内容摘要：The government has offered the same justification to detain other pro-Palestinian activists, including another student at Columbia,

The government has offered the same justification to detain other pro-Palestinian activists, including another student at Columbia,

rejecting a Vatican declaration to allow priests to offer spontaneous, non-liturgical blessings to same-sex couples seeking God’s grace.That statement, seen as a rebuke of Francis, asserted that same-sex unions were “contrary to the will of God.” It cited biblical teaching condemning homosexuality and asserted that same-sex relations are “contradictory to cultural norms” in Africa.

But it is Sarah, the Guinean cardinal who is the Vatican’s former liturgy chief, who posed a more public challenge to Francis.A favorite of traditionalists, Sarah prefers silent prayer and is an adherent of the old Latin Mass. He is a staunch defender of longstanding doctrinal faith.After Francis in 2021 reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict had relaxed, Sarah responded with tweets quoting Benedict’s original 2007 law to relax the restrictions. His posts were accompanied by a photo of Benedict wearing the red cape that Francis had eschewed the night of his election.

A year earlier, Sarah had orchestrated a media firestorm by persuading Benedict to co-author a book reaffirming priestly celibacy at a time when Francis was considering ordaining married men to address a clergy shortage in the Amazon. As the scandal grew, Benedict removed himself as a co-author.Sarah, 79, officially retired in 2021 but remains eligible to attend the conclave. Since the death of Francis on April 21, he has emerged as a favorite of European traditionalists who want to see a reversal of Francis’ progressive policies.

But in Africa, where

for his engagement with the continent’s crises, many Catholics simply want a pope who will be a faithful leader for everyone.“They’re like, ‘Hey let’s drop our kid off and go on vacation for a week.’ Or kid’s graduating, let’s get them through college and go on vacation,’” said McBirnie, who owns a pizza place in town. “They really bring a huge economic impact to this town.”

Yellowstone suffered a one-two punch betweenin 2022 that cut off access to parts of the park for months.

Tourism rebounded with 4.7 million visitors last year, Yellowstone’s second-busiest on record.Winding roads and natural distractions help fuel numerous accidents in and around the park.