Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens Call for Pope’s Arrest

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2010 British authors and atheists Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, whom Terry Eagleton has affectionately referred to as the combined entity known as "Ditchkins," are joining legal forces to see if Pope Benedict XVI can be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Accused of Letting Past Abuse Case Languish

Staff / Truthdig Apr 10, 2010 Yet another sexual abuse case from the past has come back to haunt the Vatican, and this time, Pope Benedict XVI is being scrutinized for decisions he made about the case while in his prior position at the Holy See On Friday, The Associated Press released (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jon Stewart’s Not Buying What the Vatican’s Selling

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2010 As allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy members continue to challenge the church, the Vatican, according to a visibly agitated Jon Stewart, has failed to respond appropriately, instead adopting a victim stance with the Western media as its persecutor. Quick -- cue the kitten footage! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vatican Preacher Compares Backlash Over Clergy Abuse Scandal to Anti-Semitism

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2010 Note to the Vatican: Adopting the mantle of victimhood in the face of accusations of sexual abuse by clergy members and attempted cover-ups by other church officials is not bound to go over very well with the public -- especially if parallels are drawn to the persecution of the Jews. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vatican: Pope Has Immunity in Abuse Cases

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 On Thursday, the Vatican's top legal official pointed out that Pope Benedict XVI won't be implicated in any of the sex abuse cases currently under investigation, as he is technically a head of state. Also, the Vatican would like The New York Times to "reconsider its attack mode" regarding the pope. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sinead O’Connor Faces Off With Catholic Flack Over Pedophilia, Post-Pubescence

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 Hey, remember Sinead O'Connor? Remember Sinead O'Connor's beef with the pope back in the day? Well, now she's a bit older and has more hair on her head, but she's still up for a good tussle with the Catholic powers that be, as she demonstrates (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Crisis of Catholicism

William Pfaff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2010 I would think one judgment history will make on the Catholic Church's Second Vatican Council (1962-65), under Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI, will be a reproach for its failure to lift the rule of celibacy for secular priests. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Pope Accepts Irish Bishop’s Resignation

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI has OK'd the resignation of Bishop John Magee, an Irish clergyman who had held prominent positions within the Catholic Church for decades and whose diocese was rocked by allegations of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy ranging from at least the mid-1990s. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Church Sex Abuse Scandal Reaches Pope’s Circles

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2010 One of Pope Benedict XVI's past decisions as head of an archdiocese in Germany has come back around in relation to a priest accused of molesting boys three decades ago, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Irish Bishops Called on the Carpet

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2010 The long-running clergy sexual abuse scandal within Dublin's Archdiocese is still the Catholic Church's problem, and on Monday, Pope Benedict XVI met with Irish bishops for the first part of a two-day strategy and damage-control session at the Vatican. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marx Gets a Boost from the Vatican

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2009 Although Pope Benedict XVI made a point of denouncing institutionalized Marxism two years ago, the Vatican's own newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, last week cast a more redemptive light on Karl Marx's ideas by going to the primary source and validating the German economist's critiques of capitalism. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Does Obama Have a Friend in the Vatican?

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jul 9, 2009 When Obama meets with Benedict XVI on Friday, there will be no right-wing Catholic demonstrators upbraiding the pontiff for conferring the church's legitimacy upon this liberal politician. In fact, when it comes to economics, this conservative pope is to the left of the president.When Obama meets with Benedict XVI on Friday, there will be no right-wing Catholic demonstrators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )