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A French woman has lost her "enslavement" court case against two followers of Opus Dei and an association closely linked to the powerful conservative Catholic group.

 

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A southern Utah judge has found William "Willie" R. Jessop, the former spokesman of the polygamous sect led by Warren Jeffs, guilty of a contempt of court charge for failing to show up to a hearing.

Fifth District Judge G. Rand Beacham had previously issued a $15,000 warrant for Jessop's arrest.

 

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The pope's envoy running the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order says the 1,000-plus rules governing the cult-like life of some of its members are invalid and will be whittled down to a core set of norms.

Pope Benedict XVI took over the Legion last year after the order admitted its Mexican founder sexually abused seminarians and fathered three children.

 

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