Archbishop Retracts Videotaped Criticism of Fellow Bishops
In a videotaped interview, Archbishop Raymond Burke calls Obama an “agent of death.” But his big mistake was to criticize his fellow bishops in public.
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Faith is Not the Enemy of Feminism
A new report identifies three areas where women’s empowerment and religion are linked: activism, scholarship, and popular culture.
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Vatican Official Challenges Excommunication in Brazil
Archbishop says that in the case of the nine-year-old girl who was excommunicated for her life-saving abortion, the first concern of the Church should have been pastoral, not punitive.
Read MoreTeen Births Rise; Can Faith-Based Leaders Help?
Only a minority of Obama’s faith-based leaders have any expertise on the topic and most are far more philosophically attuned to abstinence-only sexuality education
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Abstinence, Not Condoms, Says Pope Upon Leaving for Africa
The Pope sticks to a failing position as he heads to Africa. More then simply correct information we need to change attitudes toward the basic goodness of human sexual relations as part of preventing the spread of AIDS.
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Denying Communion to Prochoice Politicians
While some Bishops attempt to spread their views on the denial of communion beyond their fiefdoms, there’s no theological demand for doing so.
Read MoreOnly Fetuses and Popes are Worthy
The excommunication of those involved in procuring an abortion for a sexually abused 9-year-old in Brazil does not extend to the abuser. What exactly are the Church’s priorities?
Read MoreNinth Circuit Court of Appeals Chips away at Vatican’s Diplomatic Immunity
Can a survivor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy sue the Vatican for damages? The answer is complicated, but it’s looking better for survivors with every new court decision.
Read MoreObama Reverses Bush Stem Cell Restrictions, Time to Step Up
While this shift represents a major step away from junk science, the refusal of many denominations to take a clear position will work in favor of conservatives as federal funding guidelines are set.
Read MoreSenator Brownback Says Other Senators Aren’t “Real” Catholics
How did a US Senator end up signing a letter condemning some of his Senate colleagues as bad Catholics?
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