Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Staff / TruthdigMay 3, 2010
Declaring that he only wants "to be treated fairly like everyone else," auteur-in-exile Roman Polanski spoke out on his own behalf on Sunday via his ally Bernard-Henri Lévy's website, claiming that there are "no grounds" for his extradition to the U.S. to face charges related to his decades-old sexual assault case. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigApr 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 )
William Pfaff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigOct 6, 2009
After his legal team came up short Tuesday with its request that Swiss officials reconsider his recent arrest and release him on bail, film director Roman Polanski remained behind bars, unable to spend his time awaiting his fate from his resort home in Gstaad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 17, 2009
If we have reached the point in society where basic adult concern for children is mistaken for evil, we're back in Salem, 1692. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 7, 2009
Any salient points that hard-boiled Long Island Congressman Peter King made about the media's Michael Jackson fixation were, for one, overshadowed by his descriptions of Jackson as a "low-life" and a "pedophile," and also apparently lost on certain mainstream media outlets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 24, 2008
Or so he says in a series of videos on his megachurch's Web site. Among other highlights, Warren blames bloggers and talk radio for stirring up the controversy around his forthcoming inauguration prayer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 19, 2008
Rick Warren's work on the environment, poverty and AIDS make him hard to pigeonhole, but a recent interview, during which he compared homosexuality to incest and pedophilia, crossed a line. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 14, 2008
The "Real Time" host uses the recent raid on a polygamist compound to point a finger at the Vatican, which he calls "the Bear Sterns of organized pedophilia -- too big to fail." This wasn't one of Maher's more applauded closing numbers, but it's not one you should miss. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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