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  1. The Right Coast

    Why Chinese whistleblower may be right that Communists paid Vatican to shut up about its war on Catholics | Blogs | LifeSite

    By Thomas A. Smith

    June 25, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) Chinese dissident Guo Wengui claims that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) allocates up to $2 billion a year to buy the Vatican's silence concerning the ongoing…

  2. ImmigrationProf Blog

    In Christmas Day Message, Pope Francis Shines Light On Migrant Suffering

    By immigrationprof

     NPR reports  that, in his annual Christmas Day address, Pope Francis offered a message of hope and a call for kindness to migrants around the world."May the Son of God,…

  3. The Right Coast

    Did the Vatican Fail Christians in China? | Cardinal Zen | China Uncensored – YouTube

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Pope and Vatican made a controversial deal with the officially atheist Chinese Communist Party that has a major impact on the lives of Catholics and Christians living in China.…

  4. Religion Clause

    Vatican Reiterates Inviolability of Confessional

    By Howard Friedman

    On Monday, the Vatican, with the approval of Pope Francis, released the Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the Importance of the Internal Forum and the Inviolability of the Sacramental Seal.(Full…

  5. Family Law Prof Blog

    Vatican Considers Select Priest Marriage

    By Family Law

    From BBC:The Vatican has raised the idea of ordaining older married men as priests in the Amazon's remote areas where there is a shortage of clergy, in what could be…

  6. The Right Coast

    New Vatican Document Says Gender Theory is Cultural and Ideological Revolution

    By Thomas A. Smith

    VATICAN CITY - A Vatican department has issued a sweeping denunciation of so-called gender theory, and affirmed the principles of human dignity, difference, and complementarity.   In all such [gender]…

  7. Religion Clause

    Abuse Survivors Sue Vatican

    By Howard Friedman

    Five survivors of clergy sexual abuse filed a lawsuit yesterday in a Minnesota federal district court against the Vatican, seeking damages as well as release of the names of priests…

  8. The Right Coast

    Andrew Sullivan: The Vatican s Corruption Has Been Exposed

    By Thomas A. Smith

    I spent much of this week reading and trying to absorb the new and devastating book by one Frédéric Martel on the gayness of the hierarchy at the top of…

  9. The Right Coast

    Seán O’Malley, a Pope Francis Ally, on the Catholic Church and Sex Abuse – The Atlantic

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Possibly more than any other cleric on Earth, O Malley understands how deeply the Church s errors on sexual abuse have damaged its mission and reputation. Today, he is one…

  10. The Right Coast

    The Vatican s China Syndrome

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Imagine if Donald Trump insisted that the Catholic church give him the right to choose the list of men from which Rome would select American bishops. Ridiculous. So why does…