Catholic Church

By Thomas D. Williams, PH.D., Breitbart - A letter signed by 48 Honduran seminarians complaining of widespread homosexual activity in the country’s major seminary is putting pressure on Pope Francis to open a formal investigation, especially in the light of recent gay scandals in Chile and the United States... The seminarians’ letter was dated May 28 of this year and has slowly made its way into the public domain, after first having been circulated to the nation’s bishops in June....

By J-P Mauro, Aleteia - The Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, produced an infographic which breaks down the world’s Christian population by continent. The results show Africa on top with 631 million Christian residents, Latin America in 2nd place with 601 million Christians, and Europe in 3rd place with 571 million Christians.

By Tom Piatak, Crisis Magazine - What I do mean to suggest is that the wrong response to the McCarrick scandal is to castigate priests as a class, to give up on the Church, or, God forbid, to leave her. My sincere advice is this: if you are a Catholic, stay. If you are not a Catholic, join. You may not find three good parishes within walking distance, as I did, but there are many good parishes out there. When you find one, join, and immerse yourself in its life.

By Doug Mainwaring, LifeSiteNews - Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s proposal to impanel a committee of bishops to investigate mounting allegations and evidence of systemic problems concerning the handling of sexual misconduct within the ranks of the U.S. bishops is being rejected––by esteemed laity as well as a fellow bishop.