Portugal launches inquiries into alleged Catholic Church sexual abuse

Portuguese prosecutors said on Thursday they have launched 10 inquiries into alleged child sexual abuse by Catholic Church clergy, the first such move since a commission was created seven months ago to investigate accusations. The Portuguese commission was formed after a report by a commission in France revealed last year that around 3,000 priests and religious officials had sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/portugal-launches-inquiries-into-alleged-catholic-church-sexual-abuse/ar-AA104Evs

A few months ago, Spain made a similar announcement. Francis might want to schedule more "apology tour" trips.

Spanish MPs approve investigation into sexual abuse within Catholic Church

The Spanish Catholic Church has long been accused of ignoring the church abuse scandal and had only recognised 220 such cases since 2001. On Friday, the church said it had identified more than 500 cases of alleged historical sexual violence since an inquiry was launched in 2020.

https://www.euronews.com/2022/03/10/spanish-mps-approve-investigation-into-sexual-abuse-within-catholic-church

A 66-year-old man who was diagnosed with HIV in 1988 is said to be free of both the HIV virus and cancer, following a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor for leukemia, according to a breakthrough announcement at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada.

On the vaccine front, Moderna recently announced that it's launched early stage clinical trials of an HIV mRNA vaccine. ABC News previously reported that the biotechnology company teamed up with the nonprofit International AIDS Vaccine Initiative to develop the shot, which uses the same technology as Moderna's successful COVID-19 vaccine.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/man-cured-of-hiv-cancer-following-breakthrough-stem-cell-transplant-doctors/ar-AA104KqT

Wait, Reuters just reported that researchers have found that that the spike protein causes heart damage. Isn't that the key ingredient they are putting into the MRNA vaccine, the spike protein, to boost the immune response to the coronavirus?

Virus spike protein damages heart muscle cells

Zhiqiang Lin of the Masonic Medical Research Institute in Utica, New York said in a statement: "The spike protein on its surface that the coronavirus uses to break into heart muscle cells also triggers a damaging attack from the immune system, according to new research. The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with other proteins in cardiac myocytes to cause inflammation, researchers said on Wednesday

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/reinfection-severe-outcome-more-common-with-ba5-variant-virus-spike-protein-toxic-to-heart-cells/ar-AA104AN2

"We provided direct evidence that spike protein is toxic to the heart muscle cells and narrowed down the underlying mechanism as spike protein directly inflames the heart muscle cells," he told Reuters. "More work is being done in my lab to test whether and how spike protein kills heart muscle cells."