Madrid Bombing Raises ETA Concerns

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2006 At least four people were injured when a car bomb exploded at the Madrid airport on Saturday. If the separatist group ETA is responsible, as the Spanish government has charged, the blast would signal the end of a cease-fire that began in March. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hallelujah! Spanish Leader Snubs Pope

Staff / Truthdig Jul 11, 2006 More than a million worshipers in Spain showed up to hear the pope deliver a homily in which he made a veiled attack on Spain's liberal legal attitude toward gay marriage and divorce. Conspicuously not in attendance: the Spanish prime minister. It's apparently the first time in history that a Spanish leader has missed such an address. Que bueno. Memo to Pope Benedict XVI: Keep on dressing up hate speech as The Good News and you'll continue to be marginalized by more-enlightened world leaders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Pope Apparently Has God’s Playbook

Staff / Truthdig Jul 10, 2006 And he's using it to make statements like this to an audience in Spain, where same-sex marriages were legalized last year: "The family is a unique institution in God's plan, and the church cannot fail to proclaim and promote its fundamental importance.? God, what a guy: powerful enough to create a universe but still needs the help of a former Hitler Youth to stigmatize homosexuals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Austrians Top ‘Sexually Satisfied’ List

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2006 University of Chicago researchers collected reports on sexual satisfaction across the globe. The U.S. took fifth place. The big loser: Japan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )