Wednesday, December 2, 2009

'News Quiz': Which of the following are false?

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* Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to visit the Vatican and have an audience with the Pope tomorrow (12/3)

* Newly released documents from the Diocese of Bridgeport reveal that Cardinal Egan once thought it "marvelous" that "so few" priests had been accused of abuse

* A "leading Cardinal" has courageously quoted St. Paul that (practicing) homosexuals "will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (1 Cor. 6:9-10) and said that homosexual acts are an "insult to God"

* A Melrose woman who claims to be "very spiritual", but does not "practice organized religion" claims that an "image of Mother Theresa" has appeared on her coffee shop cutting board "in answer to her prayer"

* A 'Catholic' university in Kentucky has posted a job opening for a "Planned Parenthood of Kentucky Peer Educator", where one of the duties is to provide "education, information and resources" on "methods of birth control and safer s*x"

* A "convicted tax evader" priest in Ireland has apologized for his remarks about Revenue Officials. He had called them "the biggest shower of b*st*rds on the planet", but now has "unreservedly withdrawn" these comments and others that alleged that the Revenue Officials "were responsible for suicides" and were "inconsiderate and inhumane"

* For the first time since 2005, more American corporations are on the "nice" part of the annual "naughty & nice" list for their inclusion of Christmas "as a part of their seasonal marketing and ad campaigns." The president of the group that produces the list says that that, for this year, "There’s far more on the nice side than the naughty side"

Answer: None of the above are false.

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