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08-24-2018, 06:54 PM
http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/cYBSbOBZ5DZ5q8dxTJuXmQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2018-08-23T145230Z_1_LYNXNPEE7M13X_RTROPTP_2_POPE-IRELAND.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-visit-changed-ireland-during-perfect-storm-abuse-122746582.html)By Philip Pullella and Padraic Halpin VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - When Pope John Paul II made the first visit by a pontiff to Ireland in 1979, contraception and divorce were still illegal and the Catholic Church's influence on a deeply conservative society was near-total. Pope Francis, who arrives in Dublin on Saturday for a two-day visit, will find an Ireland his predecessor would not have recognized as Catholic. Ireland is now led by a gay prime minister. Three years ago, it became the world's first country to adopt gay marriage by popular ballot. ...



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