By Caroline O’Doherty
A Catholic priest found not guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl is embroiled in a row with his order and the Archbishop of Dublin over claims they are punishing him for being accused.
Carmelite father Chris
Trial showed that Kansas City diocese hasn’t learned enough from its past
By Mary Sanchez
The Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph showed itself as a forgiving, diligent shepherd in the civil trial just concluded.
But the sheltering love was for priests’ welfare first. Less attention was apparent for parishioners’ concerns, and
Way to ruin a protest
I think I’ll give this a try…
Dell Rapids coach comes out in national article
By Brian Allen
Now to the story of a Dell Rapids man who decided to reveal he was gay in one of the most public ways possible.
Nathan Alfson wrote an article for the web site “Outsports”, telling of his
Thought for the day
Enough said!
Lutheran Archbishop apologises to gays for “cruel treatment”
Kari Mäkinen, the Archbishop of Finland’s Evangelical Lutheran Church has apologised to homosexuals and other sexual minorities for the cruel treatment meted out to them. Mäkinen’s comments were reported at the public forum SuomiAreena.
The head of Finland’s Lutheran
“People who say homosexuals are sick are sick themselves”
By JAN MARTÍNEZ AHRENS
Raúl Vera is the Mexican bishop who holds the record for death threats. He has survived more than one attempt on his life, and his work in favor of missing persons, immigrants, children and juveniles, indigenous
Church of England General Synod backs women bishops
The Church of England has voted to allow women to become bishops for first time in its history.
Its ruling General Synod gave approval to legislation introducing the change by the required two-thirds majority.
A previous vote in 2012
Pope Francis says 2% of clerics are sexual abusers
Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, quotes Pope Francis
About two per cent of Roman Catholic clerics are sexual abusers, an Italian newspaper on Sunday quoted Pope Francis as saying, adding that the pontiff considered the crime “a leprosy in our house”.
Report: Archbishop Nienstedt being investigated by firm hired by archdiocese
Surprise, Surprise!
By Grant Gallicho
Archbishop John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis is being investigated for “multiple allegations” of inappropriate sexual conduct with seminarians, priests, and other men, according to the archbishop’s former top canon lawyer, Jennifer Haselberger. The