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Priest sex abuse talks draw few Only about 100 show for three discussion sessions offered by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. By SHARON TUBBS, STEPHEN NOHLGREN and JAMIE JONES © St. Petersburg Timespublished November 16, 2002 Tampa Bay area Catholics got a rare chance Friday to press the church for answers about a national sex abuse scandal that landed some clergy in jail and forced stricter policies for misconduct. But few did. Of more than 372,000 Roman Catholics in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, about 100 showed up at three discussions in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Brooksville to discuss...

Cardinal Law is testifying live now on Court TV and he's obfuscating and lying his a** off. Lord have mercy.

St. Pete Diocese Paid 15 Victims, Lynch SaysBy MICHELLE BEARDEN mbearden@tampatrib.comPublished: Jun 14, 2002 DALLAS - The Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg has paid $350,000 to $400,000 to about 15 victims of sexual abuse since January 1996, Bishop Robert Lynch said Thursday. The disclosure - the first time the bishop has revealed settlements made under his watch - was made at the spring meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Dallas. Lynch said the money mainly went toward counseling fees. Seven diocesan priests under his jurisdiction have been accused of sexual abuse since he was installed as bishop,...

EXTRA SYNODAL LEGISLATION Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz Statement issued by Bishop Fabian Bruskewitz (published in Southern Nebraska Register, March 22, 1996) All Catholics in and of the Diocese of Lincoln are forbidden to be members of the organizations and groups listed below. Membership in these organizations or groups is always perilous to the Catholic Faith and most often is totally incompatible with the Catholic Faith. Planned Parenthood Society of Saint Pius X (Lefebvre Group) Hemlock Society Call to Action Call to Action Nebraska Saint Michael the Archangel Chapel Freemasons Job's Daughters DeMolay Eastern Star Rainbow Girls Catholics for a Free...

May 24, 2002 ``Hey, if I could get that kind of deal, I'd wear a Speedo for the bishop,'' cogently observed one wag at the end of the bar. Unfortunately for the aforementioned wag, a building contractor himself, given the fact he was, shall we say, at a certain age in life and somewhat physique-challenged, the Speedo gambit quite likely would not have had the desired marketing effect on his business. Much has been made of the revelations Bishop Robert Lynch has funneled more than $30.3 million worth of construction business toward a company owned by his pal David Herman,...

    Perspective Celibacy’s history of power and money By ARTHUR JONES Whoa, slow down a minute on the celibacy talk and married priests. Let’s remind ourselves how the Catholic church got into the celibacy mess.It didn’t have anything to do with sex, purity and holiness.It was the money.And when one mixes money and the Catholic church, there’s usually a mess. That’s how we got a Reformation. Selling indulgences -- guarantees of time off in purgatory.If the church tried selling indulgences today it would be prosecuted under the RICO law.Indulgences were and are guarantees signed and sealed by folks...

  Email This ArticleAnswering Scandal with Personal Holiness    FR. ROGER J. LANDRY The headlines were captured recently by the news that perhaps up to seventy priests in the Archdiocese of Boston have abused young people whom they were consecrated to serve. It's a huge scandal and I'd like to tackle the issue head-on. You have a right to it. We can't pretend it didn't happened. So today I'd like to discuss what our response should be as faithful Catholics to this terrible scandal. A homily delivered at Espirito Santo parish in Fall River, MA on the Fourth Sunday of...

Letter to President Bush re. military action CARDINAL BEVILACQUA WRITES TO PRESIDENT BUSH REGARDING MILITARY ACTION Text of Letter October 16, 2001 The Honorable George W. Bush The President of the United States of America The White House Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. President: Like all Americans, I have been reflecting a great deal on the evil events of September 11, 2001, and about their immediate and long-term consequences. I write to thank you for the strong and wise leadership that you and your administration have been providing, and to express my prayerful support for the multidimensional response to ...

MARY JOHN DYE -- The Rev. Mary John Dye is pastor of Archdale (N.C.) United Methodist Church. A UMNS photo. Photo number 00-159, Accompanies UMNS #532, 11/28/00 Commentary: Give thanks for political correctnessNov. 27, 2000 News media contact: Linda Green· (615)742-5470· Nashville, Tenn. {532} NOTE: A photograph of the Rev. Mary John Dye is available. A UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Mary John Dye* I love November. This is the month when the culture is awash with reminders of something very dear to my heart: reminders to be grateful for the blessings of life. But there is one thing ...

Press Statement June 28, 2000Contact: Erik Alsgaard (202) 488-5631 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United Methodist General Board of Church and Society Decries Supreme Court Decision Allowing Discrimination by Boy Scouts of America The General Board of Church and Society of The United Methodist Church joins its historic partners in the interreligious community to express our disappointment with the Supreme Court’s decision allowing the Boy Scouts of America to deny membership to homosexual youth. The General Board of Church and Society , together with the United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, The Diocesan Council ...

The United Methodist Church may be one of the most dangerous organizations in the United States, or the world for that matter. The implied objectives of the United Methodist Church doctrine (as stated in the UMC “Social Principles” and The Book of Resolutions) are to overthrow the economic, social and Christian principles on which America was founded. Let me explain. Continues here. It's long.

I'm a member of the United Methodist Church. Publicity surrounding the Elian Gonzalez situation made me aware of the UMC General Board for Church and Society for the first time. I decided to check out the GBCS website. You'll find the General Board for Church and Society web at: http://www.umc-gbcs.org/ Check out the "Our Social Witness" and "Advocacy" links from the main page. In particular, go to: http://www.umc-gbcs.org/econ.htm That page is part of "The United Methodist Social Principles". It apparently states the UMC's views on "The Economic Community". It's pure Marxist propaganda. It reads just like the Communist Manifesto. In ...