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Why Does the Catholic Church Hate Women?

Last week when the Catholic Leadership came out against the mandate requiring all health insurance providers to offer coverage for prescribed birth control, tempers went […]

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St. Joe’s Alumni Association Says Lesbians Don’t Count

The St. Joseph’s University’s Alumni Association is holding a contest for Hawk couples. The premise is that couples send in the story of how they […]

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St. Joe’s Alumni Association Says Lesbians Don’t Count

The St. Joseph’s University’s Alumni Association is holding a contest for Hawk couples. The premise is that couples send in the story of how they […]

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Cardinal Bevilacqua Did Not Get Off Easy

I first met Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua when he walked into the NBC 10 studios as a guest on Live @ Issue, the Sunday morning news […]

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Whining and Begging Won’t Help Catholic Schools

Remember when you were a kid and your parents said no to the new puppy or the road trip or the new dress or whatever […]

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Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua Dead at 88

Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua Found Dead. Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died in his sleep at the age of 88. He was recently declared competent to testify in […]

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Judge (Again) Rules Cardinal Bevilacqua Competent to Testify

A judge has again ruled that Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua is competent to take the stand and that his previously tamed testimony in the Archdiocese of […]

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Nuns Are “Rats” and “Wimps” for Turning in Accused Priest

“They’re rats and they’re wimps.” That’s what William Brennan, a lawyer representing a local priest who allegedly abused a 14-year-old in the 1990s while receiving […]

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Prosecutors Call Archdiocese Unindicted Co-Conspirator

In a pretrial hearing today, prosecutors in the case against Monsignor William Lynn wanted to demonstrate the alleged perpetual nature of the sexual-abuse involving priests […]

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The One Way the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Could Have Prevented School Closings

What does it tell you when the private Notre Dame Academy in Villanova has 101 students in its freshman class—at $20,000 per year—and Archbishop Prendergast […]

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St. John The Baptist Elementary School Might Remain Open Despite Recommendation

St. John The Baptist elementary issued a press release last night indicating that the school might remain open despite a recommendation from the Blue Ribbon […]

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Tim Tebow’s Christian Fervor Annoys Me

Tim Tebow bugs me, and I’m feeling a little guilty about it. It makes sense to be annoyed by Larry the Cable Guy or Charles […]

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Make That Two Harmful Cover-Ups by the Catholic Church in Philly

The Philadelphia Archdiocese took part of my childhood this year. It had already closed St. Philomena’s in Lansdowne. And now Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast […]

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Blame Lazy Catholicism for School Closings

The message from headquarters was sent to field agents worldwide: “This is your mission, if you choose to accept it. Take one of the most […]

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Now That John Bolaris Is Out at FOX29, Will He Tell His Side of the Story?

In Case You Missed It … John Bolaris is no longer employed by FOX 29. Dan Gross and David Gambacorta have written a detailed timeline […]