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In a surprising, yet reassuring turn of events, Pope Benedict XIV, the head of the Catholic Church has announced that he is willing to excommunicate any and all Catholic Priests who have been rightfully accused of pedophilia while in service to the Catholic Church. "It is my sworn duty to uphold the tenants of the faith which rest securely on the never changing, holy scripture, which speaks succinctly, yet passionately, against sexual sin within the body of Christ." Pope Benedict wrote in a letter addressed to "Fellow Catholics, Christians, and citizens of this great planet." ...

Al Qaida abuses young operatives To the long list of Al Qaida's sins against humanity, add one more: child abuse. Al Qaida chief Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi abuses children. His network brainwashes them through abuse and deprivation and forces them to do any number of depraved things. U.S. forces are learning of this as they raid Al Qaida safe houses where these kids are basically held as slaves. Particularly informative was a raid of an Al Qaida safe house east of Tal Afar on Oct. 28. U.S. forces discovered that Al Zarqawi was forcing youngsters to conduct attacks against U.S....