Roman Catholicism

John Farrell, Math Teacher at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High, Arrested for Having Sexual Relationship With Student

John Farrell, a math and statistics teacher at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School, was arrested on Memorial Day for allegedly having a sexual relationship with one of his students According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, Farrell, 25, is facing multiple counts of unlawful sexual activity with c ... More >>

Catholic Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski Pens Letter on Gay Marriage, Wonders Why Marriage Should Be Limited to Two People

Archbishop Thomas Wenski grew up in Lake Worth and went on to become the head of the Catholic Church in South Florida; his archdiocese covers Broward, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties. As the battle heats up over gay marriage, Wenski has penned a letter outlining the modern Catholic stance on gays. He ... More >>

New Pope Wanted: South Florida Craigslist Has Want Ad for A New Pontiff

In case ya haven't heard, Pope Benedict XVI has given his three-week's notice to God. The 85-year-old Pontiff, who was once part of the Hitler Youth and went out of his way to protect pedophile priests, told the Vatican that he's stepping down due to being inflicted with old. "Before God, I have co ... More >>

Archdiocese of Miami Twists History for Dollars

"Who controls the past controls the future." So taught The Party, the totalitarians who ruled Oceania in George Orwell's 1984. It's a lesson now put into practice by the Florida House of Representatives and the Archdiocese of Miami, both of them pushing a twisted version of American history in sup ... More >>

"The Perfect Family" Never Synthesizes Into Something Believable

Nun Allegedly Sexually Abused Boy: Church Responds Stupidly

A naughty nun.​In a debate with Archbishop John Onaiyekan and former British MP Ann Widdecombe about the virtues of the Roman Catholic Church, Christopher Hitchens pilloried the pope's promise to provide the victims of pedophile priests with "loving pastoral care." "I'm sorry," said Hitchens, "the ... More >>

"Vatican Splendors" at the Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale Feels Reconstituted

Vow-Breaking Priest Spins Profit From Sin: Father Cutie on Tour

Lookit those eyes! If he didn't break vows, he was doomed to break hearts.​Father Albert Cutie: A superstar Catholic cleric known internationally for his best-selling book, his hit radio program, and, in 2009, for getting caught sunbathing with his paramour. Scandal ensued. Cutie was depriesticize ... More >>

Angry Catholics Denounce Editorial; Call Writer a Homosexual Bigot

Witch-hunting manual commissioned by Pope Innocent VIII.​On Monday, I published this rebuttal to an editorial by Archbishop Wenski of Miami, in which the Archbishop argued against the legalization of gay marriage.I didn't think my points were especially controversial. Archbishop Wenski suggested t ... More >>

Archbishop Wenski & The Pedophiles

On a high holy horse.​"In our nation's culture wars," wrote Thomas Wenski, the Archbishop of Miami, in an editorial in Saturday's Sun Sentinel:...the two sides are fighting about the understanding of man and his relationship with reality. One side -- and today, "gay marriage" is its poster child - ... More >>

Sistine Chapel Meets MOA

"The Rite" Review: Demons Are No Scarier Than Nasty Old Sisters

Twenty Can't-Miss Art Events

From gallery shows to Kevin Spacey's planned murder, here's a collection of the season's best to come.

Ronnie's Kids

Today, amnesty is a dirty word. So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

New in Film

How Does One Recognize the Four Year Anniversary of the Death of a Politically Exploited Brain Dead Woman?

The answer, apparently, is to exploit Terri Schiavo one more time, as Ave Maria is doing today. The Catholic city, which lies in the swamps east of Naples and was bankrolled by a pizza delivery baron, is staging a mass in Schiavo's honor. Because Schiavo was -- before she slipped into a persistent v ... More >>

Catholic School to Go Public

St. Stephen Catholic School in Miramar will close at the end of the school year and the space will be taken over by a public charter school this fall, according to Sister Mary David Magee, the school's principal.   On St. Stephen's Facebook page (Sorry, no link. You'll have to log onto your own ... More >>

Local Head Lice Experts Scratch Heads Over The Onion; Catholic Church Discovers Legal System

The staff of The Onion might have had a good laugh about this fake story about lice infecting the U.S. Senate, but Lice Solutions Resource Network Inc. of West Palm Beach says the article makes light of a very serious problem. Katie Shepherd, the resource network's executive director, says she once ... More >>

St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Monsignor On Madoff Victim List -- UPDATED

The full list of Bernie Madoff fraud victims has been released by the court and among them is St. Thomas Aquinas High, the football powerhouse private Catholic school in Fort Lauderdale.   Listed as the representative for the St. Thomas account is Monsignor Vincent Kelly, who als ... More >>

Holocaust Denier Blessed by Pope, Cursed by S. Florida Jews

This week Pope Benedict XVI reinstated Bishop Richard Williamson after 20 years of excommunication from the Catholic Church. Williamson' excommunicable offense was being consecrated without the Vatican's consent (which sounds like some hardcore Da Vinci Code shit, right?) but the offense that's caus ... More >>

Madoff's Man

Fort Lauderdale multimillionaire Michael Bienes never cut ties with Bernie Madoff — even after the SEC shut him down.

Bienes, Avellino, Madoff and The Church

Bienes Knighted By Catholic Church Well, the Sun-Sentinel, apparently in a panic over the New York Times beating it to the story, finally reported on the connection between Fort Lauderdale philanthropist Michael Bienes and his partner, Frank Avellino, to Bernie Madoff, the $50 billion Po ... More >>

In the Spirit of Waugh

A good nine hours lighter than its TV predecessor, Brideshead Revisited gets back to the source

Speak No Evil

When a Margate priest misbehaved, the archdiocese punished his secretary

Last Night: BB King at the BankAtlantic Center

Lambs to Slaughter

Again and again, local claims of abuse point to one priest, the Rev. Neil Doherty, and the Catholic archdiocese that protected him

Priestin' Ain't Easy

For a couple of Delray padres, the high life allegedly got in the way of their priestly duties

Blubber for Cash

Bucking the health food tide: This middle school says, "Let 'em eat dougnuts."

Letters for September 21-27, 2006

Stop the Internets!

The Sun-Sentinel was quick to back a high school's online witch-hunt

Proselytizing 101

Broward Community College is a public school, but its religion professors consider it a private reserve

Free This Priest

Father Gerard Jean-Juste is no outlaw. He's a Magic City hero.

Tailpipe

Clam Up

The Old Man and the Fish

Did Marlins skipper Jack McKeon ever tell you about the time... ?

Artbeat

Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

Artbeat

Artbeat

Artbeat

Father Gomorrah

He's a Catholic priest who plans to marry his gay partner

Our Lady of Hollywood

Rosa Lopez welcomes the Virgin Mary to her home every month. Hallelujah!

Habitat for Inhumanity

The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

Murdered in Havana

After the Catholic Church banished him, Cuba welcomed him. But the vibrant new life George Zirwas created for himself soon ended in tragic death.

Poor Ferdy

Ferdinand Mahfood embezzled thousands of dollars from his own charity to support his mistresses. So why is he hanging around?

Best of Both Broadways

The Off-Broadway, On Center Series

Sinéad O'Connor

Faith and Courage (Atlantic)

Best Place To See A Virgin

DiVito by the Sea

New to You

Stigmata

Padre Pio's Big Adventure

A little piece of a bleeding Italian priest has traveled here to help in the healing

The Straight Dope

Brothers in Alms