Tag Archives: catholic

Teen Girl Kicked Out Of Catholic School For Sexting (Sext Recipients Still At School, Though)

Jessica WakemanApril 11, 2013 //

Follow these rules when sexting. Read More »

Texting Dangers

The dangers of being a flirty texter. Read More »

Give Good Sext

7 things to know before you text him your naughty bits. Read More »

9 Dudes Sexting

Nine famous dudes who were caught sexting their sweeties. Read More »

Holy double standard, Batman!

Our fellow ladyblog Jezebel has an exclusive today about a 16-year-old Catholic school student in Fairfax, Virginia, who sexted a photo to two lacrosse players at the school, who then shared it with the rest of their team. The girl has been kicked out of school. Everyone on the lacrosse team, including the boy(s) who shared the sext, are still enrolled.

You can read the whole story at Jezebel, but the shorter version of the story is that 16-year-old Alexis, who manages the Paul VI Catholic High School lacrosse team, texted a topless picture of herself to her friend, a lacrosse player, on a dare. Together, they laughed about it and group-texted the sext to a second lacrosse player. They all thought they were just joking around, but then one of the boys — it’s not clear exactly who — then shared the sext with the whole lacrosse team. You know, like a tit-pic expediting service. Keep reading »

Boston College Halts Condom Distribution

Jessica WakemanMarch 29, 2013 //

Bacon Condoms

Some bacon condoms to go with your bacon lube? Read More »

Condom Ice Cream

Condoms make ice cream way less appetizing. Read More »

Toddler Eats Condom

Kid exposed to gonorrhea by sucking on used condom at playground. Read More »

Condom Commandments

The rules of condoms. Read More »

Boston College students are facing possible discipline for distributing condoms both on- and off-campus. The school, a Jesuit college, no longer wants birth control distributed on its campus because it doesn’t align with Catholic teachings. [Boston Globe, Feminist.org]
Five ways to make the “Lean In” movement more inclusive of low-income women. [xoJane]
Mississippi’s governor nominated Teri Herring, who worked for the anti-abortion Pro-Life America Network, to the state’s Board of Health. [Feminist.org]
What do we think of this new PSA aimed at teen girls to discourage them for sending sexy “selfies”? [AdRants] Keep reading »

The New Pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Francis I) Is Anti-Gay

Jessica WakemanMarch 13, 2013 //

Today, cardinals named Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archibishop of Buenos Aires, the newest Pope. Pope Francis I, as he will be called, is the first-ever Latin American Pope. I am dismayed to read that Bergoglio has said marriage equality is “a machination of the Father of Lies” (that would be Satan) that seeks to “confuse and deceive the children of God.” [Queerty]
Ever wonder why women have no say in the papal vote? All 115 of the cardinals who vote on the new Pope are men. [CNN]
The rape trail of two Steubenville High School football players began today. The 16-year-old young woman at the center of the assault, who was raped, peed on, and photographed by the student partygoers, may testify. [Cleveland.com, Seattle Times] Keep reading »

Girls Take No Cursing Pledge At NJ Catholic School

Jessica WakemanFebruary 4, 2013 //

Inappropriate F Bombs

What's the most inappropriate time you've dropped an F bomb? Read More »

Fined For Cussing

Australian pottymouths fined up to $300 for public cussing. Read More »

Frisky Sexism

All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »

it's f-ing dumb

A New Jersey Catholic high school is under fire for asking girl students to take a no-swearing pledge for 30 days because it says, “We want ladies to act like ladies.” Keep reading »

Priest Says Women Encourage Domestic Violence For Not Cooking And Cleaning Well Enough

Jessica WakemanDecember 27, 2012 //

I Witnessed DV

Jessica watched a man commit domestic violence while bystanders did nothing. Read More »

Domestic Violence Advice

... from a prosecutor who has seen it all. Read More »

Victim Blaming

Rape victims are never to blame for their assault. Read More »

Frisky Feminism!

Everything The Frisky has ever written about feminism! Read More »

he said what?!

A priest in a northern village in Italy posted some helpful tips for ladies on how to avoid getting beaten by their husbands. “Healthy self-criticism” is necessary for women to make sure there’s nothing they could be doing differently to stop getting beat, such as cooking more dinners, doing the laundry, and dressing more modestly. Keep reading »

Ireland To Clarify Abortion Law Following Death Of Woman Who Was Refused Medical Care

Jessica WakemanDecember 18, 2012 //

Savita's Death

The 31-year-old died because the hospital refused to give her an abortion. Read More »

I'm From Ireland

... and I'm so grateful I had my abortion in America. Read More »

"Pro-Life" No More

How one woman lost faith in the pro-life movement. Read More »

Thirty-one-year-old Savita Halappanavar died in Ireland’s University Hospital Galway in October after she was repeatedly denied medical care while suffering a miscarriage.

Halappanavar, an Indian who lived and worked in Ireland with her husband, began miscarrying around October 24, 17 weeks into her her pregnancy. Her cervix had dilated, she was leaking amniotic fluid, and a doctor said the fetus would not survive outside her body. She had the “shakes,” was “shivering” and “vomiting” for several days. Halappanavar and her husband repeatedly asked to terminate the pregnancy, but the hospital refused, telling her “This is a Catholic country” and they could not perform an abortion so long as a fetal heartbeat was detectable. On October 28, Savita Halappanavar died of septicemia (blood poisoning) and E.coli ESBL.

