Tag: Catholic Church

Get Thee to a Nunnery

Filed in National by on April 20, 2012 5 Comments

It seems as though it’s not just the GOP who is conducting a war against women. The Catholic Church has declared war on women religious. There were two Santa Maria! stories out of the Vatican this week. ….. Then there was the even worse news, by my votive lights, that the Vatican is cracking down […]

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The Pope Blames The 70s For The Sex Abuse Scandal

Filed in International by on December 30, 2010 11 Comments
The Pope Blames The 70s For The Sex Abuse Scandal

Pope Benedict offered a new excuse for the sex abuse scandals in the church – it was the 70s fault.

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Sister Margaret

Filed in National by on May 27, 2010 31 Comments

Sister Margaret was a senior administrator of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix. A 27-year-old mother of four arrived late last year, in her third month of pregnancy. According to local news reports and accounts from the hospital and some of its staff members, the mother suffered from a serious complication called pulmonary hypertension. That created a high probability that the strain of continuing pregnancy would kill her. “In this tragic case, the treatment necessary to save the mother’s life required the termination of an 11-week pregnancy,” the hospital said in a statement.

Guess what happened to Sister Margaret.

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I Hate Using The Word Hate, But I Hate This Man

Filed in National by on April 1, 2010 21 Comments

Catholic League President William Donohue: As I said in the ad, which I wrote, most gay priests are not molesters, but most of the molesters have been gay. And I also said, that there’s no such thing as a — that homosexuality does not cause predatory behavior. Let me give you a quick example. I’m […]

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A Little Perspective, Please

Filed in International by on March 30, 2010 5 Comments

I don’t know how closely you’ve been following the developments in the pedophilia scandal surrounding the Catholic Church lately. He’s facing charges that he not only ignored the problem, but also personally intervened to stop the canonical trial of a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting 200 deaf boys. Obviously the pope is under a lot […]

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QOD: Celibacy

Filed in International, National by on March 16, 2010 26 Comments

Given the latest Catholic Church scandal… is it time to rethink the vow of celibacy? Senior Church figures in Germany meanwhile called for priestly celibacy to be reviewed, a tradition Benedict defended on Friday as a “the sign of full devotion” and of an “entire commitment to the Lord”. The Church “should reflect on whether […]

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Chris Matthews Corners a Bishop

Filed in National by on November 24, 2009 110 Comments

And the Bishop he corners is Bishop Tobin — the one who denied Communion to Patrick Kennedy. Matthews clearly feels strongly about this here — watch this 11 minute segment

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Catholic Church Purging Its Ranks of Infidels

Filed in National by on November 22, 2009 31 Comments

Beginning, of course, with  U. S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island. It seems Infidel Kennedy supports abortion rights. A moral institution like the Catholic Church simply cannot countenance such disagreement with the Infallible Ex-Nazi Pope. Maybe the Church will next bar those using contraception. Which will leave the pedophile priests, who are still welcome […]

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Priorities

Filed in National by on November 13, 2009 12 Comments

I’m glad to know they’ve got their priorities straight here: The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn’t change a proposed same-sex marriage law, a threat that could affect tens of thousands of people the church […]

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