Religion
Priest: We weren't prepared for abuse complaints
A priest assigned to help with child sex-abuse complaints at the Philadelphia archdiocese in the early 1990s says he was "woefully unprepared" and left after a year. Monsignor James Beisel's (BYE'-zuhlz) testimony comes in the child-endangerment and conspiracy trial of his friend, Monsignor William Lynn. Lynn is accused of keeping ...
Legion's latest admission revives hypocrisy charge
The Legion of Christ religious order, already discredited for concealing the crimes of its pedophile founder, suffered another blow to its credibility Tuesday after its superior admitted he knew in 2005 that his most prominent priest had fathered a child, yet allowed him to keep teaching and preaching about morality. ...
Phoenix Diocese supports birth control lawsuits
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix says it welcomes lawsuits filed by other Catholic dioceses and various Catholic organizations to challenge a federal mandate for health plan coverage for birth control. Phoenix Diocese officials say they're grateful for the lawsuits but didn't join them because they're confident that their concerns ...
video
Catholic Groups Sue Over Contraception Mandate
Catholic dioceses and schools are suing the Obama administration over its birth control mandate. A plaintiff, Catholic University of America, says the rule violates their constitutional rights and turns their teachings into an act of hypocr...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates religious freedom. Among the plaintiffs is the University of Notre Dame, which in ...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates religious freedom. Among the plaintiffs is the University of Notre Dame, which in ...
Miss. Catholic groups sue over birth control rule
Ten Catholic groups in Mississippi are suing the Obama administration over a mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage as part of health insurance plans. Roman Catholic groups across the nation filed 12 lawsuits Monday. One was filed in federal court in the southern half of Mississippi. "This lawsuit ...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits Monday on behalf of dioceses, schools and health care agencies that argued the requirement violates religious freedom. Among the plaintiffs is the University of Notre Dame, which in ...
Dallas, Fort Worth dioceses sue over contraception
The dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth are among dozens of Catholic institutions that have filed federal lawsuits challenging the Obama administration over contraception. Forty-three churches, schools, hospitals and other institutions filed the lawsuits Monday. The suits argue that Obama's mandate violates religious beliefs by providing and paying for abortion-inducing ...
Correction: Gay To Straight story
In a story May 8 about legislation that would ban a form of psychotherapy to make gay people straight, family therapist David Pickup was incorrectly identified as being registered with the California Board of Psychology. That license expired in 2010. He is currently registered with California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
© 2012 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
Portions of Content Provided by Rovi
Corporation. © 2012 Rovi Corporation