Women in Ireland have had a right to an abortion if their life is at risk since 1992, after an Irish Supreme Court ruling. But today, Ireland’s Minister of Health announced the Irish government will introduce a new law to clarify specifically that abortions are legal when the life of the mother is at risk. However, the health of the mother will still not be reason enough for an Irish doctor to terminate a pregnancy. That is still unacceptable. Keep reading »

Protests In Ireland Over 31-Year-Old Woman Refused Medical Care During Miscarriage

Jessica WakemanNovember 16, 2012 //

"Pro-Life" No More

How one woman lost faith in the pro-life movement. Read More »

I Had An Abortion

A mother writes about choosing to have an abortion. Read More »

Abortion Rights

All of The Frisky's posts about reproductive rights. Read More »

Earlier this week, the world reacted to the news that a hospital in Ireland refused medical care to a woman during her miscarriage and she eventually died from blood poisoning. Savita Halappanavar, a dentist, began slowly and painfully miscarrying at 17 weeks into her pregnancy, but University Hospital Galway refused to terminate the pregnancy because a fetal heartbeat could still be detected. Halappanavar and her husband, who are both Indian and Hindu, repeatedly asked for an abortion but were told no because Ireland is “a Catholic country.” Within days, the fetus died inside Halappanavar and was removed, but it was too late; she died soon after at age 31 from blood poisoning and E.coli ESBL. Keep reading »

Irish Woman Savita Halappanavar, 31, Dies Because Hospital Refuses Abortion

Jessica WakemanNovember 14, 2012 //

"Pro-Life" No More

How one woman lost faith in the pro-life movement. Read More »

I Had An Abortion

A mother writes about choosing to have an abortion. Read More »

Abortion Rights

All of The Frisky's posts about reproductive rights. Read More »

A young dentist named Savita Halappanavar died last month in Ireland because University Hospital Galway repeatedly refused to perform an abortion. Doctors would not terminate the clearly-failing pregnancy while she was undergoing a painful miscarriage because the fetal heartbeat was still present. Her fetus was eventually removed from her body when the heartbeat stopped, but not after she suffered over three days in pain. After her liver, heart and kidneys slowed and were barely functioning, Halappanavar died at age 31 of septicemia (blood poisoning) and E.coli ESBL. Keep reading »

Lady Gaga: The Pope’s View On Homosexuality “Does Not Matter To The World”

Jessica WakemanSeptember 25, 2012 //

Feminist Nuns

The Vatican has reprimanded nuns for "radical feminism." Read More »

Nun Says Do It!

A nun says it is okay to diddle yourself. The Vatican is not amused. Read More »

Susan Slams Pope

Susan Sarandon called the Pope, a former Hitler Youth, a "Nazi." Read More »

quotable

“I think that gay marriage is going to happen. It must. We are not actually equal — humanity — if we are not allowed to freely love one another. What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world. It matters to the people who like the Pope and follow the Pope. It is not a reflection of all religious people.”

– Lady Gaga on a French radio show spit some truth that the Vatican probably found hard to hear. But I like the way Gaga said this: she didn’t say the Pope is wrong, she just said his opinion doesn’t matter to people who don’t follow him. We can fight all we want about who’s right and who’s wrong about the “morality” of homosexuality and gay marriage, but you can’t really argue with the fact that the opinions of other people’s religious leaders don’t matter to most of us. That is precisely why when bigots try to explain to me that their anti-gay beliefs are just religious, I immediately invoke my all-loving, all-accepting deity, the Flying Spaghetti Monster. [Fox News]

Rush Limbaugh Adds Catholic Nuns to His Growing “Feminazi” List

Daley QuinnJune 19, 2012 //

Vatican Denounces Nun

Vatican denounces nun's book supporting masturbation, gay sex. Read More »

Advertisers Drop Rush

A number of advertisers have dropped Rush Limbaugh. Read More »

Rush Smears "Slut"

Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" on air. Read More »

Rush Blasts "Feminazi" Nuns

During his (frighteningly) popular radio talk show on June 13, Rush Limbaugh didn’t hesitate to add Catholic nuns to his oh-so-scary list of “feminazis.” Limbaugh voiced his concern over the Vatican’s “doctrinal assessment” of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), where the Vatican had determined the LCWR to have ”serious doctrinal problems” because they are promoting “radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith.” The LCWR has spurred much reaction throughout the United States, including Nun Justice rallies, a nine-state bus tour, and a Change.org petition.

Limbaugh attacked the nuns for challenging the American bishops on the Affordable Care Act, which would improve access to affordable health coverage for everyone:

“Yeah, but what are the nuns doing? Do you know what the nuns are doing? The nuns have gone feminazi on everybody. This small group of nuns in the Catholic Church is going feminist, and the Vatican is obviously–well, a figure of speech, slapping them down. And the Vatican is trying to tamp it down and say, ‘No, no, no, that doesn’t happen. There’s no such thing as a feminist nun.’”

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