Subject: Pope Benedict XVI

• Papal Fallibility

  The pope has trotted out what might be his third semi-apology for his remarks at the University of Regensburg that have angered Muslims. Or it might be his fourth semi-apology. I pretty much gave up on following the apology coverage when it became clear that the U.S. media was completely surprised that Benedict could have insulted, or could have been perceived as insulting, another religion. It seems no one on American television, or spilling ink in our newspapers, remembers that 10 years ago

  September 20, 2006

• 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 Juan Capistrano. Emery noted that Cardinal William Levada, Prefect of the Congregation of the Doctrine Faith in Rome, offered a blessing to the Mission's retablo in a Saturday Mass--but that's when the

  July 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 indirectly, any reference to documentation, witness testimony and/or opinions that refer to any allegation that [Andrade] was criminally prosecuted or not criminally prosecuted as a result of his sexual rela

  September 25, 2007

• Orange Diocese Dimwit of the Month...

  **Updated, with new material at the bottom... ...Is actually the dimwit from last month: Father Christopher Heath of St. Edward the Confessor in Dana Point. To mark Pope Benedict XVI's meeting with the sex-abuse victims of his priests, Heath wrote a post on his blog where he made this off-hand but telling remark: It's a good story of healing and hope, but will never be enough for some who use this awful situation to justify their hatred for all things Catholic. Chris: Have you learned nothing

  April 21, 2008

• Is Howard F. Ahmanson Reading Navel Gazing?

  *Updated, with new information on the bottom... Over the Labor Day weekend, someone claiming to be Christian fundie financier Howard F. Ahmanson, Jr. left the following comment on my previous post about local conservative blabbermouth Hugh Hewitt being in cahoots with Ahmanson to end gay marriage in California. The comment also addressed a previous post about how Ahmanson also gave money to Lou Correa, who has a spotty record on gay rights: Dear Ask a Mexican, I think I was wrong now in what

  September 1, 2008

• 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 listed below for their outstanding service to the Church." The list is long, so we're only going to post the worst of the worst. The ceremony for their official installation, according to the letter, is

  February 12, 2009

• Devils in Disguise

  A documentary portrait of a pedophile preist and his pious protectors

  November 2, 2006

• The Sins of the Father

  May 26, 2005

• The "Sins" Of The Father

  May 19, 2005

• "Im not afraid of a negative review. But farts?"

  May 12, 2005

• POPE-TACULAR!!!

  April 21, 2005

• The Gospel According to the GOP

  October 28, 2004

• Brown Out

  July 1, 2004

• Poor Pitiful Pearl

  June 17, 2004

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

  May 14, 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 his lackeys have no shame. Why don't those idiot Catholics who protested President Barack Obama's appearance at Notre Dame University protest that? Because it's the fault of the victims and liberals,

  May 18, 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 priestess; the Orange County Register interviewed Lee, who said she's aligned with St. Julia Falconieri in Fullerton and that there's 60 such priestesses worldwide. None reported on what a harmful lunatic

  May 28, 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 industry, the Roman Catholic Church and visitors to The Shops in Mission Viejo. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hosted a press conference, protest and rally Monday night in front of Larry Flynt's

  June 16, 2009