[NYer]

Reuters - Thu Apr 13, 3:36 PM ET Pope Benedict XVI looks on during the beginning of the Paschal Triduum Mass of the Last Supper at the St. John in Lateran Basilica in Rome April 13, 2006. Pope Benedict on Thursday washed and dried the feet of 12 men at a traditional Holy Thursday service commemorating Christ's gesture of humility to his apostles the night before he died. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito

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[Ciexyz]

Remembering the martyrdom of Rev. Santoro -- may his example inspire the world.

[Victoria Delsoul]

The Egyptian Coptic text, one of several ancient documents found in the Egyptian desert in 1970, was preserved and translated by a team of scholars. The text was made public last week.

Which doesn't stand up to scrutiny and it's very easy to debunk. I'm glad Pope Benedict called it like it is, “a double-crosser for whom money was more important than communion with Jesus, more important than God and his love."