The Roman Catholic Church

The crucifixion of Jesus is an event that occurred during the first century A.D. in which Jesus was arrested, tried, and sentenced by Pontius Pilate to be scourged and finally executed on a cross. He would of carried his crossbar, or patibulum, to the execution site. The patibulum could easily weigh 100 pounds. Once there at the execution site, the crossbar was put on the ground and the victim was forced to lie upon it. Spikes about 7 inches long and 3/8 of an inch in diameter were driven into the wrists and feet areas. A small support placed for him to rest upon ... Read Full Story

Font size: AP Photo Pope Benedict XVI raises a chalice as he leads a mass in Paul VI square in Brescia, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009.  Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal. Paul VI was elected pope in 1963, taking over from John XXIII who began the Second Vatican Council, a landmark initiative to modernize the policies and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Paul led the council to its completion, which Benedict attended as an up-and-coming theologian.  (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Add to : Add to ... Read Full Story

A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors. Currently, there are no Catholic radio stations or television stations in Cuba, a communist country in which the government controls all forms of communication. "Our wish is for the Cuban church to have a more normal access to mass communication media," Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, the chairman of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said during a visit to Havana. "I believe the Cuban people are Christian ... Read Full Story

Is the Catholic church a force for good in the world ? The bloody Roman Catholic Cult is a plague politically and spiritually! The bloody Roman Catholic Cult is the Babylonian Mystery religion in “Christian” drag! Any good they might do is merely meant to disarm and deceive the masses. They were and remain a wolf in sheep’s clothing folks would do well to beware. Warning Jews Pope's Evil Eye on Jerusalem! Jerusalem's Betrayal and Rape Rome rules the world - not NYC! Israel must reject Vatican overtures for peace or lose Jerusalem! Christian-Zionist Response to Shimon Peres' AIPAC speech Plea to Diehard Catholics ... Read Full Story

An Atheist state-church separation group today called for an investigation by the Internal Revenue Service into the activities of a Roman Catholic Bishop in Brooklyn, NY for possible violation of campaign and IRS regulations. On Monday, The New York Times revealed that Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio praised Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito J. Lopez in a barrage of "robocalls" to voters. Lopez was key in defeating a bill that would have permitted victims of childhood sex abuse to file suit years after alleged molestation. The Roman Catholic Church has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars to settle or avoid lawsuits and protect clerical molesters. ... Read Full Story