Bishop Magee Resigns
They're incapable of straight talk. They just can't do it. Here's an extract from John Magee's resignation statement: -- I...
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Archbishop Suggests Widening of State Inquiry into Clerical Child Abuse
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, responding to the pope's recent pastoral letter to Irish Catholics, has hinted that the official inquiry into...
Pope’s Pastoral Letter to Irish Catholics
As I read the Pope's Pastoral Letter on clerical sexual abuse I was worried that he wouldn't come up with...
But It Was 1975!
I keep hearing people saying it was 1975 in discussion about clerical sexual abuse. It was 1975. We didn't understand. ...
Cardinal Seán Brady’s Apology
Seán Brady gave a homily today in which he addressed his handling of the rapes by Brendan Smyth. Unfortunately, though...
Seán Brady and the Brendan Smyth Sexual Abuse Cover-Up
This article was first published on the 15th March 2010. ______________________________________ Cardinal Seán Brady has featured in a good number...
Unfair to Pick on Church Over Child Abuse, Says Bishop Christy Jones
You'd think, wouldn't you, after all that has been said and done, after all that has been revealed, after all...
Bishops and Backhanders
Let's say you're an Irish Catholic bishop. And let's say you're stuck for money, as a result of all those...
Are you Paying off the Catholic Church’s Child Abuse Debts?
There was much consternation recently when the Bishop of Ferns asked parishioners to help him to pay off the debts...
Age of Consent in the Vatican is 12
It seems that the age of sexual consent in the Vatican City is 12. Twelve. In the Vatican, apparently, you...
