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Italian Journalist Defends Vatican Leaks

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

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* Vatican says journalist is a criminal * Nuzzi says he only did his job, defends leakers * Says there are 20 Vatican wh...

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Walking The (Catholic) Plank

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.27.2012

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Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?

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The Vatican's War On Women

Paul Gorrell, Ph.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Women, The Vatican, Nuns, Pope Benedict XVI, Lcwr, Gender and Religion, Religion News

This is not a new war for the Vatican. This is old time religion. The Catholic Church has been a repressive place for women for its entire history.

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Having the Sisters' Back

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Catholic Church, Religion, US Catholic Sisters, The Vatican, Nuns, Catholic Sisters, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Catholicism, Catholic Nuns, Religion News

Do most of us believe that the bishops are the only "authentic teachers of faith and morals?" The sisters may be the most positive face of the Catholic Church today, and they are keeping people in the Church who would have given up on the all-male hierarchy long ago.

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Radical Disobedience: Why Roman Catholics Won't Heed The Pontiff's Call For 'Radical Obedience'

Michele Somerville | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Roman Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandal, Vatican Abuse, Ordination of Women, Helmut Schuller, The Vatican, Roman Catholic Church, Vatican Schism, Vatican Sex Abuse, Preacher's Initiative, Roman Catholicism, Celibacy and Roman Catholic Priests. Roman Catholicism and Divorce, Roman Catholic Womenpriests, Caritas Austria, Catholic Church, Religion News

There's not a thing Joseph Ratzinger can do to stop Roman Catholic women from becoming Roman Catholic priests. Alleluia. Alleluia.

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The Vatican Tries To Explain Money Laundering Ties

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 03.10.2012

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican on Friday sought to explain its presence for the first time on a U.S. list of countries that are a potential hub for money...

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More Mistresses Than Pedophilia, Priest Sex Abuse A Problem In Asia

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 04.10.2012

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ROME — A culture of silence across Asia may be keeping many victims of clergy sex abuse there from coming forward, a top Asian church official t...

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Pope: Gay Marriage A Threat To 'Future Of Humanity'

Reuters | Posted 03.10.2012

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Monday that gay marriage was one of several threats to the...

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PHOTOS: Mass For The Epiphany

Posted 01.06.2012

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The Pope celebrated the Mass for the Epiphany of our Lord, a feast of light, marking the end of the Vatican's Christmas celebrations. To see mo...

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The Truth Behind The Godawful New (Old) Roman Catholic Missal

Michele Somerville | Posted 01.29.2012

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The Vatican claims that a translation more faithful to the original Latin is needed. Is this the real reason for this disruption? I don't think so.

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I'm With Stupid: Wear These Clothes While You Kiss the Pope

Todd Hartley | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Barack Obama, Advertising, Benetton, Italy, Unhate, The Vatican, Kissing, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Kissing Ad, Benetton Advertising Campaign, Style News

I'm sure the ads were probably conceived by some high-priced agency, and I imagine they're considered very cutting-edge, but for the life of me I'm not sure what Benetton's point is.

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Vatican Investigates Sex Abuse Claims In London

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 12.25.2011

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LONDON -- The Vatican has ordered an inquiry into decades of sexual abuse by clerics at a Benedictine abbey in London, whose former head monk has disa...

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Gunshots Fired Near Pope's Mass in Germany

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 11.24.2011

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FREIBURG, Germany — Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for a common front with Orthodox Christians to defend traditional church values, warning o...

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Summertime Book Blues

Lev Raphael | Posted 10.26.2011

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I used to put books aside especially for the summer, knowing I'd have more time and feel more relaxed, less stressed, more open to the long loving voyage with an accomplished author at the helm.

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Spanish Protests Against The Pope Indicate Youth Is Losing Faith -- And Patience

Posted 10.19.2011

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is a new website that delivers English editions of the best foreign-language news and journalism. By Lena Jakat SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG/Worldcrunch ...

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Papal Critics

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 10.08.2011

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Father Bourgeois is a priest who is a member of the Maryknoll religious order. In 2008 he participated in the ordination of a woman conducted by a group known as the Roman Catholic Womenpriests.

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Bishop To Same-Sex Marriage Supporters: Your Money's No Good Here

Michele Somerville | Posted 09.17.2011

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The bishop of Brooklyn and Queens has countenanced electioneering from the pulpit. And it appears clear that he does not welcome gifts from Catholics who support same-sex marriage.

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Malaysia And The Vatican Establish Diplomatic Relations

AP | Posted 09.16.2011

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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican and Malaysia established diplomatic relations Monday in the wake of tensions between Muslims and religious minorities in t...

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Marriage Equality In New York: A Moral Triumph

Michele Somerville | Posted 08.29.2011

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On any given day, I am a proud New Yorker, but having long harbored equal marriage envy, I am pleased to be enjoying a novel sensation of "Empire State" pride in being a same-sex marriage state.

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Vatican Covered Up Child Sex Abuse, Lawsuit Claims

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 07.11.2011

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CHICAGO — The Vatican was named Wednesday in a lawsuit that claims the Holy See ultimately was responsible for covering up child sexual abuse by...

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Showtime Reveals Skeletons In The Catholic Church's Closet

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 06.07.2011

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In its new Sunday night series, The Borgias, Showtime has found the magic combination for ultimate crowd appeal in a scintillating soap opera about a bad-boy pope.

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Leaks Say Vatican Pressed Ireland On Charges In Child Abuse Probe

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Newly released U.S. diplomatic cables indicate that the Vatican felt "offended" that Ireland failed to respect Holy See "sovereig...

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Remembering Samuel Ruiz -- The Little Bishop Who Roared

Rose Marie Berger | Posted 05.25.2011

Retired Catholic Bishop Samuel Ruíz Garcia, known as the champion of the poor and indigenous in southern Mexico, died Jan. 24 of complications from diabetes. He was 86.

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Pope: Not Everyone Has Right To Marry In Catholic Church

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI told priests Saturday to do a better job counseling would-be spouses to ensure their marriages last and said no...

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Vatican Lashes Out Over Italian Sex Scandal

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Premier Silvio Berlusconi came under mounting criticism Friday from the Catholic Church over his dalliances with young women, wit...

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