Modesto priest recants
After the the win of pro-choice candidate President-Elect Barack Obama, Father Joseph Illo of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Modesto, CA sent a letter (PDF) to all his parishioners stating that if they voted for a pro-choice presidential candidate, they could not receive the Eucharist until they went to Confession lest they fall out of [...]
St. Stan Mega-church still needs 10.4 million: The needy still hungry
The new Catholick St. Stanislaus mega-church off of Maze Boulevard in Modesto, near St Stanislaus Catholic School, is still in need of $10.4 million dollars to finish construction and interior decor.
The thing that concerns me is that Stanislaus County has some of the most economically depressed people in California. I thought the churches mission was [...]
Obama is a sell out
I wasn’t happy about the first forum betwixt our presumptive nominees McCain and Obama being hosted by a pastor, now I’m even more upset that Obama is a sell out.
When asked about marriage he said, When “god is in the mix” (idiot) I believe marriage is between a man and a women.
God is dead. I’m [...]
Ohio Diocese says to Priests: No more kids on your lap
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati has decided that imposing rules on to priests in regards to the way they interact with children might help curb child molestation and protect the priests from accusations.
That’s right Priests; no more kids sitting on your lap (holy crap!), no kissing, no tickling, no bear hugs, no wrestling and no piggy-back rides. This [...]
Colbert: Anglicans should do what Catholics do - ordain gay priests and just don’t talk about it
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That’s what Stephen Colbert said on The Colbert Report to the New York Times‘ Laurie Goodstein regarding the recent controversial boycotting of the Anglican Lambeth Conference. The Lambeth Conference is a once a decade meeting for Anglican Bishops to get together and shoot the shit on policy.
300 Anglican Bishops from the United States [...]