Cultured Views (Free subscription) | yesterday
The most confronting issue for any Roman Catholic has been the revelation that members of our church clergy were responsible for the horrendous and systematic sexual and physical abuse of children on a scale that is almost impossible to comprehend. The exact figures revealing just how many victims there were will never be known because [...]
The Freethinker (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
WE have just learned of the existence of the Count Me Out website – a source of information for those considering leaving the Roman Catholic Church. The site says that: For many who no longer practise, remaining “lapsed” is not sufficient; a clean break is needed. In 3 simple steps this site produces all the documentation you need [...]
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Roman Catholics throughout New Jersey are being asked to pray that state lawmakers don't allow same-sex marriage. It's part of a continuing campaign by church leaders, who anticipate a possible legislative vote before Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie takes office Jan. 19. The prayer suggestion is contained in a letter that bishops told priests to read or distribute this weekend. It...
Voice from the Desert (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
This extraordinarily insightful essay by Vinnie Nauheimer identifies the real root causes of the cover up of sexual abuse of children by Roman Catholic clergy. * * * At the Root of Clerical Sexual Abuse Are Celibacy, Power, Silence and Dehumanization Caused by Cultural Inbreeding By Vinnie Nauheimer © 2009 Dehumanization Starving, gassing, burning, hacking, bombing [...]
CBS 3 (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Roman Catholics throughout New Jersey are being asked to pray that state lawmakers don't allow same-sex marriage.
Voice from the Desert (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Vinnie Nauheimer brought the recent death of Bishop Ziemann to my attention. The following story is from the Los Angeles Times, 10.23.2009. * * * G. Patrick Ziemann dies at 68; embattled former Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Rosa diocese He resigned his post after another priest filed a lawsuit accusing Ziemann of sexual misconduct. Ziemann left his [...]
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | yesterday
Profiles of Chris Matthews often mention that Chris and his wife Kathleen attend Blessed Sacrament Church in northwest Washington. But there are times when Matthews seems pretty dumb on the Catholic basics. This passage in his televised lecturing of Bishop Thomas Tobin stood out: A lot of Catholics agree or disagree in every poll I’ve seen about what the law should be [on abortion]....
Atheist Media Blog (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
November 28, 2009 on Russia Today: The Roman Catholic Church has lambasted the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF), and has taken steps to have it banned altogether, while for some families it is the...
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | yesterday
`Dail Mail' `Simon Caldwell' Roman Catholic bishops yesterday accused Britain’s chief prosecutor of encouraging people to break the country’s suicide laws. They said Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, was creating categories of people whose lives would be legally considered less worthy of protection than the rest of society. They said his ‘interim...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
TRENTON, N.J. - Roman Catholics throughout New Jersey are being asked to pray that state lawmakers don't allow same-sex marriage. It's part of a continuing campaign...
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
An Interfaith Memorial Service at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church on World AIDS Day starting at 7 PM. 116 Sixth Avenue in Park Slope. --Preparation Series, an exhibition of paintings by artist and educator, Maureen Mullen --Talks by Pastor Daniel Meeter (of Old First Dutch Reformed Church) and Sister Citarella (of the Gay & Lesbian Ministry of St. Francis Xavier Church in Manhattan)....
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Keori's diary tonight reminded me of one I originally posted back in May . So with a bit of dusting off, here it is again... ============================================== From the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland comes the following: Bishop Malone Issues Statement on Signing of Same-Sex Marriage Bill Bishop Richard Malone, spiritual leader of Maine's 200,000 Roman Catholics,...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Commission says Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of priests' sexual abuse.
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
From National Catholic Reporter's Chuck Colbert comes an utterly damning breakdown of Portland Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop Richard J. Malone's activities this year, as well as the increasingly visible political proclivities of the Catholic Church in the United States: Gathering money from 50 U.S. dioceses , the Portland, Maine, diocese contributed more than $550,000 to...
Sify (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Commission says Roman Catholic Church in Dublin covered up decades of priests' sexual abuse.
