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...scandals have multiplied, so too have calls for profound change in the priesthood. One perennial proposal dusted off in recent weeks is the abolition of celibacy among priests: commentators in Germany and Italy have suggested it may help prevent abuse. Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has called for a thoroughgoing review of the causes of abuse, writing, "Part of it is the question of celibacy." That sort of questioning is now taking place even in Benedict's former archdiocese. "Married priests should be accepted in the Catholic Church," says Rainer Schiessler, a priest at Munich's St. Maximilian...
Reaction is mixed to President Obama's plan to prevent up to 4 million homeowners whose mortgages are underwater from defaulting on their loans over the next three years...
...There is increasing evidence that rapid changes in weight during infancy increase children’s risk of later obesity,” explained lead author Elsie M. Taveras, a professor of Ambulatory Care and Prevention and Pediatrics at HMS and co-director of the One Step Ahead clinic at Children’s Hospital Boston, in a HMS press release. “The mounting evidence suggests that infancy may be a critical period during which to prevent childhood obesity and its related consequences...
...state-of-the-art space in Northwest has clear functional advantages over the aging facility it currently occupies: foremost, a new heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system that will keep temperatures and humidities stable throughout the year to protect sensitive specimens like skins and skeletons and to prevent insect infestations...
...claiming that the Israelis are trying to take control of the iconic al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock. Such gatherings have often turned into riots, with mobs throwing stones at nearby Israelis and tourists. The city's police, invariably, have been caught in the middle, trying to prevent flare-ups and casualties that could spark new rounds of violence. To do so, the police block access to prayers at the Muslim holy sites for men under the age of 50, which further inflames Palestinian passions, as does the heavy police presence required to keep order...