In Munich, Germany, a once-aspiring priest is allegedly spreading his love around as a very popular sperm donor to lesbian couples as a way, he says, of getting “quiet revenge” on the church for denying him his vestments.
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Elderly nun convicted over US nuclear site break-in
An elderly Catholic nun and two peace activists have been convicted for damage they caused while breaking into a US nuclear defence site.
Sister Megan Rice, 83, Michael Walli, 64, and Greg Boertje-Obed, 56, admitted cutting fences and entering the
Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing sexual abuse
The Catholic Church suspends Anthony Musaala indefinitely for shining a light on what he calls an open secret: Sex abuse is a problem in Africa too.
By Robyn Dixon
He is a celebrity across eastern and central Africa, a gospel
Delaware state Senate votes to become 11th state allowing same-sex marriage
A divided Delaware state Senate voted Tuesday to make their state the 11th in the nation to allow same-sex marriage, after hearing hours of passionate testimony from supporters and opponents.
The Senate’s 12-9 vote sends the bill to Democratic Gov.
Cardinal Dolan’s ‘Dirty Freddy’ Story Was No Joke
Catholic church excommunicates Brazil priest for liberal views
File under: Insulated, monolithic, callous, tone deaf church power structure
By Paulo Prada
The Catholic Church has excommunicated a Brazilian priest after he defended homosexuality, open marriage and other practices counter to Church teaching in online videos.
In a statement
Cardinal ordered into exile by Vatican
CARDINAL Keith O’Brien has been told by the Vatican to leave the UK amid concerns of wreaking further damage on the Catholic Church in Scotland.
By Gerry Braiden
Friends of the cleric have said he has been told by Rome
Catholic bishop warns against attending same-sex weddings
File under: Sour Grapes. Really, Bishop? It’s God who looks unfavorably upon marriage equality? Really? Remember when pious Catholics were warned not to attend marriages between a man and a woman but were held in non-Catholic settings? Was God pissed
Rhode Island Is Final New England State to Approve Gay Marriage
By Annie Linskey
On the subject of same-sex marriage, New England is now united.
Rhode Island became the 10th U.S. state and final one in the region to legalize gay weddings today, after its House of Representatives approved a bill
Newark Archbishop John Myers must go: Editorial
For background story see HERE!
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board
After all the Catholic Church has been through, it is beyond infuriating that Newark Archbishop John J. Myers can be so neglectful of his duty to protect children from sexual