UPDATE:  The red shoes have been filled!  A new Pope has been selected on the first full day of voting. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina will be referred to as Pope Francis I. The politics of Washington is exhausting, but the politics of Rome has been fascinating.  All the pomp and circumstance of Pope ... Read more

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For a good, faithful, Catholic, it’s got to be a bit rough these days.   The Roman Catholic Church is fighting fire, brimstone and damnation level scandal once again.  Parishioners must have some trepidation and disillusionment at the knowledge that, not one, but dozens of their priests are predatory pedophiles.    Time for the reckoning, ... Read more

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Twelve members of a religious sect and their leader, Reyna Marisol Chicas of El Salvador, were arrested in Palmdale, California.  The group’s members apparently entered into a suicide pact citing the impending biblical “rapture” as their motivation.  They left farewell letters for their families, which alarmed them and led to the massive search to find ... Read more

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According to a Time Magazine article, the Vatican opposes the ordination of female priests because supposedly Jesus didn’t have any female Apostles. However, there are more than 100 women in the U.S. and abroad who consider themselves priests. The Catholic Church has dubbed female priesthood as a grave crime, just like pedophilia. That response has ... Read more

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In Tennessee, Pastor Steve Stone, has put a sign outside of his church saying “Welcome the the Neighborhood.”  He is welcoming the new Memphis Islamic Center that will be built across the street from his own place of church.  Stone said, “What would Jesus do if He were us? He would welcome the neighbor.”  In ... Read more

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UPDATE 9/13- Pastor Jones did not end up burnign the Quran and has pledged that his Florida church will, “not ever,” burn the book.  He went on the Today Show and explained that his goal was, “to expose that there is an element of Islam that is very dangerous and very radical.” UPDATE 9/10- Rev. ... Read more

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A legal obstacle was cleared in the contentious battle to build an Islamic community center and mosque a few blocks from ground zero. New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously to deny landmark status to protect the lot on which the Islamic center is scheduled to be built, currently a Burlington Coat Factory. This means ... Read more

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The Daily Beast’s Roja Heydarpour writes an opinion piece about France’s vote to ban women from wearing veils, called niqabs, in public. The veils are worn by traditional Muslim women as dictated by Islamic Law.  According to the tradition, an uncovered woman who is not in the presence of family, has the power of seduction and ... Read more

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