Tag Archives: Catholic Church

So This Happened Today At The Vatican

This will send the End Times folks into a hilarious tizzy. Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation came like a bolt from the blue overnight. And the weather around the Vatican was eerily appropriate, with lightning striking St Peter’s Basilica, one of the holiest Catholic sites, on the same day that Pope Benedict announced he would be stepping down. Global news agency …

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OHIO: Catholic Church Fires Principal Over Blog Post Supporting Gay Marriage

“On Monday, February 4, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati gave me an ultimatum after I expressed my personal opinion in support of freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples. I was asked to resign as assistant principal at Purcell Marian High School, or keep my job until June by signing documents recanting my statements. I was given this ultimatum after …

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LGBT Catholic Groups React

Dignity As members of the Church who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, as well as family members and allies, we call on the Cardinals and the new Pope to enter into a true dialogue with our community. We call for an end to statements that inflict harm on already marginalized people, depict us as less than fully human, and …

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The Pope’s Resignation Letter

“In today’s world, subject to so many rapid changes and shaken by questions of deep relevance for the life of faith, in order to govern the bark of Saint Peter and proclaim the Gospel, both strength of mind and body are necessary, strength which in the last few months, has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had …

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Will It Be Pope Dolan?

One British columnist thinks Cardinal Timothy Dolan is the front-runner to replace Palpatine. One of Benedict’s first major appointments was to install an American, Cardinal William Levada, as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He resigned last year, to be replaced by a German, but US influence in the Vatican continued to grow. Cardinal Raymond Burke, …

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Tweet Of The Day – Emperor Palpatine

This is the most recent tweet from Ratzi. Twitter is wondering if this is a clue.  Best comment on Facebook so far: “I did Nazi that coming!”

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BREAKING: Pope To Resign

Huge news: Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he lacks the strength to fulfill his duties and on Feb. 28 will become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign. The announcement sets the stage for a conclave in March to elect a new leader for world’s 1 billion Catholics. The 85-year-old pope announced the bombshell in Latin during a meeting …

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New Flyer From NOM

Jeremy Hooper writes at Good As You: “It’s really kind of funny that they are showing the logos from five groups that all have direct ties to NOM (Ruth Institute is a NOM offshoot; ActRight is Brian Brown’s side project; APP is NOM co-founder Robby George’s org, where Maggie Gallagher now works; NOM Comm. Director Thomas Peters works at CatholicVote.”  …

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Brian Brown: It Could Have Been Me

“It could have been me or my staff. That crossed my mind when I learned the deeply disturbing breaking news: The Family Research Council shooter told the FBI he used the Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘hate group’ designation on their website to ID and target his victims for a would-be mass murder rampage. So far, according to the Associated Press, …

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Headline Of The Day

The Los Angeles Times breaks the story: In the midst of renewed public outrage over its handling of the priest molestation cases, the Los Angeles Archdiocese is considering a $200-million fund-raising campaign. The archdiocese has hired a New York company, Guidance in Giving, to study the feasibility of a capital campaign that would shore up the church’s finances. The archdiocese …

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Brian Brown On The FRC Shooter

“Standing up for traditional marriage does not make anyone ‘anti-gay’ and it is deplorable that some reporters covering this issue allow mere opposition to redefining marriage to be labeled as such. It is even more reckless for news reports to allow the charge of ‘hate group’ to be applied to any organization because their beliefs affirm a traditional Judeo-Christian view …

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Bill Donohue Attacks Andrew Sullivan

Whenever another Catholic molestation scandal is in the news, Bill Donohue lashes out at the messengers.

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Tonight On HBO: Mea Maxima Culpa

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NOM’s Thomas Peters Vs Peter Tatchell

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LA Catholic Archbishop Issues Letter Of Apology Over Molestation Scandal

Yesterday parishioners at every church in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were read a letter of apology for the Catholic Church’s role in cloaking pedophile priests from law enforcement.  The letter was written by Archbishop Jose Gomez.  An excerpt: My brothers and sisters in Christ, This week we are releasing the files of priests who sexually abused children while they …

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Today In NOM Chutzpah

Jeremy Hooper writes: “Important reminder: March 26 is not only the first day of SCOTUS hearings and the day that NOM plans to march against us—it’s also the one year anniversary of us all learning their stated intent to ‘drive a wedge between gays and blacks’ in order to ‘provoke the gay base.’ The coincidence sure makes those March on …

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Brian Brown: Emergency In Hawaii!!!

“Dear Marriage Supporter, We urgently need your help to stop same-sex marriage in Hawaii. Twenty years ago, an out-of-control judge first tried to force same-sex marriage on Hawaii, launching our nation’s ongoing debate about marriage. But thanks to a dedicated band of pro-family heroes, his ruling was not the final word! It’s a story we’ve seen play out time and …

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CALIFORNIA: Catholic Cardinal Roger Mahony Fired Over Molestation Cover-Ups

The Catholic Church has terminated Cardinal Roger Mahony for his role in cloaking pedophile priests from law enforcement. Just hours after a court-ordered massive release of priest personnel files revealed the extent of Mahony’s role in covering up for known sexual predators, Archbishop José Gómez announced Thursday night that he has relieved Mahony of his remaining duties. A former top …

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Blowhard Bill Donohue: Why Is There No Mercy For Heterosexual Dogs?

“This week in Tennessee a dog was rescued from being euthanized (one news outlet said he was being spared ‘the Gas Chamber’) because the condition driving the dog’s death was his alleged homosexuality (the owner was ticked when he saw his Fido hunch another male dog). For reasons that appear entirely reasonable, the gal who rescued the dog named him …

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PENNSYLVANIA: Catholic Priest Convicted Of Molesting Altar Boy

Yesterday Father Charles Englehart was found guilty of molesting an altar boy in the 1990s.  The case is tied to the same cover-up scandal for which a Catholic official was sent to prison last year. Via National Catholic Reporter: The jury of eight men and four women found Fr. Charles Engelhardt guilty of indecent assault of a minor, corruption of …

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