Roman Catholicism

The Sexual Revolution and the Church - The ethics and mystique of Catholicism were overpowered by a cultural shift toward licentiousness.

“By a two-to-one margin, American Catholics now give Francis negative marks for his handling of the sex abuse scandal” - Pew Research

“[T]he Vatican, …now appears to be on the verge of repeating its mistake by completing a deal with the government of the People’s Republic of China, on the 85th anniversary of the Reichskonkordat.” - National Review

“Pope Francis has been accused by a former top Vatican official of covering up sex abuse in the Catholic Church for years. Francis, who at the World Meeting of Families in Ireland over the weekend apologized to the faithful for cover-ups from others, has since given an enigmatic response to the accusations.” - CPost

Report details sexual abuse by more than 300 priests in Pennsylvania’s Catholic Church

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

“[I]n the ancient Catholic Church, the punishments for clergy who sexually preyed on victims were not as relatively urbane as these modern approaches.”

“It’s a shift for the church, which used to consider the death penalty a “means of safeguarding the common good” in response to ‘certain crimes.’” - Church Now Formally Opposes Death Penalty In All Cases

“Kavanaugh’s inclusion on the court would preserve the Catholic majority, with six justices reared and formed in that tradition. (Neil Gorsuch attends an Episcopal Church but grew up Catholic and attended the same Catholic high school as Kavanaugh.)” - RNS

“Father Ogalo says he was simply trying to ‘bring the youth closer to the church,’ in an interview with local media.” CNN