catholic-church

The Vatican Is Really Butthurt About U.S. Citizens Approving Gay Marriage

MTanzer · 11/11/12 04:33PM

Last week, voters in Maryland, Maine and Washington state voted for marriage equality and the gays rejoiced! After all, this was the first time that gay marriage had been approved by popular vote. But just like at the end of The Avengers, there's another villan hiding in a distant galaxy, in this case, it's Europe.

First Ever Catholic Bishop Indicted in Sex Abuse Case

Hamilton Nolan · 10/14/11 03:19PM

A Kansas City grand jury has indicted Robert Finn (pictured, at right), the city's Roman Catholic bishop, for failing to report suspected sexual abuse of a child by a priest in his district. "The indictment is the first ever of a Catholic bishop in the 25 years since the scandal over sexual abuse by priests first became public in the United States." Well, I guess we can put that behind us.

The Catholic Church's Secret Gay Cabal

Brandon K. Thorp · 07/28/11 01:30PM

John C. Favalora is a sallow old man who looks like the corpse of Dom DeLuise. He likes attractive young men to sit on his lap and allegedly treats them to trips in the Florida Keys. He was, until recently, part owner of a company that makes "all natural" boner-inducing beverages. He's also the Archbishop Emeritus of Miami.

Alleged Pedophilia Victim Arrested for Beating Priest

Max Read · 10/30/10 04:02PM

Police have arrested a man in connection with the May beating that sent 65-year-old retired Jesuit priest Jerold Lindner to the hospital—and the suspect, it turns out, is an alleged victim of abuse at the hands of Lindner.

Archdiocese Pulls Confessional From eBay, Can't Be Used As a Bar

Jeff Neumann · 07/21/10 05:14AM

An Austrian Catholic priest got into trouble with the Vienna archdiocese this week after he listed his church's confessional on eBay. The listing said it could be used as a "one-person sauna, a small bar or a children's playhouse."

Vatican Loses Appeal to Avoid Sex Abuse Charges

Jeff Neumann · 06/29/10 06:48AM

The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal from the Vatican regarding a child sex abuse case the Holy See claims is a publicity stunt. The Vatican's defense is that touchy feely priests are not its employees. [AP]