Andrea Gagliarducci: Pope Open Sunni Front in Egypt, Continues Financial Reforms

Pope Francis: New Challenges EXTRACT To many among Vatican insiders, Egypt could be the key for a Middle East renaissance. Fr. Paolo Asolan, a Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Pontifical Lateran University, saw this “Egyptian opportunity” during a recent trip he made to the land of pyramids. “When I was there – he said …

SchwartzReport: Is the Pope Catholic? Will the Pope be Assassinated? Which Pope and Why?

I have been waiting for this, the pushback from the conservatives within the Roman Church, whose views and power is threatened by this new pope. I just hope something doesn’t “happen” to Francis. Is the Pope Catholic? Critics Rally Around Benedict As Talk of Schism Looms Conservative Catholics, angry at Pope Francis’s more moderate tone, …

Mini-Me: Pope on Catholic Priests Who Are Pedophiles — 2% (8,000) or More? 848 Defrocked, 2,572 in Isolation — How About 10%?

Huh? Did Pope Francis really say 2% of Catholic clergy are pedophiles? Lauren Raab Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2014 An interview that credits Pope Francis as saying about 2% of Roman Catholic clerics are pedophiles stirred controversy Sunday, as the Vatican sought to raise questions about the article’s accuracy and others called on the pope to …

Yoda: Pope Acknowledges Corrupt Gay Cabal Across Vatican & Church

Good, this is. Pope ‘admits that gay prelate network exists’ Leaked notes from private meeting show pontiff speaking about a ‘stream of corruption’ The pope has admitted the existence of a network of gay prelates in the Vatican, reports published on Tuesday said. According to leaked notes of a private conversation with Catholic officials at …