Not from the Onion.<\/p>\n
An anarchist group has targeted prominent Roman Catholics in Spain using bombs hidden in boxes of sex toys.<\/p>\n
Two devices were sent by the anti-clerical Pro Sex Toys group, according to Spain\u2019s EFE News One agency, concealed amidst vibrators.<\/p>\n
They targeted the archbishop of Pamplona, Francisco Perez, and the headteacher of a private school belonging to the ultra-conservative Legionnaires of Christ movement in Madrid.<\/p>\n
One bomb exploded in a postal sorting office, leaving a member of staff with slight injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease accept our apologies,\u201d the group said in an email sent to an anarchist website at the beginning of last month. \u201cNext time we won\u2019t fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
The archbishop told EFE that he vaguely recalled receiving a package that contained powder that police removed. \u201cWe didn\u2019t give it much importance, but later it was said to be a bomb,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The same group is believed to be behind a number of other attempted bombings.<\/p>\n
Recently a bomb inside a pressure cooker left outside a public prosecutor\u2019s office was detonated by bomb squad officers.<\/p>\n
Another bomb containing a gas canister, shrapnel and explosive powder planted in Madrid\u2019s Almudena Cathedral also failed to explode.<\/p>\n
The anarchists, who use other names such as the Artisans Club for New Uses for Coffee, claimed to have made a bomb out of an espresso coffee machine packed with gunpowder and shrapnel that was planted at a bank branch, though they did not reveal where.<\/p>\n
Police in Spain believe the group probably only has five members, but authorities have expressed concern that extremist groups could take advantage of widespread disillusionment as unemployment in the country hits 26 percent. (source)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Thankfully they are rather inept bombing anarchists.<\/p>\n
Another story from last week.<\/p>\n
BRUSSELS, April 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an astonshing display of gentleness in the face of a vile attack, the head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, remained calmly seated with eyes closed in prayer Tuesday as four topless women attacked him with shouts and curses and doused him with water.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not the first time the bishop has been attacked for standing up for the Church\u2019s teachings on homosexuality and expressing his concern for those who live the homosexual lifestyle.<\/p>\n
The incident took place at the ULB University in Brussels where the archbishop was participating in a debate on blasphemy laws.<\/p>\n
The four women, representing the pro-abortion and homosexual group FEMEN, took to the stage where they disrobed to reveal black-painted slogans on their bare chests and backs, such as \u2018my body my rules,\u2019 and \u2018anus dei is coming.\u2019 They also held signs reading \u2018stop homophobia\u2019. The women doused the archbishop with water from bottles formed in the image of the Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n
For most of the attack, which lasted a number of minutes before the women could be forced off s>tage, Archbishop Leonard sat drenched with water with eyes closed in prayer. After the ordeal, the archbishop kissed the image of the Virgin Mary on one of the water bottles that was used in the attack. Le Soir reports that one of the interveners said of the archbishop: \u201cHe was very calm and maintained a position of prayer. I have to believe he was praying for us.\u201d Story and censored photos<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And to round out the other stories, one from today.<\/p>\n
A female student at Carnegie Mellon dressed up as the Pope from the waist up and naked from the waist down passed out condoms to other students at an annual art school parade.<\/p>\n
To make it even slightly more offensive, she shaved her hair down there in the shape of a cross. Now clearly, this was meant to be offensive and in your face.<\/p>\n
The Diocese has asked CMU to take action against this kind of hateful behavior but CMU said they\u2019re unsure if their community standards were violated.<\/p>\n
Excuse me?<\/p>\n
Bishop David Zubik said he understands that \u201cwhen we\u2019re growing up we do stupid things\u201d but he added that the behavior of this young woman crossed the line.<\/p>\n
CMU issued a statement saying they\u2019ll continue to review the incident. This is purely hate-filled. There\u2019s no other explanation. Can you think of what the college would do if this type of speech were aimed at Jews, Muslims, or any other group for that matter.<\/p>\n
If this doesn\u2019t fall beneath their \u201ccommunity standards\u201d it\u2019s because they perhaps don\u2019t have any. Creative Minority Report<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n