It appears that no action will be taken by the Vatican with regards to Cardinal Keith O'Brien's sexual misconduct with four priests (those are just the ones that we know of). 

Now that O'Brien's admitted to "unbecoming" sexual conduct, the Vatican sees no point in pursuing an investigation--or at the very least punishing him for his blatant hypocrisy as he vocally advocated against the rights of homosexuals while getting his rocks off with men in the rectory.

Shocking. (Not shocking.)

More after the jump.

Updated Saturday, 2:45 p.m. PST

Following the widespread coverage of reports alleging that Pope Benedict's resignation is due in part to a gay sex scandal within the Vatican, the Vatican has finally released an official statement.

They're less than pleased.

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More than 1,000 drama queens in chiffon robes have engaged in naughty group action to point jewel-encrusted fingers at modern civil rights. In one of the largest letters of its kind, 1,054 British priests as well as 13 bishops and abbots claim they will lose their right to practice religion if gays and lesbians are allowed to marry the human they love. 

The Orthodox Calendar, a gay favorite that tackles sexuality in the Orthodox church with male models dressed as priests, says that YouTube has banned its account. Details follow. 

They probably provide highbrow commentary on the intersection of religion and culture and politics or whatnot, but the preview art from the 2013 Orthodox Calendar leave us too distracted to complete a thorough dissertation.

Check out more images from the calendar that'll secretly hang in Pope Benedict's dungeoun beneath the Vatican after the jump!

A group of former Catholic priests are throwing down against Catholic bishops that have been heavily lobbying to overturn same-sex marriage in Washington state. 

We assume (HOPE!) bitch-slapping via rosary will ensue.

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It's been a big day for the Episcopal Church!

The Church held two very important votes at the Episcopal General Convention today and both votes are very LGBT friendly.

The Episcopal Church has approved both the ordination of transgender individuals as priests and an official liturgy that blesses same-sex unions.

More after the jump!

What the what? The Episcopal Bishop of Long Island has demanded that gay priests involved in relationships get married within nine months. You don't hear that often. Details follow. 

The Catholic League (which Kathy Griffin joked in 2007 was just "one guy on his computer in his parent's basement") has taken out a full page ad in today's New York Times to boldly tackle that pesky priest sexual abuse scandal. Surprise, surprise: in the essay, Catholic League President Bill Donahue claims the real issue is "homosexuality, not pedophilia." Read the spiel, after the jump.

We haven’t yet dipped our toes into the Vatican/Catholic priest scandal because it’s such a mess (and we just had a pedicure!), but the latest on the story is just too good to not discuss.

From yesterday’s New York Times:

As hundreds of new allegations of sexual abuse surface in the German church alone, a top Vatican official acknowledged Tuesday that, with only 10 people handling such cases, his office might not be adequate for the task.

But the official, Msgr. Charles J. Scicluna, who is effectively the Vatican’s internal prosecutor, said the church was working to bring more “transparency” to the delicate and emotional process of settling allegations of abuse by priests that have severely damaged the church’s moral stan...