"Ash closes airports as far away as Morocco" by Associated Press | May 12, 2010
RABAT, Morocco — Volcanic ash from Iceland wound its way south to North Africa and curled eastward yesterday, forcing authorities for the first time to shut down airports in Morocco, as well as in Spain and Turkey....
--more--"That is farther south than Portugal, isn't it?
Related:
"Pope Benedict XVI landed in Lisbon yesterday for a four-day trip to Portugal"
Related: Volcanic Ash Cloud Parts For Pope
HE sure does work in mysterious ways.
"Pope prays at Fatima shrine, urges clergy to maintain ‘priestly ideals’" by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | May 13, 2010
FATIMA, Portugal — Pope Benedict XVI traveled to the Catholic shrine of Fatima yesterday, recalling the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II and other “sufferings’’ of the church, which he has said included the church sex abuse scandal.
So CATHOLICS are NOW WORSHIPING Muhammad's daughter, 'eh?
Related: Catholics and Muslims Living Together
Yeah, I told you we have no beef with each other -- but someone keeps trying to make us fight.
Benedict didn’t refer directly to the crisis a day after issuing his most explicit admission of the church’s own guilt....
The paper flogs him enough over it.
Many pilgrims attending yesterday’s service said Benedict’s visit gave them hope, particularly as Portugal, Western Europe’s poorest country, confronts Europe’s economic crisis.
Yeah, SOMEONE from ON HIGH is giving him a hand!
Related: Catholic Caritas Makes Deal With the Devil
Or from below?
“The pope can inspire people to respect things like charity and loving thy neighbor and not being selfish,’’ said Miguel Ferreira, a 39-year-old businessman.
Just don't love the boy too much, 'kay?
But he added: “The pope can only do so much. He can’t hike pay.’’
That's funny!
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So is the fact that the Pope makes it through the clouds while the rest of us....
"European officials may ease fly-zone rules near volcano ash" by Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press | May 13, 2010
BRUSSELS — The European air safety proposed new procedures yesterday that would drastically shrink the no-fly zone around volcanic ash particles — a move that should decrease future airspace closures and travel delays....
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"Spanish religious order accused of abuse" by Associated Press | May 13, 2010
MADRID — A Spanish court is investigating allegations that members of a Catholic religious order sexually abused disabled residents of a facility run by the congregation, a diocese spokesman said yesterday....
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Well, I better go say my prayers.
Good night, dear readers.
