Tennessee Bishops Ignore Faith and Morals for Gun Control

The bishops of Tennessee have signed a letter pushing for restrictions on the Second Amendment that is motivated politically rather than spiritually. Bps. Mark Spalding of Nashville, David Talley of Memphis and Richard Stika of Knoxville signed the letter. However, it was drafted by a nonpartisan statewide coalition, according to reports. The letter asks the legislators to “protect our kids and … Read more

Another Faithful Priest Silenced By His Bishop

Another plain-talking priest is being thrown under the bus for an outspoken homily. In an official statement Tuesday, Abp. Bernard A. Hebda of the St. Paul and Minneapolis diocese chastised Fr. Robert Altier for questioning the COVID-19 narrative. In his Sept. 5 sermon, “Coronavirus: The Truth Revealed,” Fr. Altier, parochial vicar of the Church of St. Raphael in Crystal, Minnesota, suggested people are being lied … Read more

Michigan Subdeacon on Trial for Homosexual Assault

A Catholic subdeacon is on trial for sexually assaulting a teenage altar boy at St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic Church in Troy, Michigan. Hurmiz Risko Ishak has been charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with multiple variables occurring between May 2017 and Oct. 2, 2018. Ishak allegedly abused a St. Joseph’s altar boy who was 13–16 years old at the time the abuse is … Read more

NOT ONE BISHOP has Come Forward to Denounce Cardinal Wuerl’s Deceit

Will the U.S. bishops issue a formal censure of Cdl. Donald Wuerl for lying about his knowledge of Theodore McCarrick’s conduct and the restrictions imposed on him? This is the question Church Militant posed to U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Public Affairs Director Judy Keane, as the bishops convened this week in Baltimore for their … Read more