The Vatican Is Rocked by Sex Scandals and Drug Arrests
Three scandals have raised the question of whether the Church can (or should) survive such extreme departures from traditional doctrine led by Pope Francis. [...]
Three scandals have raised the question of whether the Church can (or should) survive such extreme departures from traditional doctrine led by Pope Francis. [...]
The Catholic Church, much in the manner of a modern corporation, is a sprawling edifice of operations and functions. To hold part of it accountable for abuses – against human, bank account, or country – has presented a formidable legal obstacle.
This nightmare has taken place amidst a broader question: the extent Church officials believe they are accountable to secular justice, or those ordained by the Church itself. St. Augustine’s point was clear enough: of the two sovereignties – that of the City of Man, or that of God – the latter would prevail.
The Hill reports: Pope Francis issued a stark warning against “dangerous” international alliances, including between the U.S. and Russia, on Saturday. The Pope said that he was afraid of “very dangerous alliances
(ANTIMEDIA Op-ed) — As a prodigal son who has fallen away from the flock, I cannot help but look back on my 12 years of Catholic schooling with a wry smile and a mocking wink whenever the idiosyncrasies of Roman Catholic liturgy make their way into the news.
Cardinal George Pell, who is the Vatican treasurer, has been charged with sexual-assault crimes. For decades, he has been accused of covering up child molestation and rape cases involving the clergy. [...]
Analysis of the pros and cons in Hoffman’s book The Occult Renaissance Church of Rome, as well as other topics in the full analysis related to my articles on Augustine and the filioque.
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Historians might scratch their heads a long time to figure out when and why it happened, but by the time King Donald was doing the Arabian sword dance and rubbing King Salman’s magic lantern, he was gone. Well, he was just permanently absent, as if the little lucidity that remained had been switched off.
When President Trump visited the Vatican this week, the Pope gave him his encyclical on climate change. An encyclical is a document by the Pope that expresses his personal opinion. The encyclical on climate change was written by globalists who are collectivists, depopulation advocates, and whose reverence for Gaia (Mother Earth) is on a par with any pagan religion.
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