A defunct provision of the Colorado Constitution that limits marriage to between a man and a woman may finally be stripped from the state’s guiding document under a proposed amendment introduced in the state Senate. The resolution, filed late last week by Sen. Joann Ginal, a Fort Collins Democrat, requires support from two-thirds of state … Read more
The clothing rack set up in a Colorado Capitol hallway displayed a T-shirt and jeans, a child’s pink cardigan with a polka-dotted mini skirt, and an Army sweatshirt with shorts. The outfits represented everyday clothing worn by women and girls across the country when they were sexually assaulted. Labeled with brief descriptions, each outfit was … Read more
By NICOLE WINFIELD (Associated Press) VATICAN CITY — One afternoon in mid-December, Pope Francis had a meeting that wasn’t on his official agenda or otherwise recorded, that underscored the utter dysfunction of the Catholic Church’s response to the global clergy sex abuse scandal. In the main reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives, … Read more
Colorado legislators are moving to amend the state Constitution after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a law giving child sex abuse victims a temporary window to file lawsuits over decades-old cases was unconstitutional. If passed, the amendment will appear on the November ballot. In a Wednesday morning news conference, state Sen. Jessie Danielson, state Sen. … Read more
