'Celibacy can be rebellious'
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Life & style: Abstinence groups have a strait-laced image - but, as Naadia Kidy finds out, some women enjoy a much more rock'n'roll approach to chastity.
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A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch
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SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, SEPT. 12, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- A priest who is not profoundly spiritual is "a poor celibate," says a consultor to a Vatican dicastery.
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Imagine a pious Muslim faced with a ban on fabricating a certain kind of weapon. He is committed to obeying unquestioningly the fatwas of his religious leader and yet discovers that producing
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Li Yi squirmed a little as she searched for the right words. Using condoms is important to staying healthy, she wanted to say, but pleasing men is also important if she wants to stay in business.
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MADRID, Spain  - The Catholic Church in Spain backtracked late Wednesday from a leading bishop's groundbreaking statement in support of condom use to fight the spread of AIDS, saying instead the church still believes artificial contraception is immoral.
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The Roman Catholic Church in Spain moved to quench any notion of a sea-change in its attitude to the use of contraceptives, saying remarks by one of its top people had been misunderstood and that doctrine remained as before.
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Â·  Anglicans decide they are not breaching doctrineÂ·   Vote could worsen split in worldwide communion
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People think the Anglican church is obsessed with sex in a battle over homosexuality that "very few really want to be fighting," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said on Monday.
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Call it a kissing crackdown. Indonesia's government is considering a law banning unwed couples from pecking in public &#151; and harshly penalizing those who do, The Jakarta Post reported Saturday.
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Comment is free: Martin Kettle: The prime minister speaks eloquently on liberty, yet is so cautious about the tradition that is key to delivering it.
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People who develop cervical or testicular cancer may face another harsh reality: they are more likely to get divorced than those without the disease, a new study says.
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A Brazilian cardinal who appeared to suggest the Vatican was open to revising its celibacy requirement for priests stressed Monday the question was not on the Holy See's agenda and contended that allowing them to marry wouldn't solve the clergy shortage.
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The most wicked acts are spoken of openly and without reserve in Iraq. Rape is different.
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I'm a contrarian. It's natural. It's what happens when you're born black and male in New Orleans. You grow up questioning authority and challenging conventional wisdom. It's both a mode of survival and a disease. I have it bad. I'm addicted to argument.
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The renegade Roman Catholic archbishop who was excommunicated by the Vatican after he installed married priests as bishops acknowledged Saturday that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon was supporting his crusade against mandatory celibacy.
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To tame a strong personality, an author says, don't force it to play defense.