Politics

By John Zmirak, a Senior Editor, The Stream - ...the past five years have adjusted my expectations. So when a distinguished Catholic diplomat, the former Vatican ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, released an anguished letter confirming all the bullet points above and more, my reaction was different... I was happy. After five years of gathering darkness and doubt, I saw a break in the clouds. A glimpse of the gold light of heaven. If men like Archbishop Vigano are still in the Church, maybe I belong there too...

By CNA/EWTN News - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Aug. 23 that the Church “has a moral obligation to provide its parishioners and the public a complete and accurate accounting of all sexually inappropriate behavior involving priests in Illinois.”.. She indicated that the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clerical sex abuse of minors identified “at least seven priests with connections to Illinois” and that the Archdiocese of Chicago had already agreed to meet with her…

By Cathy Burke, Newsmax - Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official said Tuesday the Vatican knew of the alleged cover-up of predator priests — but stopped short of including the pope… "The facts and the evidence in this grand jury report clearly show that bishops and other church officials notified the Vatican of these predator priests," he said. "What happened after that, I don't know.".. Shapiro also declared: "I can tell you that there is facts, there is evidence that takes this cover-up and what occurred in Pennsylvania directly to the Vatican."