Chuck Colson and the Transforming Power of Grace

"Chuck Colson's swift journey from the White House to a penitentiary ended a life of accomplishment, writes Michael Gerson, only to begin a life of significance."

Catholic Bishop Gets Deal to Avoid Criminal Charges

"Bishop Robert Finn, the leader of the 134,000-member diocese, is the highest-ranking Catholic official ever to face U.S. criminal charges in a child sexual abuse case. . ."

TIME Article: What Makes Powerful Men Behave So Badly?

Article considering "former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger" and "IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who formally resigned on May 18, 2011."

The Despot Index

"More than 400 million people live under the iron fist of these nasty tyrants. As Muammar Gaddafi and Bashar al-Assad fire on their own people, check out their allies in oppression and corruption."

Philadelphia Fears Abusive Priests Are Still Active

"Three weeks after a scathing grand jury report accused the Philadelphia Archdiocese of providing safe haven for as many as 37 priests who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior toward minors, most of those priests remain active in the ministry."

Vatican Warned Irish Bishops Not to Report Abuse

"A newly revealed 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police — a disclosure that victims groups described as 'the smoking gun' needed to show that the Vatican enforced a worldwide culture of cover-up."

Lawmakers' Personal Wealth Rose 16 Percent Between 2008 and 2009

"Lawmakers' personal wealth rose 16 percent between 2008 and 2009 while many invested in financial and health care sectors under scrutiny by Congress, the Center for Responsive Politics said in a report released on Wednesday."

US Created 'Safe Haven' for Nazis, Report Says

"The United States created a safe haven for some Nazis after World Ward II, granting them entry even though government officials knew of their pasts, according to a U.S. Justice Department report detailed in today's New York Times."

The Virtues of Contrition

"Notre Dame’s president draws praise, despite risks, for his unusually forthright apology after the death of a student last month."

U.S. Slips to Historic Low in Global Corruption Index

"The United States has dropped out of the 'top 20' in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday."

Report: Hundreds of Catholic Clergy Sex Abuse Victims in Belgium

"Hundreds of sex abuse victims have come forward in Belgium with harrowing accounts of molestation by Catholic clergy that reportedly led to at least 13 suicides and affected children as young as two, an independent Belgian commission said Friday."

Church Blasts Gay Priests Leading 'Double Life'

"The Italian church says gay priests must not lead a 'double life,' expressing pain and anger over a magazine article and video purporting to show priests frequenting gay locales in Rome."

Pope Revises, Toughens Sex-Abuse Rules

"Pope Benedict XVI has tightened the Vatican laws to streamline its handling of sexual-abuse cases world-wide and potentially hold more clerics accused of abuse accountable, people familiar with the matter said. The move marks the most concrete measures Pope Benedict has taken to address the crisis that rocked his papacy this year."

Amid Abuse Scandal, Focus of Church Drifted Away

"Before he became pope, Benedict XVI held a critical decision-making position in the Vatican that had authority over abuse cases, but did not assert it for many years."

The Trial of Pope Benedict XVI

"The crisis facing the church is deeply complicated by the fact that in 1980, as Archbishop of Munich, the future Benedict XVI appears to have mismanaged the assignment of an accused pedophile priest under his charge. . ."

The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh

"Women are so common in the upper ranks of the U.S. military these days that it's no longer news when they break through another barrier. Unfortunately, the latest benchmark isn't one to brag about: being booted as captain of a billion-dollar warship for 'cruelty and maltreatment' of her 400-member crew."

Embarrassing Things That Didn't Stop People From Getting Elected

"Scott Brown won the Senate race in Massachusetts in spite of a nude pictorial in a 1982 Cosmopolitan magazine spread that made his detractors titter. Here's a look at other politicians who emerged victorious despite past indiscretions."

Bad Bosses: What Kind Are You?

This slideshow presents many different ways in which a boss can be bad.

Americans' View of Clergy's Ethics Hit 3-Decade Low

"Americans' views of the 'honesty and ethics' of clergy have hit a 32-year low, with just half rating their moral caliber as high or very high, according to Gallup's annual Honesty and Ethics Ratings of Professions survey."

Top Ten Crooked CEOs

Top Ten Crooked CEOS (Slideshow)