he indirectly was, I don’t know). But, the Pope qualified this statement by shaking a finger at [...]