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French Disconnect

PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA MÊME CHOSE

Pieter Vree

The archbishop of Toulouse worries about a convicted priest’s “social death.” What about the child whose life and faith the priest most assuredly destroyed?

Uncle Ted’s Long Shadow

HIS NETWORK LIVES ON

Pieter Vree

Apart from the possible connection to Francis’s old pal McCarrick, McElroy is basically a Francis clone. He’s parroted the Pope’s pet projects at nearly every turn.

A Machiavellian on the Throne of Peter?

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

Francis’s soundbite approach to theology has been a disaster for the Church. But worse have been the machinations from which the dissembling serves to distract us.

Dispatch from the Dead Letter Office

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

The McCarrick report is a historical accounting that doesn’t hold anyone accountable, and it will have no practical consequences.

Spendthrift Shepherds & Pervert Priests: Where Are They Now?

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

Here we follow-up on some disgraced prelates and their inner circles who did the dirty work of covering fraudulent, criminal behavior.

Million-Dollar Bishops

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

It’s no coincidence that financial corruption walks hand in hand with sexual immorality. Where you find one, you’ll often find the other.

Father Figuring

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

The Catholic Church's sex-abuse problem is caused by predators who wear clerical collars and who are protected by a clericalist culture.

An Outcast Among Organization Men

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

Few are the churchmen who are willing to speak publicly about the root cause of the sex-abuse crisis: the scourge of homosexuality in the priesthood.

Ecce Papa Franciscus!

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

The Pope convened a summit for February 2019 with the presidents of all bishops’ conferences to discuss "protection of minors."

Dante’s Divine Comedy & the Viganò Testimony

GUEST COLUMN

Joshua Hren

Then as now, opinion makers try to reduce those who testify against Church corruption to resentful reactionaries working out their revenge.

At Last, a Reckoning?

NEW OXFORD NOTEBOOK

Pieter Vree

Archbishop Viganò has cracked open the Vatican cone of silence and exposed what might be a Church-wide cover-up of McCarrick’s crimes.

Uncle Ted McCarrick: Queen Pin of the Lavender Mafia

Many, many priests and bishops knew Theodore McCarrick was a serial molester and yet, somehow, McCarrick got the ultimate appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington D.C., and was elevated to the rank of cardinal.

Archbishop Niederauer's Eucharistic Moment

What happens when the Archbishop of San Francisco comes face-to-face with costumed blasphemers? He gives them Communion.

An Update on Fr. Timothy Radcliffe

The former Dominican Master General says Catholics need to stretch their minds by reading gay novels, having gay friends and listening to them.

Is the Catholic Church Going the Way of the Episcopal Church?

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Neuhaus calls on Benedict to issue a "discernable and decisive response" to the document on homosexuals in the seminaries. There is little likelihood of that.

Smooth as Silk

Why have we seen so little reference in the mainstream media to the role of homosexual culture played in the clergy sex abuse scandal.

Homosexuals in the Seminary

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

Fr. Thomas Reese, S.J., the former editor of America magazine, said that "with the shortage of priests, the church can hardly afford to dismiss gay seminarians."

A Case Study in the Theology of Apology

As for apologies to homosexuals, the saga of San Diego Bishop Robert Brom could be instructive.

Cincinnati's West-Side Story

WRESTLER PRIESTS AND LAPDOG EDITORS

Michael S. Rose

Elder's reputation was tarnished by the revelation that five priests who formerly taught at the high school were suspended for substantiated allegations of sex abuse.

Protecting the Lavender Mafia?

GUEST COLUMN

Ken Skuba

Our diocesan-sponsored training course on sexual abuse misses the mark by diverting attention away from the root cause of the clergy sex abuse scandal.

Killing the Messenger

THE CASE OF FR. JAMES HALEY

Michael S. Rose

Ever since Haley's testimony in the legal deposition was made public and reported in the media, the bishop went on an offensive to demonize the whistleblower priest.

Claims of Fraud, Conspiracy & Obstruction of Justice

ARE CERTAIN AMERICAN BISHOPS RACKETEERS?

Michael S. Rose

A former seminarian's investigation revealed a pattern of deception in the dioceses of Boston, L.A., St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chicago, Manchester, and Portland.

Why Won't Our Bishops Solve the "Gay" Priest Problem?

Uh, well... maybe because they're part of the problem

How Many of Our Priests Are Leading Secret Lives?

Some Catholics believe in universal salvation because they refuse to give up their sins.

The Face of "Gay" Clericalism

A gang of 26 priests in the Altoona-Johnstown diocese demand gay-friendly seminarians.

From "Rembert the Reconciler" To "Rembert the Unperson"?

Archbishop Weakland empties Church coffers for his...uh, young male lover.

"Gay" Priests Set the Tone

Fr. Paul Shaughnessy blows the lid off the homosexualist subculture in the priesthood.