Category: Roman Catholic Hypocrisy
Thousands of Catholics in the United States may have to be re-baptized after the church discovered a priest had gotten one word wrong in the blessing for decades — invalidating the rite. For 26 years, Father Andres Arango had been performing the first sacrament of Catholic life with the words, “We baptize you,” instead of […] Read More
Emmanuel Macron’s decision to double funding for Roman Catholic schools in the region is part of a long line of politicians courting right-wing Catholic voters. The president particularly wants to send a message to voters for the far-right candidate Éric Zemmour, “who can draw a lot on the Catholic fringes of the electorate”, explains Tudor. […] Read More
The 125-strong group, which includes priests and workers in education and administration, published a statement demanding an end to the “discrimination and exclusion” they had experienced. “I don’t want to hide my sexual identity any more,” Uwe Grau, a priest in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, was quoted on the group’s website as saying. “We are […] Read More
Salesian Catholic Priest Father Anthony Pezzotta encounters the truth in the Bible Steeped in Catholicism, Anthony Pezzota entered the seminary in Bergamo in Italy at 11-years old. Even though he saw conflicts between Catholicism and the Bible, he focused on his calling to serve God and was ordained a priest in 1961. Fr. Pezzotta studied […] Read More
The Vatican’s sacrament of vaccination mandates have been among the strictest of any in the world. Last February, the Vatican mandated that all its employees receive the coronavirus vaccine, threatening to demote or fire those who refuse. Those who decline the vaccine “without proven health reasons” make themselves liable to “consequences of different degrees that can […] Read More
VATICAN CITY, Oct 6 (The Remnants) – Pope Francis said on Wednesday he was saddened and ashamed by the Catholic Church’s inability to deal with sexual abuse of children in France and that the Church must make itself a “safe home for everyone”. “I would like to express to the victims my sadness, sorrow for […] Read More
The Vatican hopes a meeting where world religious leaders will take a common stand on the environment can “raise ambitions” on what can be achieved at next month’s U.N. Climate Change Conference, its foreign minister says. The leaders, including Pope Francis, will sign a joint appeal and hand it to Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di […] Read More
PARIS, Oct 3 (The Remnants) – The French Catholic Church has had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission investigating the sex abuse scandal said in an interview published on Sunday. The scandal in the French Church is the latest to hit the Roman […] Read More
“To the world’s billion-plus Catholics, the Pope is one of the most trusted messengers and holds unparalleled influence,” Sherman said. “We are extremely grateful to him and the Cardinals and Archbishops for lending their voices and platforms to help people across the globe feel more confident in the vaccines.” The ad includes Pope Francis, Gomez, […] Read More
ROME — The Caritas office of the Argentinian diocese of Venado Tuerto apologized this week for posting a prayer to Pachamama, an Andean deity, on its social media. “The Pachamama is a symbol of fertility, the earth and the sanctity of life,” reads the since deleted August 1 post. “It is a myth full of spiritual meaning […] Read More
Pontiff fails to issue direct apology for church’s role in residential schools where children were abused. Pope Francis has said he was pained by the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Catholic school for indigenous students in Canada and called for respect of the rights and cultures of native peoples, but […] Read More
One of Roman Catholicism’s most influential liberal figures, Germany’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx, has offered to resign as archbishop of Munich, saying he had to share responsibility for the “catastrophe” of sexual abuse by clerics over past decades. His offer, which Pope Francis has yet to accept, follows an uproar among the German faithful over abuse. […] Read More
The Roman Catholic Church has always had a penchant for things that are odd, creepy, dark, weird and offbeat. Did you know that every Roman Catholic Church has a ‘relic‘ of a Catholic ‘saint’ built into the altar? Do you know what a relic is? It is a body part. How’s that for weird, creepy and sinister? […] Read More
Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses have paid a total of $84 million to victims of sexual abuse within the state, a sum that has been distributed among a total of 564 victims. The payout comes after a bombshell grand jury report that exposed a pervasive and sadistic culture of child sexual exploitation among more than 300 clergy. More […] Read More
Seven victims of child sex abuse at the hands of the Catholic Church are suing Pope Francis, alleging Tuesday that he and the Vatican were aware that many priests were habitually molesting children, yet they kept it secret and did nothing to stop it. The abuse survivors, who brought the lawsuit in Manhattan Federal Court, are […] Read More
The bishops agreed homosexuality was a ‘normal form’ of human sexual identity Chair of the Marriage and Family Commission made announced after Berlin talks It comes ahead of a controversial two-year ‘Synodal Process’ by the Germans. German bishops have said homosexuality is ‘normal’ as the country’s Catholic Church begins a controversial review of its teachings […] Read More
And praying, do not use vain repetitions like the pagans, for they think that in their many words they will be heard. – Matthew 6:7 Berean Literal Bible The Vatican has launched a new ‘eRosary’ bracelet in the hopes of appealing to younger, more tech-savvy generations. The wearable gadget, which costs $109 (£85), is designed to be worn […] Read More
VATICAN CITY, November 15, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis said today that he is thinking about adding the “‘ecological sin’ against our common home” to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. “We have to introduce―we are thinking about it―to the Catechism of the Catholic Church the sin against ecology, the ‘ecological sin’ against our common […] Read More
TORONTO, November 13, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — A dozen Catholics braved sharp November winds outside the Toronto archdiocesan office Tuesday to pray publicly that Cardinal Thomas Collins reverse a school board vote they say brings gender ideology into Catholic schools in violation of Church teaching. Organized by Campaign Life Coalition, Canada’s largest pro-life, pro-family national lobbying […] Read More
VATICAN CITY, November 13, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) ― The Holy See and the pro-abortion Rockefeller Foundation teamed up for a conference on food waste this week. The “Conference on Reduction of Food Loss and Waste” was held in Vatican City on November 11 and 12. It was co-hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Rockefeller Foundation […] Read More
ENGLAND, November 4, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – The Catholic diocese of Salford in north-west England has become the latest of multiple Catholic dioceses around the United Kingdom to begin hosting “LGBT+ Masses.” In Salford, as in the other dioceses, the LGBT+ Masses enjoy the support of their respective local bishops. Advertisements for the Masses have become […] Read More
