Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Catholic Church have covered up hundreds of claims of sexual abuse throughout Europe. The Pope and the Roman Catholic Church are facing hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse, with many surfacing on an almost daily basis. The Pope has not addressed the issue...
The Roman Catholic Church is facing child abuse allegations in Europe. The church faces allegations of covering up "pedophile" priests from the long arm of the law from Ireland to Germany. The homeland of Pope Benedict XVI is under the most scrutiny in Germany with more claims surfacing spreading...
Riots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective...
Mark Wahlberg took a break from filming “The Fighter” to marry his long-time girlfriend Rhea Durham yesterday in Beverly Hills. The couple has been together for eight years and has three children together; Ella, 5, Michael, 3, and Brendan, 10-months. The late afternoon wedding at Good Shepherd...
The Catholic church and its followers are running the gamut of reactions in response to Pope Benedict XVI's surprising support of condoms. The Pope recently addressed the issue in his interview with a German journalist entitled "Light of the World: The Pope, the Church, and the Signs of the Times."...
Santa Muerte, also known in many Latin American cultures as the Saint of Death, also known as La Santísima Muerte or Most Holy Death and Doña Sebastiana or Lady Sebastienne, is a religious figure who receives petitions for love, luck, and protection. Saint Death is often depicted as a skeleton...
In more repressed times, people were not always allowed to express themselves freely, for fear of persecution. Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed...
The Vatican announces the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011 in Rome. Spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the service on Divine Mercy Sunday, the feast day John Paul II actively promoted, immediately following Easter. Vatican reports...
A sin-eater is a spiritual healer who is hired for the purpose of cleansing a dying person of his or her sins. A heavy and difficult job—usually taken by outcasts who had no other means of employment—it also carried the risk of excommunication. The Roman Catholic Church believed that sin-eaters...
