Moore: 1, Berlusconi: 0

Staff / Truthdig Nov 4, 2010 So, as per usual, Italy's own media baron and embarrassment-in-chief Silvio Berlusconi is embroiled in another sex scandal involving another teenage girl. This time, however, he's made it worse with homophobic commentary that didn't fly with actress Julianne Moore. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Long, Rep. Souder

Staff / Truthdig May 18, 2010 Another day, another Capitol Hill sex scandal: On Tuesday, Congressman Mark Souder, a pro-life and pro-abstinence Republican from Indiana, announced that he was resigning after admitting he'd had an affair with a female staffer The woman in question (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Obama the Naive?; Defending Banking

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2010 This week's show certainly gets lively as the panelists debate whether Wall Street's work benefits the nation -- and the world at large -- or just its denizens' own bank accounts. Also, they take up Obama's performance as Wall Street's pied piper and engage in another on-air tussle over the Catholic Church's crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

European Catholic Clergy Faces Fallout From Sex Scandal

Staff / Truthdig Apr 22, 2010 Two more high-profile figures are paying the price for their parts, however direct or oblique, in the child abuse scandal still rippling through the ranks of the Catholic church By Thursday, the Vatican had officially retired . 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 )

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 )

Catholic Bishop ‘Can See the Arguments’ for Condoms in Third World

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 The highest-ranking Catholic clergyman in England and Wales, Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, has made the slightest of admissions that he understands why contraception use may seem, well, useful under certain conditions -- such as poverty, for example. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hitchens on Vatican Sex Scandals: ‘Enough of Forgiveness … We Need Justice’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2010 It's no secret that Christopher Hitchens isn't big on religion, but above and beyond his disdain of deity worship, he's got some serious issues with the Catholic Church's handling of both the child abuse claims made against clergy members (continued) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tiger Woods to Tee Off at Masters

Staff / Truthdig Mar 16, 2010 Tiger Woods' intermission is coming to a close. On Tuesday, Woods confirmed reports that he would be hitting the green again at next month's Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Tiger’s Mea Culpa

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 Golf superstar Tiger Woods has stayed out of the public eye since the news about his expansive infidelity scandal broke last Thanksgiving, but on Friday, an apparently penitent Woods made a brief appearance and a sober apology at a press conference before returning to continue his treatment program. Reactions to his show of contrition, perhaps unsurprisingly, were mixed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mark Foley Takes to the Airwaves

Staff / Truthdig Sep 15, 2009 Remember the name Mark Foley? It can be difficult to keep all the GOP sex scandals from blending together, especially when trying to remember one so far back as 2006, but Foley's the ex-congressman from Florida who wound up in big trouble for sending raunchy messages to an underage page. Now, Foley is looking to reinvent himself on AM radio. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )