Fury Over Pope's Blessing of Priest Who Allowed Child Abuse

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        Fury Over Pope's Blessing of Priest Who Allowed Child Abuse
    Pope Francis will speak at Bernard Law's funeral, even though church documents showed Law had failed to remove pedophilic priests.
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Fury Over Pope's Blessing of Priest Who Allowed Child Abuse

Pope Francis will speak at Bernard Law's funeral, even though church documents showed Law had failed to remove pedophilic priests.

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Fury Over Pope's Blessing of Priest Who Allowed Child Abuse

Pope Francis will speak at Bernard Law's funeral, even though church documents showed Law had failed to remove pedophilic priests.

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Rep. John McGuire’s proposed Riley Gaines Act would allow athletes to sue colleges that permit transgender women to compete in women’s sports.

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LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Opinion: Proximity to (and even building) misogynistic machinery will not protect you, writes contributor Josh Ackley.

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On Truth Social, the president appeared to leave the door open to kids getting gender-affirming care with "express written approval of the parents."

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