More Big Condom News From the Pope

Staff / Truthdig Nov 24, 2010 Now there's a headline we didn't count on writing anytime soon, at least not with this news under it: Pope Benedict XVI followed his surprising words about male prostitutes and condoms with a clarification, according to one Father Federico Lombardi (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pope Knows Condoms

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Pope Gets Preachy About Gays, Abortion in Spain

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2010 While in Barcelona, Spain, to dedicate Antoni Gaudi's famous, yet unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica, Pope Benedict XVI got down to some unfinished business of his own, zeroing in on a short list of favorite family values issues he sees as causes for concern (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deaf Defendant Includes Pope in Sex-Abuse Suit

Staff / Truthdig Sep 28, 2010 By virtue of his past and present vaunted positions in the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI has certainly had to deal with the ramifications of the wide-ranging sex abuse scandal that's still rocking the Vatican But now the pontiff has actually been named (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cardinal Error: Pope’s Aide Not Sorry (Yet) for ‘Third World’ Slight

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2010 Things got off to a not-so-cracking start for Pope Benedict XVI's U.K. tour after a member of his entourage, one Cardinal Walter Kasper, compared Britain to a "Third World country" just hours before Team Vatican prepared for arrival Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

British Probe Finds Convicted Priests Still in the Fold

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2010 The Catholic Church has made remorseful noises and gestures in response to the widespread allegations of clergy sex abuse coming in from multiple dioceses, and some accused parties have been duly punished in recent months or have they? . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Doesn’t Let Irish Bishops Resign

Staff / Truthdig Aug 11, 2010 Two Catholic bishops in Ireland attempted to resign late last year in the midst of a scandal about widespread sexual abuse occurring in their Dublin diocese, but Pope Benedict XVI wasn't having it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Italian Women Ask Pope to Drop Celibacy Rule

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2010 A group of Italian women has posted an open letter to the pope on an Internet forum, asking Benedict XVI to reconsider the Catholic Church's celibacy requirement for clergy members, claiming that they (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Places Blame for Sex Abuse on Catholic Church

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2010 While other officials from the Catholic Church (ahem, Bill Donohue) have hesitated, to say the least, to look within the church for the source of the clergy sex abuse scandal, Pope Benedict XVI has apparently seen the light. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope on a Rope: Favorability Rating Falls in U.S. Poll

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI hasn't exactly won the hearts and minds of Americans in recent weeks, according to the results of a CNN/Opinion Research Corp survey released Friday, which showed the wear and tear of the ongoing clergy sex scandal on the pope's public standing (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: De-Sexifying Catholicism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 Now that the shameful clergy sex scandal has reached its grabby hands all the way to the top levels of the Vatican, it's time for drastic measures As John Hodgman makes chillingly clear in this "Daily Show" clip, the Catholic Church is an "extremely sexy place" (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Changes His Tune, Talks of ‘Penance’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2010 While performing Mass on Thursday morning, Pope Benedict XVI inched toward acknowledging the need for the Vatican to show more contrition over the slew of clergy sexual abuse cases that have compromised the Catholic Church's public standing in recent months (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )