Vatican chorister sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for papal gentleman-in-waiting
Pope Benedict XVI greets cardinals in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican. Photograph: Max Rossi/AFP/Getty Images
The Vatican has been rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict’s household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.
Angelo Balducci, a [...]
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A priest’s refusal to grant communion to a gay man has led to uproar in the Catholic south of the Netherlands. A multitude of gay men now look set to descend on Sunday mass in the city of Den Bosch.
Prince Gijs is no ordinary royal. His reign only lasted three days and his [...]
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Guru Baba Ramdev, our favourite Hindu Swami, who believes that Pranayama Yoga is the natural cure for all physical and mental ailments, offers free advice to the world on St Valentine’s Day.
Namaste dear cupid fellows and nice ladies! We are over joyful on this very day of the naked god-child shooting arrows through our 4th [...]
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Mayor who stole women’s underwear jailed
A mayor who got his ‘’sexual kicks” by sneaking into bedrooms to steal women’s underwear has been jailed for two years after he was caught out by a secret camera.
Ian Stafford, the ex-mayor of a Lancashire village, was jailed for two years Photo: [...]
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Read the full story here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/17/joseph-mary-billboard-god-is-a-hard-act-to-follow_n_395343.html
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A billboard at a New Zealand church depicting a downcast Joseph lying beside Mary in bed and the heading “God is a hard act to follow” provoked more than the intended reconsideration of the meaning of Christmas.
The sign was defaced by a paint-wielding vandal just [...]
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Hewdge has been following the outpouring of irritation at Italian Prime Minister Sylvio Berlusconi’s latest gaffe, where he once again refers to US President Obama’s ‘tan’.
Read the full and unbelievable story here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/28/obama-tan-berlusconi
Among the most offended of Obama’s fans is gangsta rapper, Snoop Dogg, who you may remember, visited Beirut only a few weeks [...]
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The latest article posted by Hewdge, about commuter gropers on Tokyo’s subway system, has prompted a piece of advice by Swami Baba Ramdev, an Indian guru who believes that all ailments, including acne and ‘gayness’ can be cured by Pranayama Yoga.
In Tokyo, being groped on the subway has become such a problem for young women, [...]
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Hewdge, as usual, has been swamped with letters concerning our latest article about controversial Indian guru, Swami Baba Ramdev, who plans to open a yoga centre on the remote Scottish island of Little Cumbrae. The hirsute swami claims that, among other things, Pranayama Yoga can cure acne, Alzheimer’s and..um..being gay. Click here to read the [...]
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By GG Qlarq
The Hewdge article about a group of atheist animal lovers, who for a fee, promise to look after any ‘left-behind’ pets, after their Christian owners have been taken up to heaven or “raptured”, has sparked a firestorm of debate among our evangelical readers
The article, posted on Saturday, features the American website: http://www.eternal-earthbound-pets.com [...]
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