By Star-Ledger Editorial Board
What if, during his recent travels with a couple of Catholic youth groups, the Rev. Michael Fugee had a relapse and groped another child? There’s no evidence that happened, but it’s a legitimate concern. There’s a
The Brilliant Charles Pierce: FOOLING ALL OF THE PAPAL
File under: I couldn’t have said it better myself…
By Charles P. Pierce
Well, it seems the kitty came leaping out of the burlap around the Chair Of Peter.
Pope Francis has admitted the existence of a “gay lobby” inside
Iowa View: 1 man, 1 woman isn’t the Bible’s only marriage view
Written by: Hector Avalos, Robert R. Cargill and Kenneth Atkinson.
The debate about marriage equality often centers, however discretely, on an appeal to the Bible. Unfortunately, such appeals often reflect a lack of biblical literacy on the part of those
Theology Has Consequences: What Policies Will Pope Francis Champion?
By Mary E. Hunt
Now that the smoke has cleared from St. Peter’s Square, the future of the Roman Catholic Church is on the minds of many. Catholics are eternally hopeful, so the news of the papal election of an
Cardinal Dolan and America’s troubled Catholic Church
By Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo
Cardinal Dolan, president of the USCCB, says he needs an “attractive, articulate, intelligent” woman as his personal spokesperson, claiming that “the days of fat, balding Irish bishops are over.” He has chosen Kim Daniels, a long-time
Church lecture on morality? What a joke (Opinion)
Veiled threats by the Catholic hierarchy to excommunicate politicians who support the proposed abortion legislation are clerical comedy at its blackest.
As administrators of a private club, governed by self-generated rules, bishops and cardinals are perfectly entitled to formulate their
Cardinal Dolan’s ‘Dirty Freddy’ Story Was No Joke
Newark Archbishop John Myers must go: Editorial
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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
Inconsistent messages damage credibility of the new evangelization
By Isabella R. Moyer
“Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the Church’s credibility,” Pope Francis stated Sunday during his first papal
Pope Francis and the American Sisters
By MARY E. HUNT
The jury is still out on Pope Francis in a pontificate that may well be shaped by women. A month after Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was named Bishop of Rome, his Prefect of the Congregation for