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Vatican denies celibacy rule led to sex scandal

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has denied that its celibacy requirement for priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again defended the pope's handling of the crisis.



Suggestions that the celibacy rule was in part responsible for the "deviant behavior" of sexually abusive priests have swirled in recent days, with opinion pieces in German newspapers blaming it for fueling abuse and even Italian commentators questioning the rule.



Much of the furor was spurred by comments from one of the pope's closest advisers, Vienna archbishop Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, who called this week for an honest examination of issues like celibacy and priestly education to root out the origins of sex abuse.



"Part of it is the question of celibacy, as well as the subject of character development.

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Taliban: Kandahar bombings a 'warning' to NATO

March 15, 2010

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have called their deadly bomb attacks on the southern city of Kandahar a warning to NATO's top general that the insurgents are ready for the war's next major...

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Two snowmobilers dead in Canadian avalanche

March 15, 2010

REVELSTOKE, British Columbia (AP) — An avalanche that killed two people at an informal snowmobile rally in Canada's Rocky Mountains may have been triggered by three daredevil sledders who apparently...

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3 with ties to US consulate killed in Mexican city

March 15, 2010

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Gunmen killed a U.S.

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U.N. chief sees dangers up-close in Haiti quake camp

March 15, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — U..

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Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 5

March 13, 2010

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say at least five people have been killed in a suicide car bombing in northwest Pakistan.



Army spokesman Maj.

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