In this issue of Banter M: The Catholic Church and Me - Ben Cohen describes his new and complex relationship with the Catholic Church, and what Netflix's shocking documentary 'The Keepers' means for him on a personal level. Trump's Embarrassing NATO Speech Represents More ...read more

“I’ve been to lots of schools, and I know children. Unfortunately there are children who seek affection because they don’t receive it at home and I understand that some priests can give up. Pedophilia is a sin, and like all sins has to be accepted.” - The Rev. Gino Flaim ...read more

I'm beginning to think that Pope Francis has a lot in common with Norville Barnes, the main character in the Coen Brothers' 1994 comedy The Hudsucker Proxy. You get the impression that the powers that be saw him as a rube they could elevate to a figurehead position then push ...read more

"The pope seems to prefer common ownership of the means of production, which is Marxist, or private ownership and government control, which is fascist, or government ownership and government control, which is socialist. All of those failed systems lead to ashes, not wealth... ...read more

As many people around the world celebrate Easter, I have some thoughts to share about some contradictions about faith and the holiday (and not the obvious ones about how nothing we do in the United States to celebrate the holiday has anything to do with its origins, I mean I ...read more

I suppose it would be too much to ask for the Catholic Church to simply close up shop once Pope Benedict officially steps down, eh? The important thing to keep in mind in the wake of the once-and-future Joseph Ratzinger's surprise announcement that he'll be abdicating the ...read more