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Catholic News Service: Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to expand permission to use the Tridentine Mass, the pre-Vatican II rite favored by traditionalist groups, said an informed Vatican source. The pope is expected to issue a document "motu proprio," or on his own initiative, which will address the concerns of "various traditionalists," said the source,…

How and why: Seems that he basically kept all the cash given in the collections and never reported it. Skehan appeared to operate under a system of greed and generosity. He routinely kept $1,000 to $3,000 a week for himself, depending on the size of the collection. But he also gave $100 cash a week…

A few weeks ago, Bishop Tod Brown of Orange County issued a pastoral letter which is called The Pastoral Letter or, in the DVD produced to accompany it The Letter – both of which are so pretentious as to be totally off-putting.  But we’ll put that aside – the subtitle of The Letter is "Learning,…

The Diocese of Davenport files for bankruptcy The Catholic Diocese of Davenport filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday afternoon, effectively putting 25 claims of sexual abuse by priests in the hands of a judge. “I and the leadership of the diocese believe that, as difficult as this decision is, it provides the best opportunity for healing…
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