Gays will never enter heaven according to Cardinal Barragan

Gays and trans people will never enter heaven according to leading Catholic Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan. Cardinal Barragan, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers...

Spaniards March Over Abortion Law

Changes to Spanish abortion laws have Spaniards marching in protest.  Backed by the Roman Catholic Church and conservative Popular Party politicians hundreds of buses brought people to Madrid to protest the liberalisation of the laws regarding abortion. "The...

Christian Fundamentalists Condemn 'Jesus, Queen of Heaven'

Christian Fundamentalists have condemned 'Jesus, Queen of Heaven', a play written and performed by Jo Clifford, who portrays Jesus as a transsexual woman. " "This is a play with music that presents her sayings,...

New Brunswick newspaper apologizes PM Harper

The Saint John Telegraph Journal issued an apology, today, for a story published on July 8th.   The paper said that story did not have any evidence to support it. While Stephen Harper was attending the...

Barasoain Church in Malolos Bulacan, Philippines

The historical Barasoain Church (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish) is a national shrine and a Roman Catholic Church located in Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. It is the site of the Constitutional Convention of the first Philippine Republic, making the Philippines the very first...

U.S. Court Allows Abuse Case vs. Vatican

Is this the beginning of the end for the Roman Catholic Church?  I think not, but it will make it difficult for it to continue its current way of operating.Businesses and government are continuously talking about the need for transparency in operations as the public...

Did Pope Benedict XVI Fall Prey to The Fear of the Italian Mob?

"Pope Benedict XVI was certainly aware of that confrontation as he prepared this past weekend to visit Pompeii. The southern Italian city, near the ruins of an ancient site buried by a Mount Vesuvius volcanic...

Mexico court upholds abortion law

" Mexico court upholds abortion law Mexico's supreme court has upheld a law allowing abortion in the nation's capital, defying president Felipe Calderon's conservative government and the Roman...

Reflections on Democracy and Violence

"The irrational individual enjoys complete liberty in a democracy to play out his irrationality; in the Palace polity, a culture of subordination as well as a bureaucratic hierarchy and notions of kingship work to restrain his impulses. It is argued here that the Holocaust,...

Pope's message contains veiled criticism of US 'terror' tactics

"Pope Benedict XVI criticised George Bush as he declared states had to set ethical limits in what they do to protect their citizens from terrorism. He also suggested some countries had flouted humanitarian law in...

Holy Kitsch: Pope Takes Cue from World Cup

As the pope prepares for his upcoming visit to Bavaria, the Vatican has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to market the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. By selling official fan paraphernalia, the church...

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