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more about #catholicchurch LaComtesse: Magda Goebbels killing her children is terrifying. She basically said "I had my children for the Reich and now there is no Reich." She seems to have b... more » TRexstasy: President Obama will donate the $1.4 million cash award that comes with the Nobel Peace Prize to charity, but hasn't decided which organizations he'll... more » Artemis47: Whose first reaction upon being asked to murder children is "No, it's not my job" rather than "No, because it's horrible and wrong"? more » TRexstasy: "I am not one of the women at your disposal, Prime Minister." HA! Good. Answer. more » Penny: I know some older Italian men, and they pretty much remind me of Berlusconi. Loud, attention-whores, crazy drivers, but good taste in shoes. more » FurrierAndIves: I would see things as going in a more positive direction if the Vatican prosecutor were talking more about prevention and prosecution rather than "hea... more » Hooplehead: Fuck the Catholic Church. Until they get out in front of this and deal with the perpetrators as the criminals they are, all around the world, they do... more » tiredfairy: I can't even. First, abusing any child is clearly wrong. But to compound that with disabled children just makes me want to vomit. I know that this is... more » bewarethewheelers: I still can't believe there is a statue of limitations on sexual abuse charges. There are people who were abused 40 years ago who are still dealing wi... more » boxspelunker: Quick nitpick - in your third paragraph, "As Winfeld says, the dead students were targeted particularly because their speech impairments" should proba... more » clevernamehere: I've only read a little about this and I do know some nuns are really upset, but I feel like the post is pretty misleading. They are selling convents,... more » JudastheObscurest: I don't understand... if women want to be outside of the church, why be nuns? No one is making you be a nun. more » emilyanne: Good piece. This whole situation is crazy but what really fascinates me is the obsession the Vatican appears to have with America. There are nuns in I... more » taranwanderer: Holy shit, I was seriously JUST reading this in the times and wondered if Jez would cover it. I am BEYOND angry. Pope FAIL. Way to work on disproving ... more » envirodesigner: I think the Catholic needs to to rise up and give women a better voice in the matter. When I was a practicing Catholic I would see more women in churc... more » maeella: Ladies, this is a time when you might want to consider gathering your skirts and moseying over to the Episcopal Church. We'd be GLAD to have you, and... more » ratz: My teaching nuns reminded me of good parents - you didn't realize how good they were until much later when you wanted to say "thank you, and I'm sorry... more » NewsBunny: It's too bad the Vatican didn't devote this kind of scrutinty to priests who were molesting children. more » nellicat: God, how I hate the Catholic Church. One of my cousins is a kick-ass nun, and she went to a parish to serve. Time went by, and the priest there retire... more » High_myopia: I read this piece earlier today, and it makes me incredibly sad that these women are being investigated by their own church. I was raised Catholic, a... more » -
#leftovers
Berlusconi Urged To Apologize For Sexist Remarks • Catholic Bishops Weigh In On Health Care
• Silvio Berlusconi recently made headlines after insulting a female politician during a live television show. He told Rosy Bindi that "I recognize you are increasingly more beautiful than you are intelligent." She replied: More » -
#catholicguilt
Reports Of Sex Abuse By Priests "Investigated" In Italy
Italy is just beginning to come to terms with the abuse of hundreds of children by members of the Catholic clergy. And that may only be the tip of the iceberg. More » -
#nunsense
Vatican Attempts To Erase Images Of Modern Service To God
Laurie Goodstein of the New York Times found some compelling evidence that a Vatican investigation into the lives of American nuns is really just an effort to force them out of participation in modern life. More » -
#leftovers
Russians Use Obama, Stupidity To Sell Ice Cream • Black Girls More Likely To Suffer From Bulimia
• This Russian ad for Duet ice cream has been slammed for its racist overtones. In addition to featuring a strange caricature, the ad (insultingly?) calls the chocolate/vanilla bar the "flavor of the week." • More » -
#roevworld
Brazilian Abortion Case Continues To Cause Controversy
Although the Catholic Church is standing strong with the decision to excommunicate the Brazilian medical team that performed an abortion on a 9-year-old rape victim, many have come forward with dissenting opinions. More » -
#oblatesistersofprovidence
Sister Act
Baltimore's Oblate Sisters of Providence, which celebrated its 180th birthday this year, was the first Catholic order in American to accept Black women as sisters. -
