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Police probe Belgian cardinal over abuse cover-up allegationsPolice are investigating accusations that the former archbishop of Belgium knew of sexual abuse in the church but failed to stop it, the Belgian prosecutor's office told CNN Tuesday. Cardinal Godfried Danneels was archbishop of Belgium for more than 30 years before he stepped down in January. Belgian police raided the national headquarters of the Catholic Church last month over allegations of child abuse, prompting an angry response from Pope Benedict XVI and other church leaders. Should New York schools close for Muslim holidays?
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After Imam Khalid Latif, a chaplain for New York University and the New York Police Department, wrote a Belief Blog piece arguing that New York schools should close for important Muslim holidays, CNN invited him on air. Latif makes an interesting case in the interview: that American Muslims are trying to develop their own contemporary identity and that steps like closing schools for major Muslim holidays would help that process. The implication is that an Americanized Islam–modern and moderate–would benefit all Americans. Latif was interviewed over the weekend by CNN's Don Lemon. |
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