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Facebook friends no substitute for real ones, warns Pope

Philip Pullella Reuters News Agency VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict gave a qualified blessing to social networking on Monday, praising its potential but warning that online friendships are no substitute for real human contact. The 83-year-old pontiff, who does not have his own Facebook account, set out his views in a message with a weighty title that… Read More ›

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Vatican to Insist Rebels Respect Jews, other faiths

Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:35pm EDT/ Reuters: PARIS (Reuters) – The Vatican will tell a rebel traditionalist group it must respect Judaism, other Christian churches and other world faiths to be fully reintegrated into the Roman Catholic Church, a leading cardinal has said. Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said these reforms of the Second Vatican Council,… Read More ›

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