589: Behind Closed Doors Edition

In this week’s episode, God forgot to tell the pope we don’t use THAT word any more, a Florida priest takes a crime out of bite, and Anna will be here to get stuck in your head all day again.
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Headlines:
Pope repeatedly used a slur while referring to gay men: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-used-vulgar-italian-word-refer-lgbt-people-italian-newspapers-report-2024-05-27/
Ted Cruz sponsors pro-IVF bill (for bad reason) but Family Research Council says porn is evil:
https://www.joemygod.com/2024/05/hate-group-ivf-should-be-banned-because-using-porn-to-jerk-off-to-obtain-sperm-is-bad-for-your-marriage/
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/20/ted-cruz-texas-ivf/
Italian teenage computer wizard set to become the first saint of the Millennial generation: https://apnews.com/article/pope-vatican-saint-millennial-acutis-tech-whiz-66b1f9e6ad80626377ef43dd1b51622b
Carbon dating shows that supposed tunics of St. Peter and St. John are just old laundry: https://religionnews.com/2024/05/24/new-study-of-the-tunics-of-saints-peter-and-john-distinguish-legend-from-reality/
Catholic group sues Biden administration for denying permit for Memorial Day mass: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/catholic-group-sues-biden-administration-for-denying-permit-for-memorial-day-mass-way-out-of-line/ar-BB1mSbbt
Central Florida priest bites woman after denying her communion: https://www.wftv.com/news/local/central-florida-priest-bites-woman-after-denying-her-communion-police-say/SIVFXFMRBZBBDAEYC4DIZUS4AE/
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This Week in Misogyny:
Harrison Butker is an asshole: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harrison-butker-commencement-speech-abortion-pride-month-biden-diabolic-lies-told-women/