File under: Follow the money! Truth is, all bishops have huge slush funds and these guys are showing us only what they want us to see.
By Tom Heneghan
German Catholic bishops are scrapping centuries of secrecy and reporting
Bourgeois disinvited from SNAP Philadelphia fundraiser
Shame, Shame, Shame on SNAP!
By Tom Roberts
Roy Bourgeois, a former Maryknoll priest, has been disinvited from a Philadelphia-area fundraising event for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) because some members of the organization feared
Polish archbishop stirs anger with child sex abuse comments
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure.
By Dagmara Leszkowicz
The comments from Archbishop Jozef Michalik entrenched the view among some younger Poles that the church is out of touch with modern society and failing to
Vatican tells bishops not to reform faster than Pope Francis does
File under: No independent thinking, thank you very much!
By Tom Heneghan
The Vatican warned bishops on Tuesday not to reform faster than Pope Francis, after a German diocese said that some divorced and remarried Catholics would now be
Catholic rebel Kueng, 85, considers assisted suicide
By Tom Heneghan
Hans Kueng, Roman Catholicism’s best known rebel theologian, is considering capping a life of challenges to the Vatican with a final act of dissent – assisted suicide.
Kueng, now 85 and suffering from Parkinson’s disease, writes in
Popular Stockton priest announces he’s fathering a child
Dean McFalls, a well-known priest in the Stockton Diocese, has resigned after telling parishioners he’s about to become the father of a baby boy.
“I definitely have disappointed many people,” McFalls said. “That’s why I’ve talked about it openly, so
Popular Stockton priest announces he’s fathering a child
Dean McFalls, a well-known priest in the Stockton Diocese, has resigned after telling parishioners he’s about to become the father of a baby boy.
“I definitely have disappointed many people,” McFalls said. “That’s why I’ve talked about it openly, so
Catholic Chaplains Won’t Bury Married Gay Soldiers
File under: For the love of Jesus!
“No Catholic priest or deacon may be forced by any authority to witness or bless the union of couples of the same gender. No Catholic priest or deacon can be obliged to
