That is from a Roman Catholic priest who was offended by a statue of a female pirate and is demanding that the store owners who are displaying it remove it. The priest defended his obnoxious behavior, denying that he cursed them, insisting it was a blessing. See link for video. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

JUST over 330 years ago, devout Roman Catholic villagers in Switzerland struck a deal with God that would protect them from a bloody great glacier.

The glacier is now receding and threatening to flood their town. picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

An 800-year-old map, the sole surviving copy of a chart used by the Roman Empire's courier service, was put on show for just one day on Monday after being accorded "Memory of the World" status by UNESCO. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Roman Catholic nun raped in the Indian state of Orissa, allegedly during a riot by Hindus, has publicly denounced local police. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Bishop's agree on document to welcome gays into the church, but there's a catch. picked by Alton 3 years ago

NOT SPAM!
A odd sight where you rent priests?
Founded in 1992, CITI (Celibacy Is The Issue) Ministries is a lay organization that locates, recruits, certifies and promotes married Roman Catholic priests to fill the spiritual needs of the faithful. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The Church of England has backed the Catholic Church in its bid to be exempt from laws on adoption by gay couples. picked by tundramonkey 3 years ago

Film director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, Polanski admitted unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, but fled to France before sentencing. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

A little bit of Catholic church history they don't teach you in Sunday school: One thousand one hundred and four years ago a trial took place in Italy, a trial so macabre and gruesome that it easily qualifies as the strangest and most terrible trial in human history. At this trial, called the Cadaver Synod, a dead pope wrenched from the grave was brought into a Rome courtroom, tried in the pres... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The Roman Catholic Church has effectively buried the concept of limbo, the place where centuries of tradition and teaching held that babies who die without baptism went. picked by kissmenow 3 years ago

The decline of the Roman and Byzantine Empires in the Eastern Mediterranean more than 1,400 years ago may have been driven by unfavorable climate changes. picked by willo 12 months ago

The Pope is taking steps to revive the ancient tradition of the Latin Tridentine Mass in Catholic churches worldwide, according to sources in Rome picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Council inspectors are investigating a Roman Catholic primary school after complaints about the noise levels. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The Catholic League's Bill Donohue is typical. Just your garden variety angry blowhard who spies hatred at every turn. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Hell Pizza is not concerned by a call by a Catholic newspaper to boycott its products in response to a recent condom mail-out.

To promote its Lust pizza, Hell distributed 170,000 condoms, along with explicit instructions on their use, to homes around the country. picked by NoKidding 3 years ago

A Roman Catholic archbishop's call this week for Saint Louis University to discipline its popular basketball coach for publicly supporting abortion rights has put the Jesuit school in a bind. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Interesting. picked by stinkobinko 2 years ago

Vatican archaeologists have unearthed a sarcophagus believed to contain the remains of the Apostle Paul that had been buried beneath Rome's second largest basilica. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda - former priest who now claims a 2 million strong following for his anti-Christian teachings - is coming whether Guatemala wants him or not.

Update to this: picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

Vatican experts must concur on the miraculous healing of a nun afflicted with Parkinson's. Pope Benedict can then beatify Pope John Paul and place him one step closer to sainthood. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago