Some months ago a fellow contacted out of the blue and identified himself as Hank Estrada. Apparently he found me through the Gay Catholic Priests Facebook page. Hank went on to introduce himself and tell me about his latest book,
Vatican disciplines Austrian dissident priest
File under … “Oh Snap!”
Apparently someone’s got his white cassock in a twist. The pettiness of these “holy” men is absolutely astounding.
By Philip Pullella
The Vatican has cracked down on a prominent Austrian Roman Catholic priest who has
Bourgeois DISMISSED!
A Roman Catholic order in New York says the Vatican has dismissed a priest for his involvement in the movement to ordain women.
A statement from the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers says the Rev. Roy Bourgeois was let go by
Film defrocks church hierarchy over handling of sex abuse
By Andrea Burzynski
Four deaf Wisconsin men were some of the first to seek justice after suffering childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a priest, and a new documentary about the Catholic Church’s poor handling of such cases stemming
Dissenting Minnesota priest calls for archbishop’s resignation for defending marriage
BY KIRSTEN ANDERSEN
A Minneapolis-area priest has called for the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt after the archbishop supported Minnesota’s effort to pass a constitutional amendment banning same-sex “marriage.”
Fr. Michael Tegeder wrote a letter to the editor of the
Six men suing the Catholic church for alleged sexual abuse
A group of men from a northwestern Ontario First Nations community are suing a Winnipeg-based Roman Catholic order and others to seek redress for alleged sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of their community priest as young boys.
The
MEA MAXIMA CULPA SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
Alex Gibney, an award-winning documentary maker whose work has focussed on Lance Armstrong, Julian Assange, and Enron, has found his most contentious topic yet.
His Oscar-touted exposé, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, traces a sex-abuse scandal … Continue reading
MEA MAXIMA CULPA SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
Alex Gibney, an award-winning documentary maker whose work has focussed on Lance Armstrong, Julian Assange, and Enron, has found his most contentious topic yet.
His Oscar-touted exposé, Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, traces a sex-abuse scandal … Continue reading
Parish in shock as priest found dead in home
The town of Ballina has been rocked by the sudden death of a local priest in what is believed to be the first case in recent years of a Catholic cleric in Ireland taking his own life.
Residents in the
Popular priest found dead in rectory
The body of a popular Catholic priest known for ministering to police and the poor was found Saturday afternoon in the rectory of St. Lawrence Catholic Church on East Delevan Avenue.
The Rev. Joseph F. Moreno Jr., 54, was found