Church sides with well dressed right wing

The Vatican has appointed Greg Burke from Fox News to its press office.

Fox News is owned by Murdoch Corp, which has been found to have behaved in a most dishonourable and illegal fashion in the UK.

The Vatican is the first foreign state to recognise Federico Franco as President of Paraguay.

Vatican appointed Cardinal Dolan on reporting on the state of the Irish church criticises the 'sloppy dress' of clerics and clerical students in the Irish College in Rome.

It would seem the Vatican puts great importance on style and dress.

Sad days and the future looks bleak.

Irish Dominican Larry Kelly has to be a flicker of light in these dark days in the church.

In the current issue of The Tablet Fr Kelly has a letter standing in solidarity with the deposed legitimately elected President of Paraguay Fernando Lugo.