Is the Pope another Nixon?
While some commentators are calling the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal a "Holy Watergate" — others damn the comparisons as "shameful"
Commentators are drawing parallels between the growing woes of Pope Benedict XVI and the fall of Richard Nixon. Just like Nixon, the Pope has been accused of covering up crimes, has blamed the media, and ignored calls to stand down. Some have even branded this... More
Pope's apology: Too little, too late?
Some wonder if Pope Benedict's apology for the child-sex-abuse scandal, even if heartfelt, fell shamefully short of offering concrete solutions
Pope Benedict XVI issued an eight-page pastoral letter of apology Saturday to the 15,000 victims of child sex abuse at the hands of Ireland's Roman Catholic Church. Using "impassioned" and "personal" language, the Pope expressed "shame and remorse" for the "criminal... More
Time to let priests have sex?
New evidence of sexual abuse lead some to wonder whether priests are being perverted by repressed desire
Has forcing celibacy on Catholic priests done far more harm than good? With the news that Pope Benedict XVI has become implicated in the sexual abuse crisis engulfing the Church, even "one of the Pope's closest advisers" has suggested the Church examine the "question... More
The meaning of the Pope's tears
Benedict reportedly wept during a meeting with victims of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest. Does this mean he is finally taking the scandal seriously?
The composed veneer of Pope Benedict XVI over the sex abuse crisis affecting the Catholic Church cracked this weekend, as he apparently wept during a meeting with victims of sexual abuse. The Pope spoke for half an hour with eight men from Malta who were abused... More
Is the Catholic Church being persecuted?
A senior Vatican priest has likened outrage at sex abuse in the Catholic Church to the persecution of the Jews
A Vatican official has courted controversy by likening anti-Catholic sentiment at the sex abuse scandal currently plaguing the church with what he called the "more shameful aspects of anti-Semitism." Jewish leaders have denounced the Reverend Raniero Cantalamessa... More
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