‘Vatican Inc’ on the Vatican Bank scandal: new Pope – old cover-ups
Beneath: old stone tower in Vatican City where the Vatican Bank is located As the throngs in St Peter’s Square waited for puffs of “fumo bianco” to drift skyward from…
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Bully for the nuns
I’m no fan of the Roman Catholic Church, or organized religion generally, but when the folks in black do a good deed, I’m prepared to recognize it. And the good…
"Masturbation is an intrinsically and gravely disordered action"
Such is the considered opinion of the Vatican on this harmless and pleasant pastime. The indignant definition was part of the Vatican’s critique of a book by Sister Margaret Farley,…
Cardinal O’Brien’s extremist rhetoric on same-sex marriage
The leading Roman Catholic cleric in the UK, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, made the rather bizarre statement recently that acceptance of same-sex marriage would be like legalizing slavery. The Cardinal has…
Thinking It Through Brings Clarity
So what is an atheist who believes in a single secular public school system supposed to think about noon hour Muslim prayers in public schools.The answer should be simple but…
Catholics and Protestants: The great schism, explained
I suppose if I'm going to go on and on about church doctrine, it's only fair of me to put it in context.What can I do? The power of Christ…
The "most Catholic country" slips away
Pope Paul VI once referred to Ireland as "the most Catholic country in the world." Now it seems the Irish are slipping the Vatican's leash. Abortion on demand remains illegal…
Pope Pleads For Couples To Marry (Except Gays)
Pope Benedict XVI appeared before an audience in Croatia yesterday to plead for couples to marry instead of simply living together as common-law partners. In his anticipated homily, the pope…