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[Catholic Caucus] “Angelic Sins” and the New OrthodoxyIn my previous article, "Pope Francis’s Autobiography, or Why the Pope Shouldn’t Be a Psychoanalyst," I outlined the problem that arises when someone wielding as much authority as the Holy Father bases his assessments of the faithful under his care on personal assumptions about their psychological issues, combined with a tendency to generalize individual observations (not to mention potential imaginations) to a segment of the Church community.However, the entire situation—of which Pope Francis’ words in his autobiography are merely a symptomatic manifestation—has broader dimensions. Undoubtedly, there are many, but here I would like...

The confirmation hearings for Pete Hegseth on Tuesday brought some major fireworks. Democrat senators hammered Hegseth for his position on women in combat, but they saved their sharpest daggers for accusations of adultery and trouble with alcohol. Hegseth might easily identify with Cupid in the Outkast classic “Happy Valentine’s Day” — “I used to be a bad boy in my day” — but his story doesn’t end with the peccadilloes of his past. Instead, Hegseth’s story is one of redemption through faith in Jesus.While Hegseth pushed back on any of the anonymous attacks on his character, he wasn’t shy about...

Any jerk can get a woman pregnant with a few kids. It takes a man to raise a family. And it takes an even SUPERIOR man to have a secret family on top of that out of state that he visits on “work trips”.

Italian Bishops’ Newspaper: Luther a Foreshadow of FrancisThe Italian daily newspaper Avvenire which belongs to the Italian bishops , a homosexual propaganda publication, has characterized the ideas of Martin Luther as a "foreshadowing" of Francis' 2016 "Amoris Laetitia".As a matter of fact, Luther defended polygamy. The December 13 article is written by a certain Luciano Moia. He recalls the 500 anniversary in 2025 of the marriage between the Augustinian monk Luther and Katharina von Bora, a former nun.Moia bases his article on a certain Don Francesco Pesce, a professor of pastoral theology and director of the Family Center in Treviso,...

[Catholic Caucus] New 🌈 Cardinal: "Church Was Unjust Against Adulterers" - "Only Polygamy Is Adultery"Prohibiting divorced people who live in adultery from sacrilegiously grabbing Communion is "a huge, enormous injustice," homosexual activist Jean-Paul Vesco, Bishop of Algiers and since Saturday a Cardinal, believes.He admitted to LifeSiteNews.com (December 12) that "it is the position of the Church" that such adulterers are indeed adulterers: "If you don't come out of this sin of adultery, well, you can't receive the sacraments.""But for me, adultery is when you have two people in your life at the same time."And: "To say adultery in all situations...

In New York, adultery is no longer illegal. On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul approved the repeal of 1907 legislation that forbade the conduct. The penal law of New York had previously stated that “a person is guilty of adultery when he/she engages in sexual intercourse with another person at a time when he/she has a living spouse, or the other person has a living spouse.” The law was considered a Class B misdemeanor if broken, which carries a sentence of up to three months. The New York State Senate referred to the law as “outdated,” labeling it Biblically based.“While I’ve...

The wife of the chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Committee said he filed for divorce last month after having an affair with a younger woman, The Post has learned. Camie Green accused her husband, Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), of “having an affair with a 32 year old woman” in a group text sent Wednesday to other lawmakers that was reviewed by The Post. “I have offered reconciliation, and he wants nothing of it and has insisted on a divorce,” she said in the message, which a congressional aide told The Post was also forwarded via email to offices...

Former NBA center Vin Baker lost more than $100 million in career earnings and later became a Starbucks barista. Former NBA guard Kenny Anderson made $63 million and filed for bankruptcy the year he retired. Former NBA MVP Allen Iverson made more than $200 million but said during a 2012 divorce proceeding that he didn't have enough to afford a cheeseburger. Former All-Star Latrell Sprewell lost more than $97 million.

Molly Roden Winter had been married for a decade when, after an argument with her husband one night, she stormed out of the house and found herself in a bar. There, she started flirting with another man. "At the end of the night we exchanged numbers, which felt like … a breach of my marital contract," she tells ABC RN's Life Matters. Listen to the podcast Life Matters is here to help you get a handle on all the important stuff: love, sex, fitness, health, parenting, career, finances and family. Read more Later, when the man texted and Molly's husband...

A married teacher has been arrested over an alleged sexual relationship with a student after they were caught in 'states of undress' in a nature preserve. Jessica Sawicki, 37, from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, taught English at Hamilton High School West in Trenton, which is about a 20-minute drive from the preserve. She is accused of sexually assaulting the student - who has been described as 'at least 16 but not yet 18' - at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Upper Freehold.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) took aim at former President Trump for launching an initiative to sell Bibles on Tuesday and encouraged him to read what the Bible says about adultery. “Happy Holy Week, Donald. Instead of selling Bibles, you should probably buy one,” Cheney wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in response to a screenshot of Trump’s Bible pitch on Truth Social. “And read it, including Exodus 20:14,” Cheney added, referring to the verse that commands, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” In his latest effort to raise funds, Trump pitched his “God Bless...

