By Gabriel Daly OSA
As we laid Seán Fagan to rest after all the suffering and injustice inflicted on him by the leaders of his own church, it became all too evident how divided the Catholic Church has become in
Catholic bishops ‘don’t get it’—the fundamental problem is a corrupt clerical culture
By Phil Lawler
“Who is going to save our Church? Do not look to the priests. Do not look to the bishops. It’s up to you, the laity, to remind our priests to be priests and our bishops to be
Suit against Chicago Archdiocese by gay worker who was fired can proceed
By The Chicago Tribune
A lawsuit by a church employee who was fired after getting engaged to his male partner will move forward after a federal judge rejected the Chicago Archdiocese’s motion to dismiss the suit.
Colin Collette asserts in
Release Secret Clergy Abuse Files and Protect the Youth of Seattle Archdiocese
Dear Archbishop Sartain:
We, as Catholics of the Archdiocese of Seattle, believe that the profound damage and alienation caused by the clergy abuse crisis remains with us and that our young people continue to be vulnerable because of the
Gay man settles with Catholic school that pulled job offer
BOSTON — A Boston man who had a job offer from an all-girls Catholic high school rescinded after administrators learned that he was in a same-sex marriage has settled a lawsuit with the school.
The Boston Globe reports 45-year-old Matthew
Charlotte gay wedding defies United Methodist Church rules
Pastor, retired bishop marry same-sex couple at Charlotte’s First United Methodist Church
Officiating at the wedding could result in reprimand or a church trial if complaints are filed
The denomination’s Book of Discipline only sanctions marriage between a man and
Effort to reform child sex abuse crime laws clears a hurdle in House
By
The laws
Catholic charity group cancels gay singer’s North Carolina performance
by Sylvia Tan
‘This is the sad part they’re doing it in the name of God. And I’m having a problem with that… Discrimination needs to stop!’ Says blues singer Kat Williams
The organizers of a Catholic charity gala in
Cardinal George Pell has to resign, or Pope Francis must act
By Joanne McCarthy
Cardinal George Pell has to resign. Before the week is out, and on the back of his evidence to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the cardinal must go, and Pope Francis must
The Archbishop Vs. The Girl Scouts
One high-ranking clergyman finally gets tough on literally the last thing he should be getting tough on.
