The Pope’s pursuit of relevance is embarrassingly outdated

Dec 19, 2023 by

by Tim Stanley, Spectator: The Pope is old and unwell. In whatever time he has left, he surveys his years as pontiff and counts only failure. What does he leave behind? Collapsing attendance, theological confusion, a few sentimental...

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Pope says Roman Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples

Dec 18, 2023 by

By Ido Vock, BBC News: Pope Francis has allowed priests to bless same-sex couples, a significant advance for LGBT people in the Roman Catholic Church. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church said priests should be permitted to bless...

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Pope’s removal of Bishop Strickland draws huge Catholic outrage, global media coverage

Nov 12, 2023 by

by Michael Haynes, LifeSite: ‘His persecution will only open the door for countless others to rise up.’ The morning’s news of Pope Francis removing the bishop of Tyler – Bishop Joseph Strickland – has made international waves...

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Pope Francis approves baptism for transgender people

Nov 10, 2023 by

by  Duncan Williams, Christian Today: In a significant move, Pope Francis has granted authorisation for the Catholic Church to baptise transgender individuals. Moreover, this new directive extends to the children of gay couples, allowing...

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Slovenian RC bishop incardinates ex-Jesuit artist after clean chit from Rome

Nov 7, 2023 by

by Jules Gomes, Church Militant: A Slovenian bishop has offered his episcopal patronage to a celebrity priest who has been accused of abusing over 25 nuns and who even engaged in a sexual threesome with two nuns in a so-called imitation...

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The Church has moved on from the 1970s – the Rupnik scandal shows the Pope must do so too

Nov 2, 2023 by

by Gavin Ashenden, Catholic Herald: One of the worst accusations against the integrity of the Catholic Church arise from the continuous sexual abuse scandals that have emerged in recent decades. In particular the “Spotlight scandals” of...

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