By Tom Heneghan
A U.N. committee has accused U.S. legal authorities of failing to fully pursue cases of child sex abuse in religious groups, an issue especially troubling the Roman Catholic Church.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child
Leading dissident priest slams covert pope selection process
A leading dissident Austrian priest whose call to disobey some Roman Catholic teachings drew a rebuke from Pope Benedict last year urged Church leaders to throw off their secrecy and canvas churchgoers on who should lead them next.
Rev. Helmut
It’ll be a miracle if a new pope ushers in real change in a decaying Church
By Colette Browne
THE resignation of Pope Benedict has prompted much debate about his legacy but another question also arises — why do so many people in this country continue to care about an anachronistic institution that doesn’t want them
A Must Read…
Allow me to call you attention to another brilliant commentary posted over at Enlightened Catholicism:
Why I Doubt The Next Pope Will Come From Africa.
The sins of Cardinal Mahony
ELEVEN AMERICANS will be among the 117 cardinals of the Catholic Church heading soon to Rome to select the next pope. One of them, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, for a quarter-century the archbishop of Los Angeles, is lucky not to
I could be a contenda!
Tarcisio Godfather Cardinal Bertone
Ex-Pope Benedict will have security and immunity by remaining in the Vatican
File under: The real reason…Immunity!
By Philip Pullella
Pope Benedict’s decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, Won’t Be the Next Pope
Simply too pooped to Pope!
What kind of pope do Roman Catholics need?
By Cristina LH Traina
Selection of the next Pope will factor in a host of complicated variables as wings of the Church compete for ascendancy.
Pope Benedict XVI’s impending resignation has already fuelled all the usual speculation about candidates for
Pope favorite has defended African ‘Kill the Gays’ laws
After Pope Benedict XVI’s shock resignation due to his ill health, one of the top contenders for the post is Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson
BY JOE MORGAN
The top three candidates for Pope are all vehemently anti-LGBT, with one defending