A Pennsylvania priest has been charged with molesting a teenage boy after police allegedly found him in a car on a college campus with a 15-year-old who was wearing no pants, according to a police criminal complaint filed Friday in
In wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis sets vision for papacy
File under: Will wonders never cease…
By Elizabeth Tenety
In an extensive interview with Jesuit publications released Thursday, Pope Francis set the framework for his papacy, calling for reform of both the attitude and the structure of the church,
Kansas City priest sentenced to 50 years in prison for child porn
By Carey Gillam
A Kansas City Catholic priest was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Thursday on federal child pornography charges for taking sexually explicit photos of several young girls, including a 2-year-old.
Shawn Ratigan, 47, pleaded guilty in
Priest recounts in essay released in church files of fleeing from LA after he abuse confession
The orders the Rev. Carlos Rodriguez got from his religious superiors after he confessed to molesting a 16-year-old boy just hours before were swift and decisive: Leave immediately. Check into a motel. Don’t tell anyone where you are going. Wait
Book Review by John Minck
Secrecy, Sophistry and Gay Sex in the Catholic Church — Book Report
Rev. Richard Wagner, PhD, ACS
This is a tough book to read. It covers a complex and detailed, 13-year-long administrative action to dismiss a Catholic priest from his
Vatican Envoy To Dominican Republic Recalled Amid Sex Abuse Allegations
Following his abrupt removal from his post by the Vatican, authorities in the Dominican Republic will look into allegations of child sex abuse against the papal envoy to the Caribbean country, the attorney general said Wednesday.
Attorney General Francisco Domínguez
Sex and Religion
… Cardinal George hopes gay marriage is blocked, says pope’s remarks were misinterpreted
File under: The pope was misunderstood only when I don’t agree with what everyone else heard.
By Mark Brown
Cardinal Francis George told me in an interview this week that he remains hopeful of blocking the legalization of same-sex marriage
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… “God Told Me To” -Ex Pope Benedict Says Mystical Experience Caused Resignation
File under — Who says there ain’t a God?
by Rebecca Savastio
Ex Pope Benedict says God told him to resign his position as Pope during a months-long “mystical experience” he had. When asked why he gave up his position,