The Vatican, for the first time, has published what is being called a “handbook” on dealing with sexual abuse: “Civil law concerning reporting of crimes to the appropriate authorities should always be followed,” state the guidelines, compiled from existing Vatican rules. “Should”. That is an interesting word. So who decides if it should be reported […]
The Vatican’s problems continue to grow. Something I didn’t know is that in Germany you have to register as a Catholic and if you leave the church you have to actually deregister. There’s government run offices to do that. On MSNBC a reporter said at one office she was at there were 85 people before […]
Funny how stories like this don’t get too much attention in the U.S.: The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict’s household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting. Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap […]
Will the lady who knocked down the Pope become the Vatican’s version of the Salahis?
The Catholic church continues to live like its 1809: Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk has banned a nun from teaching at archdiocesan parishes and institutions because she supports the ordination of women priests. Church officials said Wednesday that Pilarczyk made the decision after Sister of Charity Louise Akers, who has taught in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati […]
A 9 year old girl gets raped by her step-father. The girl ends up pregnant and the doctors determine that giving birth at such a young age would end up costing the girl her life. Now the religion of the girl has decided to punish the mother and doctors, but not the step-father. If you […]