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The Fall of Rome? NY and sex abuse payouts
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David Gibson
Behind all the justifiable hosannas for Archbishop Timothy Dolan as he prepares to take over as leader of the Archdiocese of New York is a looming financial crisis in the form of a bill in Albany that would lifte the statute of limitations for a year on claims–though only on private institutions like the Catholic…
SSPX Bishop Williamson apologizes. Sort of…
By
David Gibson
The Holocaust-denying schismatic Traditionalist was just kicked out of Argentina, which seems unjust to me, despite Williamson’s noxious views. Today, back in his native England, Wiliamson issued an apology, via ZENIT (an arm of the Legionaries, which has had its own travails), for his quite detailed argument that the Nazis did not gas Jews in death camps.…
Pope Benedict criticizes the criticizers
By
David Gibson
The pontiff is taking unnamed critics to task, as per this CNS story, “Pope cautions against destructive polemics in the church.” The pope, speaking in German at his noon blessing Feb. 22, asked for prayers to St. Peter so that “disturbances and storms do not shake the church” and that Catholics remain united in faith…
Lenten recession reflection: Jim Martin on “The Colbert Report”
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David Gibson
Stephen Colbert wants to know why he should “jump on the poverty bandwagon” with the rest of us–and with those vowed religious who are ahead of the poverty curve (oh, and there’s chastity and obedience, too). Jesuit Father Jim Martin explains it all to him, and us…Funny and insightful. That’s him. (Colbert, I mean.) The…
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