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Continuing to ignore the problem
by: JT It’s been two months since I last commented on the Vatican’s continuing failure to produce its promised policy on child abuse by clergy.… -
At times the Vatican can do the right thing
by: JT After studying the Bible, the Pope announced the Jews are not to be blamed for the death of Christ. Vatican flunkies downplayed the… -
Secularism the enemy of religious freedom?
by: JT For his New Years message, the Pope once again chose to attack secularism. This is nothing new. Late last year in one of… -
Another week in the Vatican without….
by: JT The Vatican announced plans to host an international AIDS conference in late May focussing on prevention and care. Church organizers hope this conference… -
Another Vatican week slips away…
by: JT The Vatican continued its attack on Italian politicians. The head of the Italian Catholic bishops conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, spoke of a feeling… -
Another exciting Vatican week
by: JT The Vatican played its “we are not a religious organization, we are a country” card this week in rejecting a lawsuit brought against… -
They STILL don’t get it.
By: JT There was an article in today’s paper[1] that the Vatican has issued new rules on dealing with sex abuse. Finally! New rules! Well,… -
What the Pope Said
Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered to scientists at the University of Regensburg, where he was a professor and vice… -
Who actually practices “Catholic Satanism”?
Coincidently, just after reading the newspaper article[2] on the renewed Vatican emphasis on fighting Satan, I encountered the following passage while rereading John Cornwell’s excellent… -
Exorcise Me
Last week, the Vatican announced a new initiative to fight the Devil. They plan on training hundreds of priests as exorcists. Each and every bishop…