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Christianity

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2012

    The OCeeker: Tustin Meadows Ward and Hot Mormon Mommas, Flawed Characters

    The OCeeker is not a well-endowed man. At least when it comes to sporting the sacred underwear into which members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints slip during the "Mormon Endowment", a purification and pledge ritual where Mormons dedicate themselves to the service of Heavenly Fath ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Why Does Rick Warren Need to Defend His Interfaith Efforts with Muslims?

    ​It's called interfaith: different religious groups converging to recognize their common values and bridge the gap of misunderstandings, usually accompanied by tea and cookies.But some groups have a difficult time doing it, unlike Saddleback Church, which is possibly the only evangelical gathering ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 19, 2012

    Is Mitt Romney Really Part-Mexican?

    [¡Ask a Mexican!] And how popular is Mormonism among Mexicans?

  • 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 >>

  • News

    November 3, 2011

    Mormons: A Shallow Yet Helpful Guide to See If You Should Hate Them or Not

    ​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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • 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

    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.

  • 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

  • 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 >>

  • 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

    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

    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 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 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 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

    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

    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

    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

    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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • Film

    May 14, 2009

    'Angels & Demons' Is Holy Crap, But Not Entirely Un-Fun

    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 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • Culture

    February 26, 2009

    How William Lobdell Lost His Faith in Orange County

    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

    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 >>

  • News

    January 15, 2009

    Cirilo Flores Rarely Pursued Discipline of Molesting Priests While Serving on Important Church Board

    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 >>

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2008

    Fun With Nuns

    Sister’s Christmas Catechism

  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • News

    May 29, 2008

    The Catholic Diocese of Orange's History Book Is Pretty-and Pretty Pathetic

    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

    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 >>

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    a Peek at the Bishop's Past

    Bishop Brown Escapes OC Court Date, But Now he Must Reckon with Monterey

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Jane C.R. Doe Speaks

    An Exclusive Interview with Jeff Andrade’s victim

  • 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

    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

    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 >>

  • Features

    February 8, 2007

    Great Moments in Orange County Adultery

    1978

  • Blogs

    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 >>

  • News

    October 12, 2006

    Gloria in Exclusion Deo

    Why does Orange bishop Tod Brown worry about a boring Latin Mass?

  • Unknown

    May 26, 2005

    The Sins of the Father

    While Catholic priests raped Orange County children, Pope John Paul II looked the other way

  • Unknown

    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

  • Music

    February 11, 1999

    For Christ's Sake

    The OC Supertones, the Pope and the rise of the new Christian rock

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