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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Religion The Age of Consent in Vatican City—Seriously, Vatican City—is Twelve
Posted by Dan Savage on Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 11:08 AM
Unless there is "a relationship of dependence"—teacher/student, pope/altar boy—in which case the age of consent at the Vatican jumps to 15.
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