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Niels Sorrells
Niels Sorrells writes for Religion News Service.
Update: Pope won't face charges for not buckling up
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BERLIN (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI can cross an outstanding charge of failing to use a seatbelt from his list of worries....
Pope Benedict XVI slapped with charges for not wearing seat belt
c. 2011 Religion News Service
BERLIN (RNS) Just because the pope gets to ride in the popemobile doesn't give him license not to wear a seat belt.
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Beer, wine not on church's list of immoral investments
BERLIN (RNS) New guidelines issued by Germany's largest Protestant body
advised parishioners to not invest in companies that make hard liquor,...
German court says Catholic hospital must rehire divorced doctor
BERLIN (RNS) A divorced doctor fired from his job at a Catholic hospital
because he married another woman should be reinstated, a German court
ruled Thursday (Sept. 8)....
Guns, gays and God collide in champ's choice of queen
BERLIN (RNS) It's not the first time the choice of a royal spouse has
caused a stir....
Bishop loses appeal over Holocaust remarks
BERLIN (RNS) A schismatic British bishop who said he didn't believe the
Holocaust claimed 6 million Jews faces a reduced fine of 6,500 euros...
Schismatic bishop faces trial over Holocaust denial
BERLIN (RNS) The case of an outspoken schismatic bishop headed back to
court on Monday (July 4), with lawyers for British Bishop Richard...
Report: Mercedes to unveil new eco-friendly popemobile
BERLIN (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has a lot of ground to cover when he
heads back home to Germany this September, but thanks to a new...
Germany experiments with training, certifying imams
As Islamic life and society claims an ever-larger place across
Western Europe, imams increasingly are being asked to provide guidance...
German church allows gay pastors to live with partners
BERLIN (RNS) Gay and lesbian Lutheran ministers in the conservative
German state of Bavaria may live with their partners in parish...
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