Pope Francis apologized on Wednesday after he was filmed slapping a woman who had grabbed him from a crowd of people lined up along a barricade. The incident happened shortly after the Pope had … [Read more...] about Pope Slaps Woman Who Grabs Him from Crowd, Asks Forgiveness in New Year’s Remarks: WATCH
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Pope Francis Sees Resurgence of Homophobic Political Rhetoric as Akin to Nazi Era
Photo by Ashwin Vaswani on Unsplash In a speech Friday to an international penal law association, Pope Francis compared a resurgent homophobic and racist political rhetoric to that of Hitler and … [Read more...] about Pope Francis Sees Resurgence of Homophobic Political Rhetoric as Akin to Nazi Era
Vatican: People Cannot Choose or Change Their Gender Identity
The Vatican this week released guidance created by the educational arm of the Catholic Church trashing the idea that gender identity is fluid, in a document titled "Male and Female He Created … [Read more...] about Vatican: People Cannot Choose or Change Their Gender Identity
Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, Vociferous Opponent of Marriage Equality, Convicted of Raping Two 13 Year-Old Choirboys
It'd be a joke at this point, if it was funny, about how widespread the Catholic Church is stacked with hypocritical, homophobic, pedophiles. Yet, here we are again. Redemptoris Mater Seminary, … [Read more...] about Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, Vociferous Opponent of Marriage Equality, Convicted of Raping Two 13 Year-Old Choirboys
Cardinal McCarrick Defrocked Over Child Sex Crimes in ‘Most Significant Abuse-Related Punishment in Modern History of Catholic Church’
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick by Andy Mettler – World Economic Forum (CC BY-SA 2.0) The Catholic Church has defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick over sexual abuse allegations stretching back … [Read more...] about Cardinal McCarrick Defrocked Over Child Sex Crimes in ‘Most Significant Abuse-Related Punishment in Modern History of Catholic Church’
80 Percent of Vatican Priests are Gay, Claims Explosive New Book
In the Closet of the Vatican, a new book being published next week to coincide with the opening day of a conference at the Vatican on sexual abuse, claims that 4 out of 5 Vatican priests are … [Read more...] about 80 Percent of Vatican Priests are Gay, Claims Explosive New Book
Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry
Pope Francis said gay people should not join the Catholic priesthood in lengthy remarks from a new book, The Strength of a Vocation, which was released yesterday in Italy. Asked about the high … [Read more...] about Worried About ‘Fashionable’ Homosexuality, Pope Francis Says Gays Should Not Be Accepted into Catholic Ministry
Pope Accepts Resignation of Washington Archbishop at Center of PA Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Praises His ‘Nobility’
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington Archbishop Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who was at the center of the Pennsylvania grand jury report in August which accused more than 300 … [Read more...] about Pope Accepts Resignation of Washington Archbishop at Center of PA Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Praises His ‘Nobility’
Vatican Pushes Back After Archbishop Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Lying’ About Meeting with Kim Davis
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who last week (in a months-long collaboration with conservative journalists and media) accused Pope Francis of covering up sexual misconduct by an American cardinal, … [Read more...] about Vatican Pushes Back After Archbishop Accuses Pope Francis of ‘Lying’ About Meeting with Kim Davis
Pope Francis: Gay Children ‘Have the Right to a Family, and the Family Not Throwing Them Out’
Speaking in Ireland on Sunday following a Catholic family rally, Pope Francis responded to a question from reporters about how a parent should respond if their child comes out as gay. Said the … [Read more...] about Pope Francis: Gay Children ‘Have the Right to a Family, and the Family Not Throwing Them Out’
