Saint Paolo Gabriele
Posted on 27. May, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
For the Roman Catholic Church, it has been a bad… well, I would say era (ever since the plebs started waking up in the mid-1500s), but for brevity’s sake let’s say century. The gargantuan religion-cum-nation has suffered some serious blows lately (largely because some of those blows were non-consensual affairs) and its worldwide integrity is [...]
Roman Catholicism and OWS
Posted on 27. Oct, 2011 by Alex Sharp in Current Events
At least a few religious leaders of almost every stripe have come out in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The voices of Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist and Muslim leaders have been joined by the support of a group not everyone would have thought would throw in their hat into the OWS ring: The Roman [...]
The Widening Schism Between Ireland And The Roman Catholic Church
Posted on 07. Aug, 2011 by Alex Sharp in Current Events
After centuries of blind obedience to the Catholic Church, the nation of Ireland seems to be pulling away from the Vatican – at least politically. A speech recently given by Enda Kenny, the Prime Minister of Ireland, to the Irish parliment was loaded with invective directed squarely at the Roman Catholic Church. What brought it [...]
The Pope Mulls Proper Use Of Condoms
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Alex Sharp in Current Events
The newest book about the Roman Catholic Church and her leader, Pope Benedict XVI, is a bit of a sensation even through it had yet to be released. The 219 page read is titled “Light of the World: The Pope, the Church and the Signs of the Times” and is the result of six one-hour [...]
Controversy Continues to Plague The Roman Catholic Church
Posted on 14. Mar, 2009 by Alex Sharp in Current Events
The Roman Catholic Church has had an extra share of controversies this year. Rounding out the busy social calendar of first quarter 2009 are the reintegration of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a Holocaust-denying Bishop, an attempted appointment of ultra-conservative Austrian priest Gerhard Maria Wagner, and a creationist-snubbing council on evolution. Now there’s [...]
Christian India: A Two Thousand Year Old Tradition
Posted on 11. Nov, 2008 by Alex Sharp in History
Several days ago I had a fascinating conversation with a gentlemen who was totally unaware that India is, in fact, has one of the world’s oldest populations of Christians. I made a point of talking about this with a few other people, all of whom were similarly surprised by this information. While one of the [...]
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