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Comments about the new pope by former North Dakota Gov. George and Jane Sinner on Wednesday appeared incomplete compared to a reference to them. The 1A reference said the former governor felt Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was a "reactionary choice who won't lead the church in a progressive way," but Sinner's edited comments on 5A didn't support that reference. Here's how the Sinners explained their disappointment Tuesday: "He's always been considered pretty reactionary and maybe even overly reactionary," George Sinner said. "It was an insiders' election and that's the way they go. Ratzinger has been behind a good deal of the...

"Prayers Of Justice" to Rise Up From Bay-State Churches, Synagogues; Communities of Faith Defend Civil Rights of Gay and Lesbian Families 3/3/04 7:00:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: State Desk, Religion Reporter Contact: Josh Friedes, 617-821-7206, Brad Reichard, 617-470-8265, both of the Religious Coalition for the Freedom to Marry BOSTON, March 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In an effort to send a message of unity and support for the constitutionally-protected right of same-sex couples to marry, more than 500 religious leaders across the Commonwealth are mobilizing their congregations to "Pray for Justice" and take action to inform elected officials about the broad...

March 8 issue - David Catania has been one of George W. Bush's most loyal supporters. The Washington, D.C., city councilman has raised nearly $80,000 for the president's re-election. He's a Bush delegate to this summer's GOP convention and holds a seat on the platform committee, which shapes the party's official agenda. But last week Catania, like many other gay Republicans, was furious at the president's backing of a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Now he's dropping his fund-raising efforts and no longer plans to vote for Bush. "You know the concept of buyer's remorse? I've got it," he says....

<p>Before the courts and the activist mayors hijacked the issue, there really was a genuine debate, an intelligent discussion, about the merits and consequences of same-sex marriage.</p> <p>As it happened, it was between conservative and conservative.</p> <p>On the right was Stanley Kurtz, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, who argued with informed passion and good sense for the traditionalist concept of marriage.</p>

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST: Well, I went last night to see the movie everyone is talking about. I'm writing this not long after leaving the theater so these are my raw and immediate impressions - not a fully considered review. I was of course deeply moved in parts. If you are a person of the Christian faith, it is impossible not to be moved by a rendition of the passion of the Savior that is not a travesty. The very story itself, embedded in the soul and the memory, stirs the emotions and prayers and meditations of a lifetime....