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Monsignor’s lawyers will push for his release as part of appeal
A Catholic church official who become the first in the US to be found guilty of covering up clerical child sex abuse will seek release from prison while he appeals the conviction, his lawyers said Saturday. Just over a week ago, a jury in Philadelphia found Monsignor William Lynn guilty…
MSNBC host hammers Catholic church over ‘masturbation’ statement
During a segment broadcast Tuesday night, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell repeated the word “masturbation” over and over again during a lengthy condemnation of the Catholic church’s antiquated views on human sexuality. Coming to the defense of Sister Margaret Farley’s 2006 book “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,” O’Donnell…
Pope asks U.S. bishops to keep to the Vatican script
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI asked bishops Saturday to ensure that religious teachings are authorised by the Catholic Church, in a bid to keep US Catholics in line with the Vatican. The appeal comes after the Vatican last month upbraided a US association of Catholic clergy women for its…
Slovenian referendum unexpectedly rejects rights for same-sex couples
By Bojan Kavcic LJUBLJANA — Slovenians voted Sunday against granting gay couples rights similar to those of married heterosexuals, in a referendum forced by conservative groups and the Catholic Church. With over 99 percent of ballots counted, the results showed that 54.77 percent of voters rejected a proposed new family…
Dissidents occupy Cuba church to press pope on change
HAVANA — With a papal visit looming, dissidents occupied a Catholic church here in a bold show of activism, demanding Pope Benedict XVI press for political freedom in Cuba, religious and dissident sources said Wednesday. Cuba’s Catholic church quickly slammed the move as “illegitimate and irresponsible.” “This is a coordinated,…
Anglican leader, pope pray for unity, warn of greed
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Benedict XVI jointly prayed for the unity of Christianity in a rare gesture on Saturday despite simmering resentment over the Catholic Church’s move to recruit Anglicans. Anglican leader Rowan Williams and the pope celebrated vespers together in the monastery of San Gregorio al Celio…
Hacker group Anonymous takes down Vatican website
The hacking group Anonymous took down several Vatican websites on Wednesday, saying it was targeting the “corrupt” Catholic Church, a day after a high-profile bust of the group’s alleged leaders. “Anonymous decided today to besiege your site in response to the doctrine, to the liturgies, to the absurd and anachronistic…
Pope creates 22 new cardinals
Pope Benedict XVI led a solemn ceremony in Saint Peter’s Basilica on Saturday to induct 22 new cardinals into the prestigious college that will one day elect his successor. The 84-year-old pope, who entered the vast basilica on a rolling platform wearing red and gold vestments, presented the new “princes…
Thesis: Your Mom
There are two basic reactions from Vatican apologists you get when you write a pointed criticism of the dippy shit that the Catholic Church does: incoherent, bed-shitting rage and unbelievably sexist condescension. Both reactions are hilarious but disturbing, because they tend to be effective at the ultimate goal, which is…
Catholic Church fighting CT law that would repeal statute of limitations on child sex crimes
Read that headline again. I am not making that up. In fact, it’s impossible to make something this sick up, given the state of disarray, denial and continuing revelations about priests, child-rapes and coverups by Papa Ratzi’s hierarchy. Look at what the bishops in Connecticut are doing. (CNN): A bill…
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