Marriage Equality Vote Nears in NY, and NOM (and NOM's Hate Group Cronies) Pull Out All the Stops

The National Organization for Marriage, which now functions as a virtual, if unofficial, arm of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in their attack on the civil rights and humanity of gay and lesbian citizens, is pulling out all the stops as a vote on marriage equality appears to be impending in New York.  On their website this morning, a smorgasbord of new offerings,

Minnesota Priest Challenges Law: New Apologetic Excuses Violations of Pastoral Relationships

It looks as if this may be a new trend among Catholics who continue to view the clerical abuse crisis as something manufactured by the media and attorneys, and as largely a matter of gay priests abusing pubescent boys: Fr. Christopher Wenthe of St. Paul is suing to have charges against him dismissed, in a case alleging that he abused his pastoral authority and a counseling relationship to seduce an adult woman.

Catholic Right Holds Back-to-Past March in Kansas City to Support Embattled Bishop Finn

Survivors of clerical sexual abuse (and Catholics concerned to see survivors healed and given justice):

Think the rabid right wing of the Catholic church really cares about you and about seriously addressing the deep rottenness from which the abuse crisis proceeds in the church?  Think again.

Maureen Dowd on Dolan v. Cuomo: "Gay Sera,Sera"

Maureen Dowd's op-ed piece in today's New York Times on Mr. Timothy Dolan's battle with Gov. Andrew Cuomo--"Gay Sera, Sera"--is going to raise the hackles of all the centrist media powerbrokers who continue, even now!, to make one apology after another for the sorry men leading their Catholic church.  And, can we talk?, the primary reason those centrist media powerbrokers and the men they're defending get such vapors when Dowd opens her mouth again is that she's a woman.

Corapi and Feel-Good Catholicism: Greater Thrill Hath No Man Than This

Deacon Greg Kandra on Corapi's announcement that he's leaving the priesthood, in Jaweed Kaleem's summary of the story at Huffington Post:

Interesting Times: National News Brimming with Catholic Stories This Weekend

No one's quite sure where the "Chinese" curse, "May you live in interesting times," originated.  Or if it's even really a Chinese proverb.  Or whether it's really a curse or a blessing.

Corapi Issues Annoucement, Plans to Leave Priestly Ministry

A reader, JKM, has just posted a comment in response to my recent posting noting that Deacon Greg Kandra had updated the Father John Corapi story.  I'm very grateful for JKM's update.