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SF Archbishop Reminds Us That God Makes Himself Known in Mysterious Ways, Like With a DUI Arrest
Louis Peitzman · 10/04/12 09:37PMCardinal Reminds Catholic Church That It's '200 Years Out of Date'
Louis Peitzman · 09/01/12 03:06PMProminent Catholic Friar on 'Poor Guy' Sandusky: 'A Lot of Cases, the Youngster Is the Seducer'
Max Read · 08/30/12 01:57PMFather Benedict Groeschel, a prominent friar, television host, and director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, gave an interview to the National Catholic Register this week. It's been taken down — why? Probably because Groeschel claimed that "in a lot of cases" of abuse, "the youngster... is the seducer." And expressed sympathy with Jerry Sandusky.
First Ever Catholic Bishop Indicted in Sex Abuse Case
Hamilton Nolan · 10/14/11 03:19PMA 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.
Priceless Jesus Painting Found in Tennessee Motor Home
Seth Abramovitch · 08/04/11 12:28AMThe Pope Is Now Tweeting
Max Read · 06/28/11 11:34PMSomeone (God?) gave Pope Benedict XVI an iPad, and today he became the first pope to Tweet (that we know of) when he announced his plans to exhume Pope John Paul II and put his corpse on trial. Just kidding! That was a different pope.
Baby-Jumping Festival Cleanses Babies of Sin
Maureen O'Connor · 06/28/11 03:48PMSevered Head of Genital Disease Patron Saint for Sale
Max Read · 05/25/11 07:15PMMadonna Leaves Mystical Jewish Sect for Scary Catholic Sect
Richard Lawson · 04/15/11 01:38PMStephen Colbert Becomes a Jew for Lent
Matt Cherette · 03/09/11 11:50PMThe Four View Hosts Unite Against Catholic Hypocrisy
Matt Toder · 12/23/10 12:30PMOn today's View, the hosts discussed the reaction to a segment they did yesterday, where they took the Catholic church to task for excommunicating a nun who facilitated an abortion to save the mother's life. Their defense inside.