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A group of 19 Roman Catholic priests from Quebec has published an open letter criticizing the church's stand on homosexuality. INDEPTH: Same-sex RightsThe 980-word letter, published Sunday in the Montreal newspaper La Presse, is in response to two recent church decisions: the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops' opposition to same-sex marriage and the Vatican's refusal to ordain homosexuals. Titled "Trop, c'est trop!" ("Enough is enough!"), the letter asks: Does the church "have the last word on the mysteries of political, social, family and sexual life? "In these matters, the official teaching of the church has shown itself more than once...