VATICAN CITY, December 27, 2018—As Catholic Faithful continue their Christmas celebrations this week, controversy has arisen over two public statements from high-ranking prelates that seemingly contradict Marian Dogmas of the Catholic Church. In an interview given to Portuguese new media, …
Illinois Attorney General: “The Catholic Church Has Failed in Its Moral Obligation” on Clerical Sex Abuse
Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan released a report on Wednesday that detailed her office’s preliminary findings on clerical sex abuse across the state. Madigan says Catholic dioceses in Illinois have failed to release the names of at least 500 members …
Under Growing Scrutiny, Pope’s C9 Council Becomes C6
Three of the pope’s closest advisers have been removed from their positions, including two who have been entangled in allegations of sexual abuse or abuse cover up. Arguably the most influential group of prelates during the pontificate of Pope Francis …
Fear, Power & Money: Alleged McCarrick Abuse Victim Shares Shocking Insights into Abuser’s Reign
Abuse. Conspiracy. Hush money. Bribes. Power players. Politics. Global agendas. The threat of violence. These are some of the themes that James Grein, the alleged longtime abuse victim of former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, discussed with Dr. Taylor Marshall in a …
Archbishop Viganò Breaks Silence About Family Legal Battle
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has finally spoken in his own defense about a decade-long legal battle with his brother, Father Lorenzo Viganò, over the sizable family estate left to the two brothers by their parents. The statement from Viganò comes after a …
It’s a Runaway Train, and the Devil Is Driving
“You hear that Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability.” –Agent Smith, The Matrix Allow me, if you will, to think out loud a bit. I had a theory pop into my head this morning after reading two pieces …
Ecclesiastical Corruption Must be Met Not Just With Prayer, but Action
“I have been asked over and over again by lay Catholics,” writes Fr. Gerald Murray a recent column for The Catholic Thing, “‘What can I do to help resolve the crisis in the Church?’ My answer is: ‘Pray and act.’ …
Italian Bishops Take Aim at Summorum Pontificum, Want Traditional Mass Abrogated
As has so often been the case in the past year or two, an important report has surfaced on the Italian traditionalist blog, Messa in Latino (Mass in Latin). In it, the authors reveal that at the recent Italian Bishops’ …
Cupich and Wuerl Propose Alternative Sex Abuse Response Plan. Is Anyone Really Surprised?
Image courtesy of Archdiocese of Boston/Flickr (CC 2.0) It’s a story I’ve seen described as both a “shock” and a “bombshell.” But is it really? Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported yesterday that Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich and the disgraced-into-resignation-but-kept-in-power-anyway Cardinal …
With Death of Spaemann, A Church in Crisis Loses Another Powerful Voice
The Church in crisis has lost yet another champion with the death of Professor Robert Spaemann at the age of 91. He is said to have died peacefully on December 10 “after a long period of age-related suffering.” I must …
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