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Category Archives: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Time For Some Fair and Balanced Reporting on Clerical Sexual Abuse
We’ve all seen that for weeks now, and especially during Holy Week, Catholics have been subjected by the secular and liberal catholic media to yet another onslaught of old stories about the Catholic Church and clerical sexual abuse. Once again, … Read More
“Pray for the Pope” store – buttons and other stuff
REQUEST: If you have ordered or received some of these buttons or mugs, etc., could you send photos? Also, send a note if any of these has started or helped a conversation! ___ In light of the attacks on Pope … Read More
Another ridiculous AP article deconstructed
AP, which unprofessionally has declared open season on Pope Benedict – engaged in a relentless ad hominem – has a piece which cites as the mainstay non other than Richard McBrien. They drag in a "conservative" for reasons of ballast, … Read More
Request to readers: good hashtags for Twitter about recent controversies
To readers who use Twitter: If some of you are paying attention to Twitter feeds about the topic of how the media is handling the recent round of controversies, or the topic of the controversies themselves, could you post some … Read More
An unusually good Newsweek piece about clerical sexual abuse – be sure to read
It is unusual to find something good in Newsweek but this is good. People have been charging that sexual abuse of children is somehow more prevalent among Catholics and that this is due to priestly celibacy and its all male … Read More
UN Judge Says Pope Should be Prosecuted at International Criminal Court
Another one for "Is It Stupidity Or Just Bigotry" file…. From C-FAM: UN Judge Says Pope Should be Prosecuted at International Criminal Court By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. April 8, 2010 (C-FAM) – In London last Friday, a high ranking United … Read More
Priestly abuse a problem? Yes. Big problem? No. It’s “organized moral panic”.
On MercatorNet from Italian sociologist Massimo Introvigne, whose books I have read with interest… I recommend his book on Hammas… comes this with my emphases and comments. The piece is on the long side, so I will give you just … Read More
“The documents were not written by me and do not resemble my handwriting.”
Just a reminder about how everyone must question the veracity and motives behind all reporting by the New York Times (aka Hell’s Bible). A few days ago I posted – and many others have now posted – a statement by … Read More
I am angry and sad about this new round of exposure of sins and crimes
I have been struggling through the day with this post. I haven’t known precisely what to do about my anger. The online edition of Hell’s Bible, in its relentless hectoring of the Catholic Church (ignoring the prosecuted sins of other … Read More
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AFP: Man screams abuse at Pope Benedict XVI
UPDATE 18 March 12:52 GMT: A reader sent this: I read that the AFP communique was disinformation and that the man was shouting against pro-choice groups. HERE.___________ Pray for the Pope. He will be more and more under attack of … Read More
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