Pope Benedict rejects Irish bishop’s resignation In a move that has stunned critics Pope Benedict XVI has rejected the resignations of two Dublin auxiliary bishops. Bishop Raymond Field and Bishop Eamonn Walsh had both tendered their resignations in 2009 in the wake of the Murphy report into clerical child abuse. Both men had come under [...]

I can dream, can’t I? Richard Dawkins: I will arrest Pope Benedict XVI RICHARD DAWKINS, the atheist campaigner, is planning a legal ambush to have the Pope arrested during his state visit to Britain “for crimes against humanity”. Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, the atheist author, have asked human rights lawyers to produce a case for [...]

Vatican denounces Avatar movie VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film “Avatar” simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion. L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio dedicated ample coverage to James Cameron’s big-grossing, 3-D spectacle. But the [...]

Yeah, that sounds like and healthy.. Pope ‘Whipped Himself In Remorse For Sins’ Reveals Nun POPE John Paul II regularly whipped himself in a sign of “remorse for his sins”, a nun has disclosed. Pope John Paul, who died four years ago at 84, is being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church – the [...]

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Pope blames atheists for global warming The Pope blames atheists for global warming. Pope Benedict is claiming atheists are responsible for the destruction of the environment. The Pope made the claims in a recent speech given at the Vatican. The claim is a puzzling attack on atheism that frankly makes little sense. Excerpt from the [...]

Pope: Basilica bones belong to apostle St. Paul Scientific tests prove bones housed in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome are those of the apostle St. Paul himself, according to Pope Benedict XVI. “Tiny fragments of bone” in the sarcophagus were subjected to carbon dating, showing they “belong to someone who lived in the [...]

Papal visit would not be welcome in wake of Ryan report POPE Benedict XVI is not entirely welcome here in the wake of the damning Ryan report, a survey found. More than half of people surveyed do not want a second papal visit following the revelations in the report on child abuse. An online survey [...]