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Sanchez is Gone But Questions Linger

Home at last

The tenth Archbishop of Santa Fe, the Most Reverend Robert Fortune Sanchez, who resigned in disgrace for gross mishandling of clergy abuse among his priests while taking sexual advantage of a number of young women, has died. And so, we are led to believe, ends the crisis here. The crisis, maybe, but not the mystery. … More…

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Crystal Cathedrals and Falling Bricks

Meet the new boss...

This news just in. The Crystal Cathedral, preacher Rev. Robert E. Schuller‘s glorious glass palace, will become the actual cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange County. The steel and glass monument to liberal Protestantism and positive thinking, designed by Philip Johnson, was the longtime home of the famous “Hour of Power” broadcasts. It … More…

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Women’s Ordination, Child Abuse, and a World Bank

The Beast, himself

Every time I see a stupid, reactionary, and patronizing action by the Vatican, the Holy See reminds us all once again that they are not to be judged by mere human law. No, their stupidities transcend all normal classifications of idiocy, soaring into rarefied realms of blithe intransigent irrationality with utter glee. The problem is … More…

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Why Priests Are So Damned Happy

Where's the beer?

[HUMOR] – Despite all the negative publicity of recent years from lawsuits, indictments, and perp walks, research shows American Catholic priests are demonstrably among the happiest, most job-fulfilled and satisfied men in the country, according to theologian, psychologist, professional apologist, and former used car salesman, Msgr. James “Smilin’ Jim” McCashbag. Key reasons seem to be … More…

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“Invicible Ignorance” and an Irish Uprising

The faith of Ireland

Add to the ever-growing numbers of people around the world angry at the Church for the clergy abuse scandal, the Prime Minister of Ireland and the Archbishop of Dublin. Here’s what AP had to say: The Irish are broadly lauding this week’s thunderbolt from Prime Minister Enda Kenny, who denounced the Vatican’s role in the … More…

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FRINGE Crosses Over Into Clergy Horror

A perfect metaphor...

Anyone who knows my taste for the strange would not be surprised that I think the best show on broadcast television these days is FOX’s Fringe. This is one smart sci-fi/crime drama series, well-written and with excellent acting all around; a most worthy heir to The X-Files. Like that series, it has an ongoing story … More…

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The Truth is Here — Anybody Listening?

One scary pontiff

Frankly, I’m gobsmacked. Finally, unexpectedly, as it did in so many places, the scandals appear to be reaching flash point around none other than the pope. Questions have arisen about Pope Benedict’s role in dealing with perpetrators when Joseph Ratzinger was but a bishop, a scandal in the choir headed by his own brother, another … More…

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