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Glaciers, tomorrows encyclical and the Republican plan to attack and smear...
Pope Francis (source: Flickr/koreanet)As the World awaits the release of Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change tomorrow, the letter to all the bishops of the Roman Catholic Church has the...
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Pope Francis speaks out about climate change, but Republicans don't want to...
Republicans have always been perfectly happy for Catholic leaders to get involved in politics when it comes to castigating Democrats over social issues, but let the pope focus on climate change and...
View ArticleDC Cardinal Comments on Limbaugh
Donald Wuerl, the Archibishop of Washington, spoke with Fox News about Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato si'. Naturally, the reaction of various public figures came up in dicussion, and the Cardinal's...
View ArticleAustralian Christian Lobby's Hypocrisy On Schools And LGBT Issues
In the recent, renewed debate over marriage equality in Australia, Catholic archdioceses recently courted controversy after they put together a 15-page book in opposition to marriage equality. (When...
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Catholic Group Plans To Move Same-Sex Marriage Debate To School Districts
An evangelical Catholic group asked central Ohio Catholics to change the argument against same-sex marriage to 'a child-focused civil institution that unites children with their mothers and fathers.'...
View ArticleAt What Point Can You Say That The Religious Right Wants LGBT People Dead?
I've always been amazed by the callousness and cruelty of the religious right. No matter how much you bang your head against their wall, just pleading and begging for them to see the humanity of LGBT...
View ArticleCroatia Bans Free Speech For LGBT People
Croatia is one step closer to being Russia after a court ruled it illegal to call out the homophobia of Croatian journalist Karolina Vidović Krišto.From Zagreb Pride:vIn a recent decision, the Osijek...
View Article"Respect, Compassion And Sensitivity"? Yeah, Right.
Once again, the Catholic Church demonstrates it does not know the meaning of either word, and once again, it shifts the goal posts away from its own teachings to continue to exclude LGBT people.Now...
View ArticleBaptizing Aliens? Street Prophets Saturday
Is there intelligent life on other planets? There has been a lot of science fiction speculation on this in the form of movies, TV series, and books. On the other hand, there are also a number of...
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Bishop in North Dakota tells parishes to sever ties with Boy Scouts—is a...
And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’—Matthew 25:40 Last week, Bishop David D. Kagan of the Roman Catholic...
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Pope Francis' Encyclical on Climate Change - Fecal Reflections
encyclical1. a letter addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church.2. (of a letter) intended for a wide or general circulation; general.3. a letter from the Pope to the Roman Catholic...
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Pope Francis announces priests will soon be able to forgive women who've had...
If you are looking for forgiveness, Pope Francis appears ready to deliver. The Vatican released an official statement saying that for one year, the "Holy Year of Mercy," priests worldwide will be able...
View ArticleFather Serra to become a saint and the Catholic church spits on Native Americans
This just infuriates me. How tone deaf is the Roman Catholic Church? Why does the church feel compelled to canonize a person who was at the heart of -enslaving famine destruction of an entire culture...
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Pope Francis to churches: Act charitably, take in immigrants—or give up...
Pope Francis is on a roll! Pope Francis, the pope of popes, has a message for churches throughout the world—specifically those who have turned to renting out spaces to tourists and operating more like...
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The Catholic Church is using South America to hide their pedophile priests
Accused in Europe, moves to Rio GlobalPost has done an investigation into Catholic priests, accused of sexual abuses by children in America and Europe, who ended being moved (or moved themselves) down...
View ArticleTime to abolish the United States Embassy to the Holy See
With Pope Francis visiting the United States tomorrow, I'd figure that I'd take this opportunity to call for the Embassy of the United States to the Holy See, also called the United States Embassy to...
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After addressing Congress, Pope Francis will eat his meal with the homeless
When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”—Mark 2:16 Let me preface...
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When the Pope entered Congress, he only shook the hand of one politician
Pope Francis greets Secretary of State John Kerry.As he enters House chamber, Pope passes by the throngs of lawmakers with barely any contact, but Catholic John Kerry gets a handshake— John Hudson...
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Pope Francis challenges Congress on inequality, immigration, poverty, and the...
For too many years, the Catholic teachings that have gotten the most attention in the United States have been limited to sex and related topics. The broader sweep of Catholic teaching has continued to...
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