Thursday, January 08, 2009

News Updates, 1/8

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus dead at age 72
An intellectual guru of what came to be known as the 'religious right'

PepsiCo gives $1,000,000 to help promote the gay agenda
Company forces employees to attend sexual orientation classes

Maine bishop appeals ecclesial tribunal’s acquittal of priest
Bishop Richard Malone of Portland has appealed to the Vatican an ecclesiastical tribunal’s decision that abuse allegations against Father Thomas Lee, now 81, were unproven. Father Lee was removed from ministry in 2003.

Lawsuit: Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse knew of abuse
A Plover, Wis., woman has sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, claiming it allowed a priest to remain active for nearly four decades despite knowing he had a history of molesting children.

Israelis outraged as Cardinal Martino refers to Gaza 'concentration camp'
The president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has angered Israeli diplomats by comparing the Gaza Strip to a "big concentration camp." Cardinal Renato Martino made his comments in an interview for an Italian web site.
[Why this man is given any credence is simply amazing...]

Is the devil gaining a foothold in Rome?
Estimated 800 satanic cults operating in Italy

Atheist bus campaign introduced in Britain
'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying...'

Atheist bus ad campaign provokes bitterness
Controversial billboard messages spread to Spain

New Orleans drops charges against Catholics
Protesters arrested after they refused to leave church

Ireland orders new probe into Catholic sex abuse
Gov't to investigate bishop's mishandling of complaints

Catholic students shun HPV vaccine in Calgary
Less than 20 percent turn up for controversial jab

Brooklyn bishop victim of identity theft
'Crooks have no regard for...even a man of the cloth'

Adult women play house with fake babies
'It's like a hobby, and it doesn't really hurt anybody'

Vatican cardinal: Gaza is 'big concentration camp'
'Defenseless populations are always the ones who pay'

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