Monday's was an earthquake announcement that had to have greater significance than the Pope merely being tired and worn out. So, really, why did Pope Benedict suddenly announce that he would abdicate the ministry of Successor of St. Peter in only 17 days?
NDP leader Thomas Mulcair is digging in as furor mounts over his claim that believing homosexuality is a sin goes “completely against” Canadian law and values.
“What I've said matters little if we don't come together to protect our most precious resource, our children," the president said, while promoting new gun control policies.
The New York Times notes B16 refused to bend on homosexuality, “contraception, divorce, priestly celibacy, the ordination of women and, of course, abortion.”