This article explained the candlelight vigil that took place outside of the Vatican in Rome held by the alleged victims of clerical sexual abuse. People from America, Asia, and Europe all gathered in a certain designated area near the Vatican to promote the need for further action by the Pope. The fact that a protest even took place in the Vatican is somewhat rare. The protesters were not allowed to bring their letters to the brass doors of the Pope though.
I think this article is definitely very controversial. I think it was the right thing to do to let the protestors conduct their candlelight vigil and I can see why they did not allow them to deliver their letters to the actual brass doors for safety reasons. The whole situation is very complicated and difficult to classify and deal with. I do believe that a priest's criminal records should be accessible by the public just like the average criminal. I think it is absolutely hypocritical for them to be kept private.
Article Two: Brazil Elects Their First Female President
This article details Brazil's newly elected President, Dilma Rousseff and her plan for her presidency. She says she plans to eradicate poverty and rush for complete gender equality. Rousseff has been a powerful figure in Brazil for a while now and with the election of her as President there are sure to be some big changes.
I think that the election of a female as the president of Brazil is a huge step. It makes me wonder why we have yet to see a woman as a leader of our country, despite the recent attempt by Hilary Clinton. I think that this is definitely a big step for the world's governments and will remain a symbolic leap for women seeking gender equality.
Article Three: Iraqi Forces Storm Church to end Stand-off
Iraqi troops stormed a Catholic Church where men were holding worshippers hostage that were believed to be part of al-Qaeda. Thirty seven people were killed. These victims included Iraqi troops, hostages, and the men that were holding the worshippers hostage. Arrests were made. Nearly all of the hostages were killed or injured when the hijackers set off explosives during the storming of the church.
Obviously the whole war in the middle east is extremely controversial and goes very deep. It is nearly impossible to point the finger at one cause for the war. Although Obama promised to reduce troops in certain areas of the middle east, Americans continue to die every day fighting for something so many citizens have come to take it as something average and normal because it is something that has been going on for so long. It is too hard to pick a definitive side on such a complicated subject.
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