Yesterday the Vatican took a blow torch to the leadership conference of American nuns. Rome said the in the nuns’ leadership there was a prevalence of certain radical themes incompatible with the Catholic faith. American nuns did not sufficiently support the church’s teaching on abortion, same-sex marriage and the ordination of women priests. The Bishop [...]
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SHOULD THE VATICAN CRACK DOWN ON AMERICAN NUNS?
April 20, 2012IS THE VATICAN IN DECLINE?
November 13, 2011Ireland has just elected its ninth president. He is 70-year-old Michael D.Higgins – women’s rights advocate, poet, humanitarian. Michael Higgins is also a Catholic and he takes up his office when the Catholic church in Ireland is in turmoil. Some Irish Catholics are leaving the church, others have stopped going to Mass and for most [...]
SHOULD THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT INVESTIGATE THE VATICAN’S SEX ABUSE POLICIES?
September 15, 2011Clergy sex abuse vigctims – tired of a run-around from Rome on punshing sex abuse bishops – have asked the Intrernational Criminal court to investigate the pope aand his senior cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. Attorneys for the victims say rape, sexual violence and torture are considered crimes against humanity as dscribed in the [...]
IS THE VATICAN A VICTIM?
July 30, 2011Relations between Ireland and the Vatican are at their lowest ebb in history. In the latest move a group of septuagarian male celibates in Rome decided that the Vatican’s ambassador to Ireland should be called home. Now that’s a real laugher. Let me explain why. In 1996 the Irish bishops signed an agreement to turn [...]
