The Rise of the Catholic Cyber-Bullies
There was a time in the Catholic Church when supporters of doctrinal orthodoxy could count…
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Steve Bannon and the Conservative “Cafeteria Catholics”
The phrase “cafeteria Catholic” first gained currency in the mid-1980s to describe—mostly disparagingly—progressive Catholics who…
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Not So Fast: New Data Does Not Support Conservative Shift for Dems
It’s more or less an article of faith that religious Americans, especially white Americans, have…
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The Ex-KKK Priest and the Subtle Terrorism of the Anti-Abortion Movement
Largely lost in the coverage of the Rev. William Aitcheson, the priest serving in a…
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Catholic Bishops Tackle Racism, But Is It Too Late?
After years of foot-dragging on issues that aren’t related to abortion or “religious liberty,” the…
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Can the Catholic Church Survive Trump?
The bishops helped radicalize white Catholics to be favorable to Trump—which they were, with 60 percent backing him despite all-but-explicit condemnations by Pope Francis:
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The Most Ridiculous Responses to the Vatican’s Call-out of the Catho–Christian Right
It’s not surprising that the apparently Vatican-approved denouncement of the conservative Catholic-Christian alliance that has…
Read MoreCatholic Nuns Show Bishops How it’s Done on ObamaCare
In the end, it would be a fitting sort of justice if it were the…
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Vatican Fires Shot at US Religious Right, Calls Out “Religious Liberty” Industry and “Evangelical-Catholic Alliance”
An article being described as “explosive,” written by two allies of Pope Francis in a…
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3 Reasons Catholic Bishops Are Holding Their Tongues on GOP Health Care Debacle
When President Obama proposed requiring health plans to cover common contraceptives without charge, the Catholic…
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