ReligionDispatches - Kate Childs Graham

Bishops’ Advice on Planning Cheap Dates: No Sex

Kate Childs Graham — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:01:01 PDT

After abstaining from every possible diversion, what's left but sex?

The Text-Message Fast

Kate Childs Graham — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:21:01 PST

What to give up for Lent? An Italian bishop thinks it would be good for Catholic youth to give up electronic communication.

And the Award for Best Antiabortion Film Goes to…

Kate Childs Graham — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:02:01 PST

Catholic magazine in Spain has its own set of movie awards. "Juno" tops the list. Guess why.

A Peek at the Pope's Planner

Kate Childs Graham — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:44:01 PST

Pope Benedict has a routine that other world leaders might covet.

Hang a Crucifix and Call it Catholic

Kate Childs Graham — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:58:01 PST

Catholic educators in Boston put a cross in every classroom, just in case anyone's wondering who's running the show.

Vatican Defines Men's Sins, Women's Sins

Kate Childs Graham — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:01:01 PST

Men sin with sex, food, and laziness; women are vain, jealous, and filled with rage. But this has nothing to do with culture, of course.

Benedict is on a Roll!

Kate Childs Graham — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:52:01 PST

Father Gerhard Maria Wagner called Hurricane Katrina divine retribution, and thinks the Harry Potter series is satanic. His reward? The Pope has just made him bishop.

Women's Ordination Horrifies Traditionalist Anglican Clergy

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:40:01 PST

Some conservative Anglicans have stated that if they are forced to work under women bishops, then they will seek refuge in the Catholic church.

Paul and the Pope

Kate Childs Graham — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:41:01 PST

The Vatican is focusing a lot recently on Paul's teaching on celibacy. But there are other ways of interpreting Paul, and not all of them are sex-negative.

Vatican Study of Women Religious: Investigation or Witch Hunt?

Kate Childs Graham — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:20:01 PST

The Vatican will be assessing the status of communities of women religious, but the apostolic visitor is the superior general of a conservative, habited order. What does this mean?

Lame Apologies for Un-Excommunicated Lefebvrites

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:04:01 PST

When is an apology not an apology? When it's just part of a public relations campaign.

Pope Un-Excommunicates Four Bad Apples, Including Holocaust Denier

Kate Childs Graham — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:02:01 PST

Benedict decides to rescind the excommunications of four bishops, all of whom are antagonistic toward Judaism, and one of whom is a holocaust-denier.

President Receives Mixed Messages from Catholic Hierarchy

Kate Childs Graham — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:12:01 PST

In a jolly pope-a-gram, Benedict welcomes the new president; the head US Cardinal is not so friendly in his welcome.

Catholics Have Stopped Confessing

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:48:01 PST

Maybe it's because the Church has a peculiar view of what constitutes the gravest sins—sexual abuse and murder are, surprisingly, not on the list.

Indulgences Are Back At Last!

Kate Childs Graham — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:28:01 PST

The Vatican is planning to reward the faithful for participating in a council on the family and Christian values with—indulgences!

Bishop Demands One Million Euros From Gay Group

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:19:01 PST

A Greek bishop is suing an LGBT anti-defamation group for being morally corrupt. Perhaps he'd like them to take hemlock as well?

Vatican Condemns the Pill, is OK with Plastics

Kate Childs Graham — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:55:01 PST

Catholic leadership gets green when it comes to birth control—sort of.

Firing a Woman for Her Choice of Husband

Kate Childs Graham — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:36:01 PST

OK, so gays are not the only ones with marriage issues.

Searching for Sex, Life and Abortion on Catholic Google

Kate Childs Graham — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:00:01 PST

What happens when you search for contraception on the new Catholic-sanctioned search engine?

Greening The Gays: New Papal Strategy

Kate Childs Graham — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:11:01 PST

LBGT folks are like the rainforest, says Pope. Endangered by logging? Or just needing to be saved from themselves?

Playboy's Not So Virgin Mary

Kate Childs Graham — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:12:01 PST

Is the Catholic Church upset at the depiction of the Virgin or just at its association with sex?

On The Pope’s Terms Only

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:35:01 PST

Women can wield a conductor’s baton, or wear a sword as members of the Swiss Guard, but they still can't be priests...

Bishops as Pharisees

Kate Childs Graham — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:15:01 PST

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops announces that it is guarding its own authority, not the needs of its flock.

More Popular Than The Pope

Kate Childs Graham — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:55:01 PST

The Vatican forgives John Lennon, a generation after his death, for saying bad things about religion.

Modern Savagery: Vatican Says No to LGBTQ Rights

Kate Childs Graham — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:31:01 PST

On the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the Vatican takes care to deny the rights of LGBTQ people.