Former Catholic head of Milwaukee admits he's gay Posted: 7 months ago by muppet
A Roman Catholic archbishop who resigned in 2002 over a sex and financial scandal involving a man describes his struggles with being gay in an upcoming memoir about his decades serving the church.
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Catholic maternity wards 'face closure' if abortion law passes Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
Victorian Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart has warned today that Catholic hospitals could close their maternity departments if the State Government's proposed abortion law is passed.
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Catholic church issues prayer for faithful to say before sex Posted: 3 months ago by nateebiinature
Roman Catholic couples are being encouraged to pray together before they have sex.
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Adoption rights for gays is tantamount to ‘child abuse’, says the Catholic Church Posted: 6 months ago by Doggylives
And then get told to STFU by legislators on both side of the Atlantic.
The Catholics claim this is "Anti-Catholic" and claiming "Hostility towards religion".
PDF documenting the appeal by the Catholic church
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Disabled? No Catholic Wedding For You! Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Some of the rules that will prevent you from marrying in a Catholic church are logical - can't murder your current spouse so you can marry your girlfriend, can't have previous marriage. Others are less so, for example if you are impotent for any reason such as paralysis you are not allowed to be married in the church. Also if you state you don't want kids, you can't be married in the church.
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Catholic Bishop Asking Forgiveness for LDS Missionaries Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
An investigation into whether three Mormon missionaries defaced a Catholic shrine has been dropped after Roman Catholic Bishop Arthur Tafoya urged forgiveness.
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Dutch city fines Roman Catholic church for ringing bell too early and too loud Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
In a ding-dong battle between a Catholic church and city fathers, a priest is being slapped with a 5,000-euro fine each time he rings his church bell to call his flock to early morning Mass.
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Cell phone tower splits Catholic parish Posted: 2 years ago by DrNothing
Some parishioners at a Roman Catholic church in the Chicago area said that a cell phone tower on the roof of its community hall could be used for pornography.
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‘We did not know that child abuse was a crime’ Posted: 6 months ago by bornbad
Catholic Archbishop Rembert G Weakland: Accepted naively the common view that it was not necessary to worry about the effects on the youngsters: either they would not remember or they would ‘grow out of it’.
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Catholic man beaten to death outside his home by 'football mob' Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
A Roman Catholic man was beaten to death and another is in a critical condition after a sectarian attack in Northern Ireland on Sunday.
Kevin McDaid, a 49-year-old community worker dedicated to easing sectarian tensions, was attacked outside his home by a mob of up to 40 youths while out looking for his children.
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Cops expose cross-dressing Catholic school principal Posted: 2 years ago by queenofhearts
A Kentucky Catholic school principal is on "personal leave" from his post after being discovered by cops sitting in his car "wearing an all-black, leather, woman's outfit, fishnet stockings and women's black plastic breasts" in a Louisville neighbourhood "known for prostitution and narcotics".
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Pope: Other Christians Not True Churches Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Pope Benedict XVI reasserted the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says other Christian communities are either defective or not true churches and Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation.
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Blow-up church looks to lure beachgoers Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.
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Catholic school opens gates to Hell boy Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The Hell family says it may tell a Catholic school in Australia where to go after it objected to enrolling their son because of his name.
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Disney accused by Catholic cleric of corrupting children's minds Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
A leading Catholic cleric has launched a fierce attack on Disney, claiming it has corrupted children and encouraged greed.
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No accountability for Catholic child abuse cases in Irish Repbulic Posted: 6 months ago by Ankabout
After 9 years, a report on the child abuse that went on in Catholic institutions includes no names, and there will be no consequences for those responsible.
Another source
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Catholic Nurse "Forced" To Assist In Abortion Procedure Posted: 4 months ago by suebe
A nurse is suing Mount Sinai Hospital, claiming the institution "forced" her to assist with an abortion, despite her pleas. "The hospital even exaggerated the patient's condition and claimed the woman could die if the nurse, a devout Catholic, did not follow orders, the nurse alleges in a lawsuit."
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Atheist Sues To Prevent Son From Attending Catholic School Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
The parents involved in this case are divorced. David Ryan, the father, is an atheist. The mother is a Roman Catholic. Their son, who is in the eighth grade, attends a Catholic school in Oldham County.
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Catholic Archdiocese of DC Will Stop Social Service Programs if Gays are Allowed to Marry Posted: 2 weeks ago by bernardblack
Never afraid to let their bigotry and prejudice trump their boss rules to do good, turn the other cheek, and help people, the catholic charity plans on stopping charity work.
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SoulWow Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
The Catholic church in NYC goes the ShamWow! route for confessions during this holy week.
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AIDS to Spread Faster with Catholic Condom Ban Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
Latin America is at danger of having the epidemic of AIDS due to the current policy of Roman Catholic Church that discourages the use of condoms, UN officials reported.
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