It took Bruce Novozinsky more than seven years and 14,000 pages of letters, memos, manuscripts and interviews to produce his book on the decades of sexual abuse allegedly covered up by the powers that be in the Roman Catholic Church.
“An unholy mess”
That’s what an in-depth, investigative piece in the Economist called the state of finances in the Catholic Church in America: an unholy mess.
It’s hard to decide what is most horrifying in this report of financial mismanagement, which looks at
Seattle marchers show support for activist nuns
Over the years, Patricia Patterson thought about joining protest marches in support of women’s rights or against war. But the cause that finally got her to take to the streets was nuns.
“It baffles me that a group of women
Tom Rastrelli: Priests who lie; the dilemma of sexual orientation and the priesthood
People don’t expect their priests and bishops to lie, but as Michelangelo Signorile’s recent post illustrated, clerics do lie. Some even make a virtue of it. I know this from experience, for I was ordained a Catholic priest on a
Bishop Patricia Fresen on Excommunication to Ordination
Imprisoned for breaking apartheid law, excommunicated for breaking Vatican law, Bishop Patricia Fresen looks more sweet grandma than warrior — especially carrying the stuffed black sheep she presents with a smile: “We’re the black sheep of the church,” she said.
Rainbow Sash Movement challenges San Francisco New Archbishop on Bigotry
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Rainbow Sash Movement challenges San Francisco New Archbishop on Bigotry
Bishop Cordileone has been appointed the next Archbishop elect of San Francisco. The sad situation at Most Holy Redeemer parish only emphasizes how deeply homophobia is ingrained in
The Pope drops Catholic ban on condoms in historic shift
I wrote about this very thing in Part 4 of my five-part series on Catholic Moral Theology. Look for it —> Seismic Shift.
The Pope has signalled a historic shift in the position of the Roman Catholic Church by
Monsignor Is Caught in a Lie as Diocese Backs Out of Selling Property to a Gay Couple
–Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry
The following story is a cautionary tale about how far some Catholic officials will go to dissociate themselves from marriage equality. It’s also a cautionary tale about lying and diligently checking to whom you may
Cardinal George says mayor overstepped with Chick-fil-A remarks
Here is the pot calling out the kettle… This man has no shame!
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago says the city’s mayor showed contempt for many residents’ beliefs by stating that Chick-fil-A’s stance on marriage was against “Chicago’s values.”
Church and its accepting environment taking hold
Ogden is the first Western state to host The General Episcopal Synod, an international conference for members and leaders of the North American Old Catholic Church. About 100 representatives from across the United States and several countries will be in