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Bishop: Pope was `on a high' during gay remarks

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan in Rome before the conclave in Rome that elected Pope Francis. July 31st, 2013 05:53 PM ET Bishop: Pope was `on a high' during gay remarks By Daniel Burke, CNN (CNN) - The nation's leading Roman Catholic archbishop said Wednesday that Pope Francis was "on a high" from his first international trip as pontiff when he said "Who am I to judge?" gays and lesbians. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, who traveled last week to Brazil with the pope for World Youth Day, said the massive turnout - estimates ran as high as 3 million - and ecstatic crowds likely gave Francis hope that he would "revive the church on his home continent of Latin America." Francis was the archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina from 1998 until his papal election in March. "The pope was visibly `on a high' from his first international pastoral visit in Rio," Dol

Action star Jackie Chan has survived yet another hoax Internet death

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| |   Jackie Chan: Not dead yet. File/UPI/Jim Ruymen  License photo Published: July 25, 2013 at 4:36 PM By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com The Internet killed Jackie Chan -- yet again -- Thursday. Rumors began to circulate on Twitter that the acclaimed stuntman had fallen off a 12-story roof while performing a stunt fora new movie. And while Chan has frequently been injured performing stunts, even once fracturing his skull, the 59 year old actor is just fine this time. Chan has already been the subject of several death hoaxes, including one just last month. On June 21, Chan posted to his personal website, announcing that he was not only alive but that, if he had "died, I would probably tell the world!" Read more: http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/07/25/Jackie-Chan-is-still-not-dead/2171374784454/#ixzz2af2wU