Tag Archives: Catholic Church

“For years, those struggling with alcoholism have benefited from Alcoholics Anonymous. Like homosexuality, there is rarely a cure. There is a control through a process, which is guarded by absolute secrecy. It is an equivalent to ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’. The process has worked well for some time without the charge that it is discriminatory. “The Archdiocese for the Military …

The Plaid Crew comments on the new issue of Vermont Catholic: This is the actual cover of the current issue of Vermont Catholic magazine, the monthly publication put out by the Diocese of Burlington. No joke. Less than a week after an almost-$18 million settlement with the remaining 26 plaintiffs (you know, all those kids who were diddled by priests …

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has written a letter to Congress demanding that they vote against ENDA. An excerpt: While the Church is ardently opposed to all unjust discrimination on the grounds of sexual inclination, whether homosexual or heterosexual, it does teach that all sexual acts outside of a marriage between one man and one woman are morally wrong. …

Over the last seven days… New Jersey: Pastor Moises Cotto charged with forcing two underage girls to videotape him having sex with a female parishioner.New York: Youth Bible teacher Samuel W. Langley arrested for molesting a five year-old girl.Texas: Pastor Mark Stewart arrested for shooting another pastor over a construction contract dispute.Australia: Archbishop Philip Wilson accused of covering up crimes …

“We must assert that homosexuality is an acquired vice that can be likened to addiction to drugs, alcoholism, tobacco smoking, etc., so that those who practice it cannot be treated as a ‘minority.’ We must say that sexual perversion cannot be tolerated in the public sphere so that this disorder is not turned into a bad example for all society. …

JMG reader Andrew sends us the below moving clip of a man angrily recounting his abuse at the hands of an Irish priest. The clip is being publicized by a group demanding a public apology to Sinead O’Connor, who has suffered 20 years of ostracizing after denouncing the abuses of the Catholic Church.

Well, this is pleasantly shocking. In reaction to yesterday’s news that the son of two lesbian moms was denied enrollment at a Catholic school, the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has issued a letter saying that it will not fund any school with a discriminatory admissions policy. Any such practice “is at odds with our values as a foundation, the intentions …

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Bishop Felipe Arizmendi is blaming the Catholic church’s global pedophilia scandal on television and internet porn. “With so much invasion of eroticism, sometimes it’s not easy to stay celibate or to respect children,” Bishop Felipe Arizmendi said during an annual meeting of Mexican bishops near Mexico City on Thursday. “If on television and on the Internet and in so many …

Over the last seven days… Kentucky: Pastor Prince Wilbert Woolfolk sentenced to 20 years for raping a teenage girl.Virginia: Presbyterian missionary Eun Tae Lee charged with embezzling $700K from his church.Massachusetts: Father William Ventura busted in Craigslist prostitution sting.New York: Rabbi Baruch Lebovits sentenced to 10-32 years in prison for molesting teenage boy.Colorado: Father Paul Montez accused of stalking teenage …

Crooks And Liars tips us to a controversy in suburban Oklahoma City, where parishioners at a Catholic church are swelling in anger over a seemingly very well hung Jesus. Critics of the crucifix take issue with what appears to be a large penis covering Jesus’ abdominal area. Seeton said the portion of the crucifix in question is meant to be …

Catholic bishops in Connecticut are fighting an attempt to lift the statute of limitations on sex crimes committed against children. Under current Connecticut law, sexual abuse victims have 30 years past their 18th birthday to file a lawsuit. The proposed change to the law would rescind that statute of limitations. The proposed change to the law would put “all Church …

Italian Bishop Giacomo Babini continues the Catholic Church’s pedophilia blame game: The latest attempt to deflect culpability and accountability and protect Pope Benedict XVI is drenched in vile anti-semitism and represents a new low — even for the Roman Catholic hierarchy. Giacomo Babini, an emeritus bishop of Grosseto, Italy, believes recent criticism of Pope Benedict XVI’s failure to deal with …

The Pope’s number two man, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, whose home archdiocese has recently imprisoned priests for molesting young girls, is blaming the Catholic Church’s problem with child fuckers on gay men. The Vatican’s second-highest authority says the sex scandals haunting the Roman Catholic Church are linked to homosexuality and not celibacy among priests. Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican’s secretary of …

Over the last seven days… Vermont: Pastor David Heckman pleads guilty to stealing $110K from Habitat For Humanity.Florida: Youth Pastor Cecil Wayne Seay charged with sending obscene text messages to 14 year old girl.Alabama: Pastor Anthony Hopkins on trial for murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for four years.Florida: Catholic Diocese of Orlando pays undisclosed settlement …

Famed British atheist Richard Dawkins says he plans to have the Pope arrested and charged with crimes against humanity when Ill Papa visits England in September. Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, the atheist author, have asked human rights lawyers to produce a case for charging Pope Benedict XVI over his alleged cover-up of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. The pair …

The above is Pope Ratzinger’s signature on a 1985 letter blocking the defrocking of a California priest convicted of child molestation. The letter, written in Latin, expresses concern “for the universal good of the Church.” The Vatican has confirmed the authenticity of the letter.

“There are 13 year old adolescents who are under age and who are perfectly in agreement with, and what’s more wanting it, and if you are careless they will even provoke you.” – Tenerife Bishop Bernando Alvarez, blaming child molestation on the victims. Alvarez’ comments have ignited a firestorm of condemnation in Spain.

JMG reader Lauren sends us this clip she made of the Easter Sunday protest at NYC’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Lauren writes: “I shot and edited this piece on Sunday – as if it were for the ‘news’. This is how the mainstream press should be telling our stories.”

“The pedo priests are trying to cover up the number of LITTLE GIRLS they have molested too, as if that doesn’t matter as much as what happens to boys. Trust me, the number of girls raped and molested by priests is at least double the boys. They are trying to cover it all up so that they can end up …