Vatican Boasts About Its Low Number of Child Raping Priests & Jewel's #1 Fan

Vatican: Hey, we're not the only religious sexual predators!
The Vatican has lashed out at criticism over its handling of its paedophilia crisis by saying the Catholic church was "busy cleaning its own house" and that the problems with clerical sex abuse in other churches were as big, if not bigger. In a defiant and provocative statement, issued following a meeting of the UN human rights council in Geneva, the Holy See said the majority of Catholic clergy who committed such acts were not paedophiles but homosexuals attracted to sex with adolescent males. The statement, read out by Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican's permanent observer to the UN, defended its record by claiming that "available research" showed that only 1.5%-5% of Catholic clergy were involved in child sex abuse. He also quoted statistics from the Christian Scientist Monitor newspaper to show that most US churches being hit by child sex abuse allegations were Protestant and that sexual abuse within Jewish communities was common. (Source: The Guardian)

OC Pastor Arrested on Molestation Charges
An Orange County pastor accused of molesting several underage girls is in custody and Anaheim police are asking other potential victims to come forward, authorities said today. Jose Campoverde, 45, pastor of Ministerio Cristo Vive church in Anaheim, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of lewd conduct with a minor, sexual battery, child annoyance and false imprisonment involving four girls under age 17, said Sgt. Rick Martinez. Detectives began investigating Campoverde after a 17-year-old girl came to Anaheim police in early September. The victim told police Campoverde offered to give her a ride while she was waiting at a bus stop and then touched her inappropriately and tried to kiss her. (Source: Los Angeles Times)


Pedophile Priest Accused of Groping Altar Boy
Vermont's Roman Catholic Diocese is once again on trial in a civil case brought by a former altar boy who was sexually abused by a priest. This is the fourth case to go to trial of two dozen lawsuits filed by 23 former altar boys who claim the Vermont Diocese was negligent because it failed to protect them from pedophile priest Edward Paquette more than 30 years ago. This 44-year-old plaintiff says he was only 11 and an altar boy at Christ the King Church in Burlington when he was groped at least two dozen times by former priest Edward Paquette. (Source: wcax.com)


Cult Followers Await Dead Leader's Resurrection; Stink Up House
KOTA KINABALU: Followers of a cult here kept the body of their leader wrapped in plastic for 13 months after his death, while praying for him to be resurrected. The dead man known as Ching Chi Vui @ Ivan, 37, headed the “Benevolent Missionary Association” about which little is known. Police stormed the house at Taman Kobusak Villa in Penampang on Friday night and found three women, including twin sisters, conducting prayers for their “prophet” to come back to life. It is learnt that he had told his followers not to bury him on his death as he would come back to life. Police remained tight-lipped over the bizarre discovery but it is believed that the body was badly decomposed but neighbours had not complained of a foul smell. (Source: The Star Online)



And finally...God Sends Man on Mission to Stalk Jewel
A man who reportedly stalked singer Jewel at her home in Texas claimed God sent him to do it. A man who was arrested for stalking singer-songwriter Jewel at her home in Texas reportedly told authorities that God sent him on a mission there. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), Michael Lawrence Kozelka went to the ranch of Jewel and her husband Ty Murray on two occasions last week, and was arrested after returning the second time. Kozelka was reportedly warned the day prior not to come back to the property. (Source: WiredPRNews.com)