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January 24, 2007
Slack jawed, Hounddog, and Mr. Donohue (not) at the movies
If there's one thing OC Weekly has in plentiful supply, it's Catholics of varying stripes-- devout, cafeteria, lapsed, vigorously lapsed, potential anti-pope-- with colorful and occasionally bizarre stories from their contacts with Holy Mother Church and its numerous franchises and subsidiaries. Fr ... More >>
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July 25, 2007
Context-Free Reportering Courtesy of the Register
It's always a guilty pleasure to see a new Orange County Register reporter--usually fresh from college--write a story in which the guy (or cute gal) has no clue about what's in his face. The latest example occurred today, in a piece by one Sean Emery, about the continued restoration of Mission San J ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2007
Weekly Story on Bishop Brown Pedophile Allegation Proven Right
Five months ago, OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellano broke the news that despite his promises of complete public accountability on the Catholic Church sex scandals, Bishop Tod Brown himself continued to hide accusations that he molested a 12-year-old boy in the 1960s. According to subsequent court transcr ... More >>
Blogs
September 25, 2007
Statutory Rapist Andrade And Pals Seek to Block Many Things
A slew of in limine motions filed this past week by former Mater Dei High School boys' basketball coach/admitted statutory rapist Jeff Andrade and his former employers, the Catholic Diocese of Orange. Andrade's lawyers moved that any potential jury not hear "in any manner, either directly or indirec ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2008
Stint in OC inspired Obama to run?
Last month's edition of The Atlantic profiles Barack Obama in several articles. One of them, "Teacher and Apprentice," a must-read piece on the Obama-Clinton relationship by Marc Ambinder, contains a couple of theories about what lit a fire under the man's ass and made him decide to seek presidency. ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2008
Hate Pedo-Priests, Catholics? Then Don't Tithe This Sunday
Had lunch at Norm's in SanTana yesterday with Tucson resident. Frank Douglas, who writes Voice from the Desert, a blog regarding the Catholic Church's sex-abuse scandal. He was in Southern California to hold a press conference regarding a new effort by the faithful to get the Church hierarchy out of ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2008
Calvary Chapel Transforms Another Gentle Soul into a Homo-Hater
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed by all the protests gay-marriage advocates are holding outside Mormon temples. Yeah, the Latter-Day Saints hierarchy urged their faithful to donate millions of dollars to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign, but Mormonism has always been upfront in their homo-hating-- ... More >>
News
December 6, 2007
a Peek at the Bishop's Past
Bishop Brown Escapes OC Court Date, But Now he Must Reckon with Monterey
Blogs
February 12, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI to Give Papal Recognition to a Bunch of Orange Diocese Pedo-Apologists
Who says Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown doesn't take care of his lackeys? Actually, no one: anyone with half a brain (me, me!) knows this. Anyways, Brown sent out a letter to his priests two days ago announcing that "our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI has honored papal recognition, to those li ... More >>
Blogs
March 27, 2009
Protect the Children, Sign Church's Petition to Ban Mormon Marriage
When California's gay marriage legal debate gets tough, the tough get weirder: Universal Free Church has now launched a national petition drive to ban Mormon marriage.Mary Cristos, leader of the new, St. Louis-based "Free" religious denomination, says the UFC believes in "religious freedom and relig ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2009
A Look at the Orange Diocese's Previous Head Aztlanistas
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
Culture
February 26, 2009
How William Lobdell Lost His Faith in Orange County
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
News
January 15, 2009
Cirilo Flores Rarely Pursued Discipline of Molesting Priests While Serving on Important Church Board
Why is this man smiling?I wish I could say it is an April Fools' joke that the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association is going through with its reception for newly ordained Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Cirilo Flores despite him never quite getting around to denouncing or disciplining pedo-pries ... More >>
Calendar
December 11, 2008
Fun With Nuns
Sister’s Christmas Catechism
News
May 29, 2008
The Catholic Diocese of Orange's History Book Is Pretty-and Pretty Pathetic
Sister’s Christmas Catechism
News
October 11, 2007
Jane C.R. Doe Speaks
An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Andrade’s victim
Music
February 11, 1999
For Christ's Sake
The OC Supertones, the Pope and the rise of the new Christian rock
Features
February 8, 2007
Great Moments in Orange County Adultery
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News
October 12, 2006
Gloria in Exclusion Deo
Why does Orange bishop Tod Brown worry about a boring Latin Mass?
