Bannon Attacks Catholic Church Over Immigration.
Steve Bannon, former aide to President Trump and Breitbart asshole, but I repeat myself, today attacked the Catholic Church over immigration. This won’t go over well with many Catholics. Former White...
View ArticleRoss Douthat actually makes sense on Roy Moore
in an op ed titled The Swine of Conservatism.Due warning — given that it is Douthat, you will not be surprised to find that he has to frame what he is writing by providing the “balance” of attacking...
View ArticleCatholic Church Bans Condoms and Sex Education at Some NYC Public Schools
The New York City Department of Education requires high schools to maintain Health Resource Rooms where students receive free condoms, health information, and health referrals from trained staff. This...
View ArticlePope approves sainthood for Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop slain by...
Óscar Romero, the former Roman Catholic archbishop of El Salvador assassinated by a US-backed right-wing death squad in 1980 after peacefully fighting for the rights of his poor and oppressed...
View ArticlePaul Ryan fired a protector of the poor, but pals around with protector of...
Paul Ryan hasn’t always had a problem with the Catholic clergy.Sure, he fired House Chaplain Rev. Pat Conroy for stressing the “love” and “compassion” parts of the Bible in favor of all the Ayn Rand...
View ArticlePope Francis calls out non-generative, exploitative capitalists
Below I have included a few quotes from Pope Francis on a Bulletin he recently wrote concerning ethical discernment on the present economic-financial system. Padre Francis, whom I love, calls out...
View ArticleIreland Votes: In the Beginning was the Word...
And the word was NO!That may be about to change.In Ireland a historic vote has taken place, a vote to repeal their 8th amendment ban on abortion which was passed in 1983. The New York Times has several...
View ArticleThe Irish Abortion Vote, and How I Left the Catholic Church
There are several issues that led me away from the church, including abortion. About a decade back, more or less, I engaged with a wonderful pro-choice advocate by the name of Christina Page, author of...
View ArticleArchdiocese of St Paul & Minneapolis Settles With Sex-Abuse Victims
"Those children, their parents, their family, their parish and others were harmed. We are sorry. I am sorry,"The Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis has settled with survivors of clergy sex abuse...
View ArticleSexual Abuse, Rape & Pedophilia Are Always Crimes, Even if Committed by...
The scandals of the Catholic Church are well known. To this day the church is still acceding to multi-million dollar settlements — the latest is a $210 million agreement between the Archdiocese of St....
View ArticleIn Mike Pence's home state, church 'detains' Holy Family in condemnation of...
In Mike Pence’s home state, an Indianapolis church is holding the Holy Family “in detention” in protest of the Trump administration’s barbaric “zero tolerance” policy that has torn over 2,300 migrant...
View ArticleIndiana church replaces 'detained' Holy Family with new display—your reflection
The same Indiana church that held the Holy Family “in detention” has replaced the statues with a mirror, so that anyone who walks by will see their own reflection through the chain link fence that...
View ArticleBlack Pastors Can't Help Trump Now
Trump is foiled again … and this time by his own Washington D.C. “Black Pastor ruse.”Amazingly enough, since Trump and his kind have not done a lot of keeping up with the Black community, they don’t...
View ArticleCatholic League 'debunks' molestation claims: it's not 'rape' if child was...
The Roman Catholic Church of Pennsylvania has been in the news recently, as a report detailing the widespread coverup of at least 1,000 molested children by no less than 300 Catholic officials has gone...
View ArticleCatholic School Places Counselor on Leave Because of Same-Sex Marriage
In the same week that we learned that the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up some 300 priests who had sexually abused children, the Catholic Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, has decided to...
View ArticleThis again? American bishop blames gays for the church's sex abuse scandal
Jesus Christ.It’s not enough that Catholic bishops downplayed, enabled, and concealed horrific sex abuse for decades — now they want to deflect responsibility, too.And the bogeyman they’ve settled on?...
View ArticleIt's Time to Hold White Collar Criminals and Clergy Accountable
A recent New York Times editorial asked, “Why do we have zero tolerance for some criminals while others get a pass?” In light of what’s happening in government – and the Catholic Church – it’s an...
View ArticleAt the midpoint of the school year, a reflection on more than school
Friday was the end of 1st Semester, and my grades were all in before the end of the school day. I will begin the week with my students having several days left to complete a mandatory exercise that...
View ArticleCartoon: Religious Evolution
What would Jesus say if he came back today? www.tulaholmes.com/...
View ArticleThat's no religion. That's a criminal organization.
Today’s Chicago Tribune and Suntimes both included detailed reports on the number of priests (plus a handful of laypersons, nuns, and civilians) who repeatedly and constantly sexually abused children...
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