Abuse survivor who helped topple Cardinal Law dies aged 69

November 29, 2021 By Barry Duke

ALTHOUGH he worked diligently for years to expose predatory clergy within the Catholic Church, and won pay-outs for many abused by priests, Phil Saviano, above, only gained international fame when his work was prominently featured in the 2015 Oscar-winning film Spotlight. The film, according to the National Catholic Reporter, was an account of The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how scores of priests molested children and got away with it because church leaders covered it up. The abuse that came… Read more

Runaway sex offender surfaces as a minister at an Alabama Church

November 28, 2021 By Barry Duke

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EVERGREEN True House of Prayer pastor Willie Perry, above, told media that he was horrified when he learned that his church’s minister of music for the past decade was a convicted rapist who had been on the run 20 years ago. Perry told WVTM 13 News that he had been “rocked” by the revelation that Larry Albert Flake had been sentence to a total of 25 years in jail after being convicted for sexual misconduct with a minor, and declared… Read more

Altar boy abuse is an ‘old Spanish custom’ priest told victims

November 27, 2021 By Barry Duke

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WHEN Robert Friscic, above, was being molested by a Catholic priest from the age of 11 until he was 18, he kept asking his abuser why he was being subjected to to such intolerable behaviour. The answer he got was “because I love you.” Father Anthony Bongiorno, since deceased, also told him and other victims that he was simply performing: An old Spanish custom in which the altar boy sleeps with the priest. Decades on Friscic decided to lodge a… Read more

Oh Mama! George Floyd as Jesus sparks fury at a Catholic University

November 26, 2021 By Barry Duke

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A CHAPTER of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) at the Catholic University of America (CUA) this week launched a petition to have two “blasphemous” paintings depicting murder victim George Floyd in the arms of the the Virgin Mary. The identical paintings, simply titled “Mama”, are currently hanging in the Washington university’s campus ministry office and its law school. They were created by Missouri artist Kelly Latimore, whose works take the form of religious icons. According to The Daily Signal a… Read more

And so it begins … the ‘war’ on Christmas 2021

November 25, 2021 By Barry Duke

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JESUS, we are constantly being reminded around this time of the year, is “the Reason for the Season.” In reality it’s a period when I start my annual hunt for reports of attempts by godless killjoys to ruin birthday parties across the land for the baby Jesus. My first port of call today was Liberty Counsel, which publishes an annual “Naughty and Nice” list which identifies stores that “recognise and celebrate” Christmas and those that don’t. Christians are encouraged to… Read more

Gay cake lawsuit finally crashes and burns … or has it?

November 24, 2021 By Barry Duke

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LAST week the right-wing Washington Examiner glumly reported that, after a lawsuit that’s lasted almost a decade, Christian florist Barronelle Stutzman, above, caved in and agreed to pay $5,ooo to a gay couple following of her refusal to create a floral display for their wedding. Had the lawsuit proceeded all the way to the US Supreme Court, the Jesus-bewitched owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington, would have been liable for many thousand in “ruinous” lawyers fees. So she agreed… Read more

Petition launched against pastor who advocates marital rape

November 23, 2021 By Barry Duke

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WOMEN attending a NY City Grand Concourse Seventh-day Adventist Church service were told by pastor Burnett Robinson, above, that “I want you to know upfront ladies, that once you get married, you are no longer your own.” In a sermon posted to YouTube, Robinson, according to Religion News Service, went on to tell husbands that may rape their wives. I would say to you gentlemen, the best person to rape is your wife. Saying he’d seen a TV report about… Read more

NY city pastor to be jailed for brutal killing of his estranged wife

November 22, 2021 By Barry Duke

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THE Facebook page of the Christian Congregation The Redeemer Church in the Bronx was taken down after its pastor pleaded guilty last week to the manslaughter of his wife in an in a particularly brutal attack in 2019. Victor Mateo, 65, above, who used two cars and a machete to kill Noelia Mateo, 58, will be sentenced to 23 years in prison and five years of post-release probation under the terms of the plea agreement reached with prosecutors. He is… Read more

Christian hate group grooms followers to oppose conversion therapy

November 21, 2021 By Barry Duke

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CHRISTIAN Concern, headed by deranged homophobe Andrea Minichiello Williams, above, is advising people how to respond to a UK government consultation regarding a planned ban of therapies intended to turn LGBT people straight. In a recent “Respond to the consultation on ‘conversion therapy’” post, Williams’ outfit is advising its followers on how to answer questions posed on the on-line consultation which ends on December 10, 2021. The government says: In this consultation we are seeking views from individuals and organisations… Read more

‘Son of God’ charged with a raft of sexual abuse crimes

November 20, 2021 By Barry Duke

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Apollo Carreon Quiboloy, above, head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church, and two of his top administrators are among nine people named in an indictment that alleges conspiracy, sex trafficking of children, sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, marriage fraud, money laundering, cash smuggling and visa fraud. The church was founded in the Philippines in 1985. Its US headquarters is in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles. It claims to have six million members in about 200… Read more

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