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It seems Pope Francis needs to brush up on his Tertullian!

It has been reported (in The ChristLast Media, I must note) that the current Pope does not like the phrase "lead us not into temptation...

"Let no freedom be allowed to novelty, because it is not fitting that any addition should be made to antiquity. Let not the clear faith and belief of our forefathers be fouled by any muddy admixture." -- Pope Sixtus III

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

The judicial crack up continues apace.

WTOL: Judge Throws Out Rape Case After Prosecutor is Late for Court

The mother of a 16-year-old northeast Ohio girl says her daughter feels even more victimized after a judge threw out the case against the man accused of raping her because the prosecutor was late for court.

Cuyahoga County prosecutors have filed an appeal. They say if that doesn't work, they will refile the charge against Norman Allen Craig, who the Rocky River girl says raped her six years ago.

Judge Eileen Gallagher dismissed the case because Prosecutor Mark Schneider was 45 minutes late. Schneider was delayed because he was in his office preparing an appeal to prevent the judge from proceeding with the trial.

Schneider says he wanted the judge to remove herself from the case because she said last year that she thought the victim had credibility problems. She refused.

Here's a tiny bit of good news:

The Canton Repository: Cleveland judge to recuse self in rape case

A judge who threw out a rape charge when the prosecutor was 45 minutes late for court said on Tuesday that she won’t handle the case if the defendant is re-indicted.

Judge Eileen A. Gallagher of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court said local court rules would automatically assign her to the case if Norman Allen Craig, 22, of North Ridgeville, is re-indicted.

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First of all, the word is SEX, not GENDER. If you are ever tempted to use the word GENDER, don't. The word is SEX! SEX! SEX! SEX! For example: "My sex is male." is correct. "My gender is male." means nothing. Look it up. What kind of sick neo-Puritan nonsense is this? Idiot left-fascists, get your blood-soaked paws off the English language. Hence I am choosing "male" under protest.

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