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Paris Saint Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden watches the ball during the French League One soccer match against Nice, in Nice stadium, southeastern France, Friday, March 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun wears a mask before entering the operating room at Dong-A University Hospital in Busan, South Korea. Dr. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in the country, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. As Dr. Kim begins what will be 11 hours of surgery meant to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist nun, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the “father of South Korean transgender people” once wrestled with similar feelings. “I’ve decided to defy God’s will,” Kim said in an interview before the nun’s recent successful surgery to become a man. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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In this March 18, 2014 photo, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun, center, operates a sex change surgery at the operating room at Dong-A University Dr. Kim is a pioneer in slowly changing views on sexuality and gender in the country, where many have long considered even discussions of sexuality a taboo. As Dr. Kim begins what will be 11 hours of surgery meant to create a functioning penis for a Buddhist nun, he is well aware of the unease his work creates in this deeply conservative country. The devout Protestant known as the “father of South Korean transgender people” once wrestled with similar feelings. “I’ve decided to defy God’s will,” Kim said in an interview before the nun’s recent successful surgery to become a man. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2008, file photo, Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta exits the St. Clair County Courthouse in Belleville, Ill. Gregory apologized Monday, March 31, 2014, for building a $2.2 million mansion for himself, a decision criticized by local Catholics who cited the example of austerity set by the new pope. (AP Photo/ Belleville News-Democrat, Derik Holtmann, File)

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FILE - In this April 6, 2012, file photo, Rev. Wilton Gregory, the Archbishop of Atlanta holds a cross during the 32nd annual Good Friday Pilgrimage at Hurt Park in Atlanta. Gregory apologized Monday, March 31, 2014, for building a $2.2 million mansion for himself, a decision criticized by local Catholics who cited the example of austerity set by the new pope. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jason Getz, File)

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"Noah," starring Russell Crowe, was supposed to be Hollywood's chance to prove it could pay fealty to biblical material while grabbing a larger audience, but most Christian news outlets called the film a missed opportunity. (Associated Press/File)

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Eureka High School sophomore Matthew Bozdech and his father, Paul Bozdech, are photographed on March 21, 2014 in St. Louis. Bozdech, 15, wants to play field hockey for his school, but the school only has a girls team. No school in Missouri, or for hundreds of miles around, has a boys team. The Bozdechs filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging Matt was discriminated against because he’s a boy, and was retaliated against for complaining about his exclusion. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT