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Rep Woolsey Stands up for Secular Government

by Jesse Galef
It was a good week for separation of church and state. The “I Believe” license plate was ruled unconstitutional, the DC Council might have the courage to stand up to the Archdiocese threats, and here’s one from earlier in the week I missed – Representative Lynn Woolsey, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive [...]

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Uncomfortable Moment During the Announcements

by VorJack
Awkward:
A priest in the Diocese of Scranton has been removed as administrator of three Throop parishes after he inadvertently displayed four photos of what a diocese spokesman called “minimally attired adult males” before the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Bridget’s Church on Oct. 25.
The Rev. Edward P. Lyman was using his personal computer to [...]

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David Cross on the Virgin Mary and Religion

Hilariously sacrilegious:

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Obama’s “Catholic Plan”

Did you know that the only thing between the US and socialism is the Catholic Church? That’s why Obama is trying to “neutralize” the Catholic Church! Doesn’t it all make sense now, in a sort of deluded, tin-foil-hat wearing, psychotic way?

“Stand firm, Catholics, and rush to the battle lines! We know who wins the war!”

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Sell the Vatican, Feed the World

Sarah Silverman proposes a genius solution to world hunger: sell the Vatican, feed the world!

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How To Protect Pedophilia & Punish Probity

A decade ago, it was virtually impossible to get fired as a priest for molesting children. But as Fr. John Conley found out, it was easy to get fired if you told your bishop you were going to accuse a fellow priest of molestation:
In November 1997, [Fr. John Conley] came home early one evening to [...]

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How Not To Select a Pope

The Roman Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals, after intense prayer and guided by the Holy Spirit, has selected popes for nearly a millennium. Some Holy Fathers have turned out to be saints; others became murderers (Pope John XII), torturers (Pope Urban VI) and adulterers (too many to name).
Less reliance on faith and more, for example, [...]

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A Standing Ovation for a Child Molesting Priest

In a packed sanctuary that held hundreds, Father Mike, as he was known, stood before the congregation he had led for a dozen years. Reading from a statement, he told them that 19 years ago he had “transgressed the personal boundaries of an adolescent.” (Only later would it emerge that the diocese knew he, in [...]

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