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April 23rd, 2014
08:13 PM ET
Does 9/11 museum slander Muslims?(CNN) – Interfaith leaders object to a film slated to be part of an exhibit in the National September 11 Memorial Museum. "The Rise of Al Qaeda," narrated by NBC's Brian Williams, is supposed to provide a brief history of the terrorist group. The opening lines:
But faith leaders say the film does not draw a sharp enough distinction between al Qaeda and Muslims in general.
April 23rd, 2014
03:46 PM ET
Pope stirs Communion debate with call to womanBy Daniel Burke, CNN Belief Blog Co-editor (CNN) - Pope Francis called an Argentine woman married to a divorced man and reportedly told her that she could receive the sacrament of Communion, according to the woman's husband, in an apparent contradiction of Catholic law. Julio Sabetta, from San Lorenzo in the Pope's home country, said his wife, Jacqueline Sabetta Lisbona, spoke with Francis on Monday. Jacqueline Sabetta Lisbona wrote to the pontiff in September to ask for clarification on the Communion issue, according to her husband, who said his divorced status had prevented her from receiving the sacrament. "She spoke with the Pope, and he said she was absolved of all sins and she could go and get the Holy Communion because she was not doing anything wrong," Sabetta told Channel 3 Rosario, a CNN affiliate. A Vatican spokesman confirmed the telephone call but would not comment on the conversation's content. "It's between the Pope and the woman," said the Rev. Thomas Rosica, a consultant for the Vatican press office. |
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