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  1. The Right Coast

    Why Every Christian Should Be Worried About The Catholic Sex Scandal

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Second, the internet spreads news of the Catholic crisis within seconds into every house. Everyone knows everything. Pope Francis, who seems to prefer talking about plastics in our oceans over…

  2. The Right Coast

    Pope Francis: The Great Accuser is hunting bishops these days; Update: Wuerl to discuss resigning with pope

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The most acute problem at hand for the Catholic Church is not that the devil is looking for priests and bishops to accuse, but that enough of both are known…

  3. The Right Coast

    Commentary: Suddenly I understand how Reformation happened

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Reading the stunning letter from Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano in which the former papal nuncio says he had personally informed Pope Francis five years ago about the serious accusations against…

  4. The Right Coast

    The Catholic abuse scandal now leads all the to way the Vatican

    By Thomas A. Smith

    If Viganò is telling the truth about these things, then the moral catastrophe he describes is horrifyingly real.Everything else is noise.via nypost.comProbably not quite true, but it's dramatic.

  5. The Right Coast

    Pope silent on claim he ignored abuse

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim that he ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman amid speculation conservative elements in the Catholic…

  6. Family Law Prof Blog

    Vatican Expresses Shame and Sorrow Over PA Child Abuse Scandal

    By Family Law

    From the Guardian:The Vatican has expressed “shame and sorrow” over the sexual abuse of at least 1,000 children by more than 300 Catholic priests in Pennsylvania, and has said Pope…

  7. The Right Coast

    Vatican responds to Pennsylvania priest abuse scandal with ‘shame and sorrow’ | Fox News

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The Vatican responded Thursday to the report of hundreds of Pennsylvania priests abusing children, saying in a statement: "There are two words that can express the feelings faced with these…

  8. The Right Coast

    Vatican City still has no policy to fight clergy sex abuse | America Magazine

    By Thomas A. Smith

    VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Francis has taken measures to address a spiraling sex abuse scandal in Chile, but he hasn't moved on a problem closer to home: Vatican City itself…

  9. The Right Coast

    Killed Salvadorean archbishop Romero to be made a saint – BBC News

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Pope Paul VI, who oversaw many of the reforms the Catholic Church underwent in the 1960s, will also be made a saint, the Vatican said. A statement said that Pope…

  10. The Right Coast

    What’s Going on at the Vatican? – Laura Hollis

    By Thomas A. Smith

    In August 2016, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia as president of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life. Paglia immediately wrote new rules that removed all 172 existing members of…