Posts Tagged ‘Catholicism’

The storm brewing around the leaked government memo suggesting the Pope should bring out his own range of condoms and stay the night in a Bradford council flat has provided me with quite a deal of amusement. You can just imagine Pope condoms, I wonder if they’d be shaped like his little hat? Can you [...]

The words ‘Catholic Church’ are now, to many, synonymous with ‘scandal’, ‘whitewash’, ‘cover up’ and ‘immoral’. This week’s letter from the Pope to the Irish church highlights his continued short sightedness. Catholics are among some of the most intolerant of all religious groups. Their stance on issues like homosexuality, abortion and contraception has always been [...]

The Telegraph – Popes Brother Admits Slapping Choirboys This is not in the least bit surprising. I think I’m now at the point where the Catholic church can do whatever they want and I will not be surprised. It makes no difference to me that this guy is now saying he is sorry. The fact [...]

The above is a question I’ve heard asked and discussed many, many times. In short, the answer is yes. Religion is a personal choice, it’s one that adults choose for various reasons. These reasons usually boil down to the fact that it makes the follower feel better. Whatever the reasons for following religion, the important [...]

In 2007 Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre was at the end of her tether. She’d been suffering from Parkinson’s Disease for years and in a final attempt at securing a supernatural recovery she got all her cronies to pray to the late John Paul II. Hoping he would intervene from on high her fellow nuns cried out to [...]

Times Online – Catholic adoption agency seeks exemption on gay adoption regulations It’s no surprise but the Catholics are flexing their muscles again and still refusing to enter the 21st century. A Catholic adoption agency is now seeking permission in the High Court to refuse to give children to gay couples despite the law. They’re [...]

Every so often the Pope emerges from his hidden world of luxury in the Vatican and makes a carefully constructed statement. His usual aim is to upset and anger as many of the ‘heathen’ world as possible with comments that are more often than not absolutely vile. Once again he speaks. This September the wannabe [...]

Well today it was proven that the Catholic Church has been doing what we’ve suspected for a long, long time. Abusing their position of power by raping innocent children. The church has been abusing it’s position for years and while many have suspected the existence of abuse, the scale and widespread awareness within the church [...]