Word: gaillot
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...France, Roman Catholics are closely following the online activities of a controversial bishop named Jacques Gaillot. Exiled by the Pope to an abandoned diocese in 1995 because of his liberal social views, Gaillot has established what he calls a virtual diocese to replace it. He marvels at the freedom he enjoys loosed from the hierarchy of the church. "On the Internet there is no question of someone imposing rules on the way people communicate," he says. "The Net has no center from which will can be applied...
EVREUX: Loose Canon While millions gathered in Manila to greet the Pope on Jan. 15, thousands marched in cities throughout France to protest the Vatican's dismissal of Jacques Gaillot, 59, as bishop of this Normandy city. Gaillot's views diverge dramatically from those of the church's hierarchy: he endorses the use of condoms to prevent AIDS, urges tolerance of homosexuality, advocates the ordination of married men and lends his voice to local leftist causes. The so-called Red Cleric has aired his views in such venues as the flesh review Lui and a gay magazine. Said an Evreux...