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May 26, 2005
The Sins of the Father
While Catholic priests raped Orange County children, Pope John Paul II looked the other way
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April 7, 2005
A Moral, Abject Failure When It Mattered
Pope John Paul II, 1920-2005
News
March 24, 2005
Shreddin'!
Other Catholic diocese have destroyed incriminating priest personnel files. Why not Orange?
Columns
March 3, 2005
Diary of a Mad County
Other Catholic diocese have destroyed incriminating priest personnel files. Why not Orange?
Film
February 26, 2004
The Backlash Passion
A Messianic Meller for Our Time
Film
January 29, 2004
Missionary Positioning
Indie Mormon cinema attempts a mainstream conversion
Film
August 21, 2003
Dirty Laundry
Peter Mullans The Magdalene Sisters
News
May 22, 2003
A Byrd in hand is worth two Bushes
Peter Mullans The Magdalene Sisters
Blogs
May 7, 2009
Chapman Law Dean Shifts From One Controversy to Another
Photo by Christopher VictorioJohn C. Eastman (right) listens as John Yoo debates at Chapman last month.The last time you read a Navel Gazing post that mentioned John C. Eastman, dean of Chapman University's School of Law, it was in reference to him teaming with the university's visiting law professo ... More >>
Film
May 14, 2009
'Angels & Demons' Is Holy Crap, But Not Entirely Un-Fun
Photo by Christopher VictorioJohn C. Eastman (right) listens as John Yoo debates at Chapman last month.The last time you read a Navel Gazing post that mentioned John C. Eastman, dean of Chapman University's School of Law, it was in reference to him teaming with the university's visiting law professo ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2009
Reminder: Pedo-Priest Apologists to be Honored This Friday at Mission SJC
Just a reminder to folks that this Friday evening, at Mission San Juan Capistrano's Basilica, Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown will bestow some of his nearest and dearest pedo-priest apologists with papal honors, a ceremony that proves Pope Benedict XVI is still clueless about too much and that Brown and ... More >>
Blogs
May 28, 2009
So-Called "Anaheim Priestess" a Big, Loony Fraud
LeeThe American media is abuzz and aTwittering with reports about how an Anaheim woman who calls herself the Rev. Brenda Lee was removed from LAX this morning after she tried to give President Barack Obama a letter about her opposition to gay marriage. All reported she calls herself a Catholic pries ... More >>
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June 9, 2009
Rev. Wiley Drake Prays for Obama's Death
Somehow, we here at Weekly HQ missed that the Rev. Wiley Drake of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park not only declared last week that the murder of Kansas abortion Dr. George Tiller had been the answer to his "imprecatory" prayers, but that the so-called Man of God later announced he'd mad ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2009
What Do Pope, Larry Flynt, Mission Viejo Shoppers Have in Common?
Media reports that as many as 16 actors and actresses in the adult entertainment industry recently tested positive for HIV have prompted new calls for legislation requiring condom use in all porn videos shot in California. Opponents to condom use include the multi-billion dollar adult entertainment ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2009
More Proof OC Diocese's Covenant with the Faithful is a Sham
from Roman Catholic Blog...Okay, okay, okay: to have ever put hope in the Covenant with the Faithful--a 2004 PR trick by Bishop Tod D. Brown of the Catholic Diocese of Orange that swore to create a more transparent group of pedo-priests and their apologists but cost the county faithful nearly hal ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
Mormon Fight In Irvine this Weekend!
