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…
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…
Read MoreGOP isn’t Pro-Life After All
The GOP’s morally indefensible position on maternity care shows the hollowness of the party’s claim…
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GOP “Stealthcare” Bill Reveals Catholic Bishops’ Priorities
It’s unlikely that many of the Catholic bishops who voted last week to make permanent…
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Pence’s Prayer Breakfast Appearance Underscores Fractured American Catholicism
The annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is hardly a bipartisan or nonpolitical event. It was…
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Five Signs Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” Dystopia May Be Nigh
Pending dystopia, it appears, is in the eye of the beholder. Here at RD, Diane…
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