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Bishop-friendly, condom-friendly

By Diogenes ( articles ) | Sep 24, 2004

CAFOD, the British bishops' overseas-relief agency, has endorsed the distribution of condoms as a defense against AIDS.

Actually, that's not news. CAFOD has been encouraging condom distribution since... since...

Well, at least since 2001, the year when the executive director of CAFOD held a "commitment ceremony" with his homosexual partner, to which he thoughtfully invited a friendly bishop.

CAFOD, in case I forgot to mention it, is run by the British bishops.

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Thu18 September
Ordinary Time

Thursday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

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The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663), who was born at Cupertino, Italy, and died in Osimo. He was of lowly origin and had little formal education. In his youth he was employed as an apprentice to a shoemaker. He joined the Conventual Franciscans as a lay brother but…

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