Tag Archives: Italy
Vatican: Corruption scandal letters leaked
Reuters The Vatican was shaken by a corruption scandal Thursday after an Italian television investigation said a former top official had been transferred against his will after complaining about irregularities in awarding contracts. The show “The Untouchables” on the respected … Continue reading
Italy: Weird Religious Logic, Part 43
The Independent Italian government scientists have claimed to have discovered evidence that a supernatural event formed the image on the Turin Shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. After years of work trying to replicate … Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Fellow-believers, Mystical woo, Officials, Stupidity
Italy: Yoga is Satanic, says creepy old priest
Telegraph Father Gabriele Amorth, who for years was the Vatican’s chief exorcist … said yoga is Satanic because it leads to a worship of Hinduism and “all eastern religions are based on a false belief in reincarnation”. Reading JK Rowling’s … Continue reading
Italy: Pope libels atheists, again
GODLESS IN ITALY “The enemies of religion…see in religion one of the principal sources of violence in the history of humanity and thus they demand that it disappear. But the denial of God has led to much cruelty and to … Continue reading
Italy: Boy dies after treatment with alternative medicine
SMH A couple who treated their sick four-year-old son with alternative medicine are being investigated for manslaughter, Italian police have said. Luca Monsellato was taken to hospital with a high fever and cold symptoms but failed to respond to emergency … Continue reading
Filed under Children, Family members, Human rights abuse, Mystical woo, Science, Stupidity
Italy: Churchgoer rips out eyeballs
SMH An Italian man reportedly ripped out his own eyeballs during Sunday Mass at a church in Viareggio, near Pisa, northern Italy, according to British news reports. Aldo Bianchini, 46, a Briton who had lived most of his life in … Continue reading
Vatican: Pedophile investigator is — a pedophile!
Boing Boing. Investigators examining tapped cellphone conversations between a Moroccan drug dealer and 51-year-old Father Riccardo Seppia … found evidence of arranged sexual encounters with young boys, some of whom were paid for sex with cocaine. “I do not want … Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Children, Human rights abuse, Sexuality, Stupidity
Italy: ‘Hollow man’ statue captures the essential JP II
SMH. An enormous statue of John Paul II, unveiled in front of Rome’s central station just weeks after the former pontiff was put on the path to sainthood, has sparked controversy – with locals calling for it to go. … … Continue reading
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Italy: Armani frocks for the bishop
SMH. Bishop Domenico Mogavero turned out for Mass on Monday on the Mediterranean island of Pantelleria in green silk vestments designed by Armani and decorated with symbols of vines, wheat, shells and starfish. Nice to see the Church hasn’t lost … Continue reading
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Italy: Jewish judge sacked for objecting to crucifix
Theology and Society Italy’s highest court of appeal — the Cassation Court — confirmed today (March 14, 2011) the sacking of a judge who refused to hear cases with the crucifix in the courtroom, according to the Life In Italy … Continue reading
Filed under Catholicism, Employees, Judaism, Manufactured outrage, Non-believers
