People don’t expect their priests and bishops to lie, but as Michelangelo Signorile’s recent post illustrated, clerics do lie. Some even make a virtue of it. I know this from experience, for I was ordained a Catholic priest on a
‘We’re not supposed to touch,’ said Woodburn priest accused of sex abuse
The ordination of Rev. Angel Perez in 2002 was significant for two reasons: He was the rare Mexico native among priests in Oregon and, in a year when the Catholic Church sex abuse scandals were making national news, he was
Belgian bishop faces new abuse allegations
A Belgian lawyer said on Monday he had launched an inquiry into a new case of alleged sexual abuse by the former bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, who has already admitted to having abused his under-age nephews.
“The present case
Pope’s ex-butler Paolo Gabriele to stand trial
The former butler to Pope Benedict XVI will stand trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the press, a magistrate has ruled.
Paolo Gabriele was arrested in May after police found confidential documents at his Vatican flat.
He
Bishop Patricia Fresen on Excommunication to Ordination
Imprisoned for breaking apartheid law, excommunicated for breaking Vatican law, Bishop Patricia Fresen looks more sweet grandma than warrior — especially carrying the stuffed black sheep she presents with a smile: “We’re the black sheep of the church,” she said.
Rainbow Sash Movement challenges San Francisco New Archbishop on Bigotry
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Rainbow Sash Movement challenges San Francisco New Archbishop on Bigotry
Bishop Cordileone has been appointed the next Archbishop elect of San Francisco. The sad situation at Most Holy Redeemer parish only emphasizes how deeply homophobia is ingrained in
The Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift
I wrote about this very thing in Part 4 of my five-part series on Catholic Moral Theology. Look for it —> Seismic Shift.
The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by
Drag Queens Prohibited at Most Holy Redeemer Parish
Nice goin’ (Archbishop) Sal; piss of the drag queens first thing out the gate.
A local gay recovery group will not be holding its annual fall fundraiser in the social hall of the Castro neighborhood’s Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Monsignor Is Caught in a Lie as Diocese Backs Out of Selling Property to a Gay Couple
–Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry
The following story is a cautionary tale about how far some Catholic officials will go to dissociate themselves from marriage equality. It’s also a cautionary tale about lying and diligently checking to whom you may
Cardinal George says mayor overstepped with Chick-fil-A remarks
Here is the pot calling out the kettle… This man has no shame!
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago says the city’s mayor showed contempt for many residents’ beliefs by stating that Chick-fil-A’s stance on marriage was against “Chicago’s values.”