Catholicism
Vatican Lists Seven New Sins
The Catholic Church is at it again, trying to update God’s eternal rules to match the modern times. This time, the Vatican has listed seven new sins that are more in line with today’s world. The seven new “sins” are genetic modification, carrying out experiments on humans, polluting the environment, causing social injustice, causing poverty, [...]
Pope Challenges Satan to Fight
Pope Benedict XVI has ordered “exorcism squads to tackle the rise of Satanism,” according to a report in the Daily Mail. The Vatican has denied this claim. According to the article, the Vatican is concerned with the rise of interest in the occult, and the “exorcistinchief”, Father Gabriele Amorth said, “Thanks be to God, we [...]
Pope Criticizes Atheism for Cruelty and Violations of Justice
In a pot-calling-the-kettle-black move of biblical proportions, Pope Benedict XVI said that atheism has led to some of the “greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice” ever known. The Pope, writing in his second encyclical, stated that the atheism that he said was spawned in the 19th and 20th centuries from Karl Marx “led [...]
Catholic Church to Pay More Money for Sex Abuse
One-hundred and ten Eskimos will split $50 million to be paid by the Jesuit order of the Roman Catholic Church, as a settlement for alleged sexual abuse by priests and missionaries in remote Alaskan villages. While many details are still unfinished, lawyers for the Jesuits did confirm that a settlement has been reached. The settlement [...]
Nun Pleads in Sex Abuse Case
Well, here’s a new one. A Roman Catholic nun in Illinios pleaded no contest to multiple counts of indecent behavior with a child, for her role in hundreds of sexual encounters with two males in the 1960′s. The two men are now adults and have told authorities of the incidents that took place when one [...]
Bibles in the Classroom: An Atheists View on Religion in Public Schools
There is an ongoing debate in this country as to where religion fits in to public life. The separation of church and state is a concept that is showing up in all aspects of daily life. From the Ten Commandments in a courthouse to faith-based initiatives, where and how religion and government meet is always [...]
L.A. Cardinal Apologizes for Abuse
Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, apologized to the hundreds (508) of sex abuse victims that will collect a portion of the $660 million settlement reached this week. The $660 million brings the grand total up over $2 billion that the church has paid out since 1950. Maybe it’s [...]
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