Pope Francis took time during his May Day homily to pray for the victims and their families as well as condemn the labor practices that took their lives.
‘Politics are shifting in the church right now. We know when politics shift, there are opportunities and there are risks…’
‘I don’t know if I should be criticizing them for their hypocrisy or congratulating them for not downloading child porn.’ – David Pakman
The new Pope has revealed himself to be a humble man who is more concerned with the plight of the people he leads than for the concerns of wealthy capitalists.
Even more shocking: Before the 1970s, when the so-called ‘religious right’ realized what an excellent political issue abortion could be, the pro-’life’ movement we know today didn’t even EXIST.
We have a new pope. And unlike the last pope, who was very stodgy and puritanical, this one will proudly lead us all the way into the 15th century.
He was finally stymied when the ‘too short’ length of his cassock and irreverent nature of both his waist scarf and fedora were finally noted.
A study conducted by Canadian researchers suggests that perhaps Mother Teresa glorified suffering rather than healing it.
O’Brien is not the only cardinal chosen for the papal conclave, who has found himself at the center of sexual abuse allegations.
In a church impacted by egregious crimes overlooked by leaders like Mahony and Dolan, is it wise to allow those same leaders to choose the next pope?
The Vatican was informed that a European government would be issuing an arrest warrant for the Pope for ‘crimes against humanity’ for his sheltering of priests.
Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens commissioned lawyers to figure out ways to legally prosecute the Pope. Unfortunately, their efforts were fruitless.
It seems that with his resignation announced, the Pope had a meeting with the Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano to beg for immunity against prosecution for allegations of child sex abuse.
Benedict’s papacy was plagued with controversy and scandal, most notably the staggering number of sexual abuse controversies within the Catholic Church.
Despite all the tearing down done by the priests, most recently detailed in the just-released sex abuse documents, nuns have been quietly toiling away doing the church’s real work.
Since when does the Catholic Church believe that it has to play by the same rules as the rest of us?
Catholic Bishops in Uganda have called for the revival of the horrifying ‘Kill the Gays bill,’ an anti-homosexual legislative proposal for the life-imprisonment or execution of homosexuals.
On Monday, June 4th, the Vatican condemned ‘Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,’ by theologian and scholar Sister Margaret Farley.
