Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Former Catholic friar: homosexuality is “the ticking time bomb” – Amanpour - CNN.com Blogs - That last allegation, of a secret “cabal” of gay priests, has been dubbed the “Vati-leaks” scandal. - “When you have this culture of secrecy and guilt and repression,” Dowd said, “you have conditions which foster the potential for blackmail and for manipulation.” - Dowd, who is now a journalist, said that gay men are “massively over-represented” within the Church. - “About half,” he said, “if not more, of all the people attracted into seminaries in the priesthood are gay themselves.”
Yahoo Has It Backward: Why Working Remotely Is Better for Everyone - The Daily Beast - Marissa Mayer is making a big mistake in banning telecommuting. Working remotely improves productivity and morale, says Ellen Galinsky, and that’s a win for everyone.
UK's top cardinal accused of 'inappropriate acts' by priests | World news | The Observer - Three priests and a former priest in Scotland have reported the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years. -- O'Brien, who is due to retire next month, has been an outspoken opponent of gay rights, condemning homosexuality as immoral, opposing gay adoption, and most recently arguing that same-sex marriages would be "harmful to the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of those involved". Last year he was named "bigot of the year" by the gay rights charity Stonewall.
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