Does the British Government regard hacking into celebrity telephone mailboxes a greater crime than the brutal and systematic rape of innocent children?

The Catholic Church seems to be turning itself from being a religious body into being a rather unpleasant political party – one that is so reactionary it makes the Tea Party look like the Teddy Bears Picnic.

Terry Sanderson on how the Church of England plays on the shortness of memory to rewrite its often unpleasant history.

Terry Sanderson warns that Baroness Warsi risks starting a culture war that she cannot win.

Terry Sanderson on how the Pope is trying to run American politics and bring it in line with his own teachings, regardless of what the people want.

The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has warned the government that if it tries to legalise gay marriage, it will face a huge onslaught from religious bodies.

A personal testimony of child abuse in the Catholic Church from Sue Cox of Survivors Voice Europe

Frances Kissling, when she was head of theWashingtonDCbased liberal group Catholics for Choice (anathema to theVatican), once told us that "My job is to ensure that the pope has a bad day every day."