Roman Candle Burning [At Both Ends]

After lighting a fire under the Islamic world by referencing a "scholar" from the Middle Ages, the pope must now:

...meet envoys from Muslim nations in an attempt to defuse a crisis in relations between the Catholic Church and Islam. The talks will be held at the Pope's residence near Rome [and] envoys from Iran, Turkey and Morocco have all confirmed they will attend.

But while he's been busy putting out fires in the East, all has not been quiet on the Western front. Last week another hammer blow was delivered in the form of...

Chile's President Michelle Bachelet [who] said Thursday her decision to allow the government to distribute free morning-after contraception pills to girls as young as 14 was a matter of "equality" within Chilean society.

"Equality means that for a person who does not have choices, who does not have options, we have to give them these options," Bachelet told The Associated Press in an interview on the sidelines at the United Nations General Assembly.

The Chilean government's decision in early September to begin offering the morning-after pill free of charge in public health clinics triggered sharp criticism from the Catholic Church...

Guess you should have kept your big mouth shut, eh padre?

[Update Oct. 01]
Unless of course you figured that there's no point.
September 28: The Day to Decriminalize Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Across major cities in Argentina from Buenos Aires to Neuquen to Cordoba and La Plata, women marched to make their voices heard. The slogan contines to be, "Contraceptives to not have to abort! Abortion legalized so we don't die!" The movement to legalize abortion in Argentina has grown, as the economic pressures continued to spiral down. At the same time, women have become more confident and the women's movement which grew from women involved in the unemployed movement, has transfered to working women, professionals and college students.
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