The death penalty no longer applies to people who divorce or sleep with women during their periods, as described in the Bible. So why can’t attitudes on homosexuality change as well?
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On St. Patrick’s Day I had the pleasure
Lapsed Catholics explain why they leave church
As part of a survey to understand why they have stopped attending Mass, a few hundred Catholics were asked what issues they would raise if they could speak to the bishop for five minutes.
The bishop would have gotten an
Vatican ruled by ‘omerta’ code of silence, whistle-blower claims
The Vatican is ruled by a climate of fear and an ‘omerta’ code of silence, a whistle-blower has claimed.
The mole claims to be one of more than 20 people within the Holy See who have leaked sensitive documents to
Former North Side Catholic nun gets ordained
The Nun’s Story …
A former North Side Catholic nun was ordained a priest recently in an unsanctioned church ceremony in Fort Myers, Fla.
She was immediately ex-communicated from the Catholic church.
“I reject that,” said Judy Beaumont, 74 —
Contraception’s Con Men
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By a revolting combination of con men and fanatics, the current primary race has become a demonstration that the Republican party does not deserve serious consideration for public office. Take the controversy over contraceptives. American bishops at first opposed
Catholic League: Jewish Rabbis Even Greater Abusers Than Catholic Priests
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Bill Donohue, the head of the pedophile priests supporting Catholic League, in an attempt to deflect attention from the regular, serious, and unresolved sexual transgressions, sexual assault, and child rape within the Catholic Church, today pointed the finger at
Corruption scandal shakes Vatican as internal letters leaked
Say it ain’t so! Vatican and scandal in the same sentence? Can’t be!
The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal on Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after
Lawyer: Church official threw monsignor ‘under the bus’ amid child sex accusations in Philly
An indicted Catholic church official is showing signs he won’t take the fall alone for the priest abuse scandal in Philadelphia, with his lawyer saying Wednesday that a successor threw him “under the bus.”
Monsignor William Lynn, 61, is the
Florida Pastor Arrested Soliciting Sex from Men in Park
A Florida pastor was among those arrested this week in a sex sting in a public park:
ClarkPolk County Sheriff’s Office vice detectives arrested four men, including a pastor and a retired Canadian police officer, during an undercover operation today
September trial date set for KC bishop, diocese
The trial of Bishop Robert W. Finn and the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., the first bishop and diocese to face criminal charges in the decades-long clergy sex abuse crisis, has been set for September.
Finn and the diocese