Recreational Heresy Now Officially Legal in California Parishes
Roman Catholic dioceses in California began allowing recreational heresy Monday in what has been seen as a milestone in the mainstreaming of dissent. Lines formed outside churches licensed to allow heresy hours before Mass and CCD times, and RCIA teachers said they had stocked up in expectation of huge demand for new types of heresy. “There’re bigger crowds here than I saw at all the Christmas masses put together this year,” said pastor... Read More
Knights of Columbus Changes Name to “Knights of Indigenous Peoples”
Two months after ditching their ostrich-plume chapeaus, the Knights of Columbus continue their rebranding efforts by announcing the organization shall be henceforth known as the “Knights of Indigenous Peoples.” “This change distances us from that conquistador Columbus,” said Eric Jenkins, Commander of Assembly #4251 and one of nearly two-dozen millennial members nationwide. “Everyone knows he was a racist.” “We’re not caving into... Read More
Seminary Recruiting Scandal Rocks Diocese
Image_Chris Watson The USCCB’s crackdown on seminary recruiting corruption rocked the Archdiocese of Louisville Wednesday after head of the Vocation Office was fired days after his seminary acknowledged its part in a federal bribery investigation. According to the USCCB, an unnamed seminarian asked for $50,000 if seminaries wanted to secure his place in their diocese. Catholic media identified the player as Robin Carpenter, whom Supplication... Read More
Parishioners Refuse To Stand During The Our Father
[News Brief] Catholics parishioners across the U.S. protested during the Our Father Sunday in defiance of Pope Francis, who said that parishioners who kneel during the “Lord’s Prayer” should be denied communion. Many parishioners sat, kneeled, or stayed inside restrooms during the recitation of the Our Father, with some pastors encouraging parishioners to express themselves. Demonstrations began Sunday when nearly two dozen parishioners of... Read More
Pope Moves To End Program That Protects Young, Uncatechized Catholics From Having To Leave Church
Pope Francis on Tuesday ordered an end to the Benedict XVI order that shielded young, uncatechized Catholics from having to leave the Church. “I do not favor punishing children, most of whom are now adults, because their parents somehow converted to Catholicism without being catechized,” Francis said in a written statement. “But we must also recognize that we are Church of opportunity because we are a Church of canon laws.” The statement... Read More