Nikki Haley, 51, denied claims she cheated on her husband Michael before she became South Carolina governor in 2010 saying she was '100% faithful' Now, multiple GOP insiders tell DailyMail.com that they were intimately aware of Haley's infidelity at the time, saying: 'It was totally out in the open' Communications consultant Will Folks, 49, and lobbyist Larry Marchant, 61, both signed affidavits in 2010 alleging they had a sexual relationship with Haley

As various ministry leaders have made headlines recently, being found guilty of immoral and unethical behavior, there seems to be a pattern from their followers. They often cite David’s sin with Bathsheba and subsequent “restoration” as a reason to forgive and forget. Looking to their favorite leader as a beacon of inspiration and truth, followers hope to quickly overlook their failings to get them ministering again and feeding the flocks. As long as they repent of their ways and declare to do better, we should move on and not look back.Unfortunately, this line of thinking is not just among followers,...

This is the horrifying moment a man's wife allegedly flew into a jealous rage and set him on fire at a fish market she owns in Brazil. André Chapeta, 50, died on Friday less than a week after sustaining devastating burn injuries. The incident took place Monday at a store in Rio de Janeiro when Ana María Paixaõ spotted Chapeta sitting at a table. A surveillance camera showed Paixaõ walking past the counter and appearing to open a bottle before dousing a flammable liquid over his body. The woman allegedly then flicked a lighter and set him on fire. Chapeta...

[Catholic Caucus] Global synod faces challenge of getting pastoral care to divorced Catholics in parishesFor divorced Catholics, the trauma of separation can often be twofold: In addition to a collapsed marriage, which stress-measuring "life change index scales" rate as second only to the death of a spouse or child, they may find themselves feeling abandoned by their own church, with little more initial guidance or accompaniment than an annulment petition form. For those civilly remarried outside the church, the exclusion can seem even more intense.In an apparent recognition of the need to pastorally attend to these situations, the forthcoming 16th...

Don’t lap dance and tell. More than 70% of Americans have cheated on their partners while attending raucous bachelor or bachelorette parties, a new survey found. Bonusfinder.com surveyed 6,000 people, including the soon-to-be-betrothed and their guests, about any frisky business at these events and defined cheating as ranging from flirting or downloading a dating app during the parties, to sexting or sleeping with someone other than their partner. “Bachelor and bachelorette parties, it’s the last hurrah,” Bela Gandhi, founder of Smart Dating Academy, told The Post. “These events are often fueled by alcohol, controlled substances, peer pressure, and a lack...

[Catholic Caucus] Vatican preparing document for couples living in ‘new unions’ after ‘marriage failure’ Cdl. Kevin Farrell, a notable promoter of Pope Francis' 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia, revealed that his dicastery was preparing a document in line with the Pope's wishes on people who ‘live in new unions’ after ‘marriage failure.’VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — A Vatican dicastery is preparing a text on the divorced and “re-married” in line with the wishes of Pope Francis, who has called for people in such circumstances to receive Holy Communion – contrary to Catholic teaching.Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity,...

A polished Carroll, 79, showed up to the federal courthouse flanked by lawyers and wearing a cream-colored coat, sunglasses and carrying a maroon briefcase as her supporters chanted “We believe E. Jean Carroll.” Trump, 76, was not present.A jury of six men and three women had been chosen by early afternoon — but not before a pool of 48 prospects were grilled by the judge, including about their political leanings. The potential jurors were asked a multitude of questions, such as whether they had any affiliation with groups including QAnon, the Ku Klux Klan, the Proud Boys and other far-right...

Conservative Talk Show Host Dennis Prager not only gives men permission to use porn but implies their wives should be glad their husbands consume it.“Men want variety. … If pornography is a substitute for one’s wife, it’s awful. If it’s a substitute for adultery, it’s not awful.”These words came courtesy of one of the biggest conservative talk show hosts in America, Dennis Prager, in response to a porn question from Jordan Peterson during a discussion of Exodus for The Daily’s Wire’s eponymous series.This is “not a religious answer,” emphasized Prager — who comes from a Judaic background and claims to...

“Until Bill Clinton … there had not been coverage of any infidelity on the part of a sitting president in the mainstream press,” says Alison Dagnes, JFK’s affairs stayed out of the press not necessarily because journalists wanted to protect him, but because they just didn’t consider such things to be news.... But despite the fact that no one wrote about it at the time, most Americans are by now aware that JFK slept around. Many even suspect JFK slept with Marilyn Monroe... though there’s still no evidence of that. He did, however, have verifiable affairs with many other known...