Election 2012: The Clash of Civilizations

Culture Wars Flare Up

Tough Time for Catholics

Why the Pope is Wrong on Gay Marriage

 Our friends David and Brian, gay dads, are a perfect example of why the Pope is so wrong on this issue. Fantastic job Brian.

Pope Says Gay Marriage Threatens Humanity

Penn State and Catholic Church

Vatican Calls for Global Economic Reform

Story is here....

New Catholic Bishop for Evansville Diocese

The existential questions of life in Evansville.

Vision of Mary Officially Validated by Vatican

A nineteenth-century vision of the Virgin Mary in Wisconsin has been officially validated by the Vatican. It was officially mocked here by PZ Myers.

Pope Clarifies His Statement on Condoms

Pope on Condoms: Ireland Rejoices

Like I said yesterday, you can't make this stuff up...

Hello to all our new visitors - Thanksgiving Cartoon is up here!

Don't Worry - the Catholic Church is on the Case!

As usual with modern Catholicism, the real story is funnier than anything anyone could make up......

BP Gets all the Bad Press; Church, Toyota Delighted

That's Quite an Oil Slick

Europeans Leave the Catholic Church

Toyota's Problems Take Some Heat Off the Catholic Church

Another Critic of the Vatican

The beat goes on, and on. [via Steve Benen]. In the words of Andrew Sullivan:

Now we see how this cult of authority was directly connected to enabling the church to enable, hide and defend the rapists of children ... there is no escaping the verdict of history.

Vatican Response to Scandal is Fooling Nobody

It's all just 'the gossip of the moment', in the eyes of a prominent Cardinal. We'll see.

Evansville Bishop Gettelfinger Focuses on What's Important

Courier and Press has the story here.

Church Sex Scandal - The Hierarchy Takes Action!

As happens so often the guilty party goes after the messenger; here is the story in the LA Times. That came via Matt Tabai, who, I think it's fair to say, pulls no punches. To whine about the press coverage indicates that the hierarchy has somewhat missed the point - Andrew Sullivan sums it up pretty well:

It's not just the crime - about the most horrific there is and treated as the most despicable by most prison inmates - it's the cover-up! And the fact that the men who concocted the cover-up were never held truly accountable, never prosecuted, and, in one case, elevated to the papacy!

As a Catholic might say, "Amen".

Update: Maureen Dowd ain't pulling any punches today either.