No, Mitt Romney and David Archuleta aren't going to be brawling in the Great Park. Even better: This Saturday will bring two prominent local members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to debate how much government and religion should mingle. tracy out west / Flickr / Creative Commons ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
Breaking: Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown Announces Retirement; Pope Benedict XVI Picks OC Native as Replacement
Heckuva job, Brownie!In a surprise announcement this morning, Catholic Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown announced he would retire at the end of the year."I have enjoyed my time in Orange County, but it is time to move on," the 73-year-old head of Orange County's 1.1 million Catholics announc ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2010
Another Local Boy Done Pedo-Priest Apologist Good: Cardinal William Levada
Levada: Brownie's pal in the Vatican...As the world just barely begins to realize that the Catholic Church is infested from the bottom to the top with pedophile apologists, one name has come to the forefront besides Pope Benedict XVI: Cardinal William Levada.He's the Prefect of the Congregation o ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2010
Two More OC Connections to the Vatican's Current Pedophile Scandal
Trupia: How many boys in OC did he molest?First in a three-part series this week on Orange County's connections to the "current" pedophilia scandal plaguing the Vatican. Nothing too earth-shattering--just connecting some dots--because I'm saving the good stuff for the near future. I'm warning you ... More >>
Blogs
April 10, 2010
Jaime Soto Gets Punked by Pope Benedict XVI!
Wonder if Soto is still smiling...SO...the media is going gaga over the successor to Archdiocese of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony: Diocese of San Antonio Archbishop Jose Gomez, who's a pedo-protector himself. The Orange County Register did one of its classic county barometer pieces where it g ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2010
Forget Arresting the Pope--What About John Urell?
Urell: Wanted for crimes against humanity--one can only wish...Sloppy drunkard Christopher Hitchens and wacky atheist Richard Dawkins made news recently because they want Pope Benedict XVI arrested when His Eminence visits Great Britain in September on account of the pontiff's pedo-protecting way ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2010
Bishop Tod Brown Asks Pope for Five More Years to Further Embarrass OC Diocese
Brownie: Just leave us be already!The Catholic Church mandates that its bishops retire at age 75. Most bishops accept this rule, but those who don't must write a letter to the pope asking to postpone their retirement.It's the latter scenario that Orange County Catholics must face, as Diocese of O ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2010
Orange Bishop Tod Brown Wrote Letter of Recommendation for Pedo-Priest While Head of Boise Diocese
In 1990, then-Diocese of Boise, currently Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown drafted a letter of recommendation on behalf of Father Ruben Idalio Garcia so that the former Boise priest could officially join the Archdiocese of Tijuana. "I am happy to recommend Fr Garcia for service" in Tijuana ... More >>
News
July 15, 2010
Tod Brown's Own Private Idaho
The Orange bishop's track record of covering up for sexual misconduct by priests didn't start here
Columns
July 22, 2010
More Mormon Mexicans?!?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Also, why do the people of Jalisco look down on other Mexicans?
Blogs
October 2, 2010
Priest Blesses Surf City Waves Sunday
One day at band camp, this kid was shredding at Bolsa Chica when he slipped off his board and yelled, "Jesus Christ." So, it is not without precedence that a priest from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will wade into the waters near Huntington Beach Pier Sunday morning to bless the waves.
Blogs
March 3, 2011
Locals Seek Support for Harassed Christians in Egypt and the Middle East
As the attention of the world seems to have shifted to Libya (or Charlie Sheen), some locals would like the media light to shine on Christians who were struggling to survive in Egypt even before the Hosni Mubarak government collapsed."Three weeks ago, nine out of ten tweets I received were relate ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
[UPDATED with Clarification:] Oscar D. Perez Perez, Iglesia Antigua Católica Bishop, Accused of Lewd Acts with Boys
UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 2:15 P.M.: Bishop Oscar D. Perez Perez, who faces up to 60 years to life in state prison for alleged sex crimes involving two 11-year-old boys, met the victims though his Iglesia Antigua Católica congregation and not St. George's Parish of Laguna Hills.Iglesia Antigua Católica ... More >>
News
November 3, 2011
Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not
UPDATE, SEPT. 19, 2:15 P.M.: Bishop Oscar D. Perez Perez, who faces up to 60 years to life in state prison for alleged sex crimes involving two 11-year-old boys, met the victims though his Iglesia Antigua Católica congregation and not St. George's Parish of Laguna Hills.Iglesia Antigua Católica ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
Does the Vatican Think the Crystal Cathedral is Fugly?
Sure, so Diocese of Orange Bishop Tod D. Brown thinks he scored a coup by purchasing the Crystal Cathedral from the Schuller clan. But the move isn't being universally celebrated by conservative Catholics, many whom long derided the Crystal Cathedral as the antithesis of Catholic church beauty an ... More >>
Columns
January 19, 2012
Is Mitt Romney Really Part-Mexican?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And how popular is Mormonism among Mexicans?
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