A great day for the church...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25787757

A nun who gave birth to a baby boy in the central Italian city of Rieti, said she had no idea she was pregnant, local media report.

The 31-year-old was rushed to hospital with abdominal pains, which she thought were stomach cramps.
The young mother, who is originally from El Salvador, reportedly named her newborn Francis after the current Pope.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxf...e-25793358

A UKIP councillor has blamed the recent storms and heavy floods across Britain on the Government's decision to legalise gay marriage.
David Silvester said the Prime Minister had acted "arrogantly against the Gospel".
In a letter to his local paper he said he had warned David Cameron the legislation would result in "disaster".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25788864

Close to 400 priests were defrocked in only two years by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse, the Vatican has confirmed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bir...m-25783798

A former bishop and magistrate has been jailed for two years for stealing £186,000 from church funds.
Gerald Edmund, 77, was exposed when he was tricked into believing he had inherited millions of pounds from a religious leader in the Ivory Coast.