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Rome's Gay Priest Scandal Makes Everyone Look Bad
By David Gibson - Politics DailyAn Italian magazine that went undercover to report on the sexual hijinks of three gay priests in Rome is causing a major headache for Pope Benedict XVI at a time when his record on dealing with the sexual abuse of children by clerics was already an intractable crisis for the Catholic Church. But in this case there is actually enough blame to go around so that nobody should be pointing fingers. First off, there are the journalistic ethics of the tabloid news magazine, Panorama, which published its expose' on Friday. Panorama is owned by Italian prime minister and media magnate Silvio ...
The Church of England's War Within Over Women Bishops
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyI don't envy the archbishop of Canterbury. As the titular head of the Anglican communion -- the world's third largest Christian denomination -- Rowan Williams (pictured) has struggled to hold together a church that is fundamentally divided over issues like whether or not to ordain gay priests and female bishops. And if this past weekend is any bellwether of what's to come, he's not going to be able to keep his Communion "communal" for much longer. The latest showdown among Anglicans took place in the archbishop's own backyard. It was at a meeting of the Church of England's General Synod (a ...
New Catholic Sex Abuse Findings: Gay Priests Are Not the Problem
By David Gibson - Politics DailyBALTIMORE -- For much of the past decade it has been an article of faith for many, bolstered by the testimony of thousands of victims, that the Catholic priesthood is a haven for child molesters and that the Catholic bishops have been particularly guilty of covering up for those abusers. But preliminary results from a sweeping study of sexual abuse in the priesthood show that the Catholic Church has been much like the rest of society in terms of the incidence of abuse and the response by its institutional leaders. The data, which was presented to the U.S. hierarchy on the second day of their ...
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