Welcome to the “Spin-od”: Conservatives Look to Halt Reforms on Divorce and Other “Family Matters”
Now that Pope Francis has concluded his historic US visit, all eyes turn to Rome…
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Deifying Pope Francis Obscures Where He’s So So Right, So So Wrong
We are compulsive god-makers. And this penchant was in florid display this past week as…
Read MoreIgnoring the Pope on Climate Change is Not Like Using Contraception
The encyclical is finally here. Laudato si was officially released today and has already produced a tremendous…
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Mike Huckabee, meet Amy Schumer. And, for that matter, Tony Orlando.
Perhaps you are too young to remember Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential run. If so, you’re…
Read MoreBishops More Welcoming To LGBT, But Not to Women
The surprisingly conciliatory tone regarding gay Catholics in the working document for the family synod…
Read MoreRand Paul Rattles the Personhood Crowd
Ryan Lizza describes the recent dust-up over Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) support for emergency contraception,…
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Pope Calls Out “Bad Shepherds” as Conservatives Prepare to Fight Change
Just a day before gay marriage in the U.S. received a significant boost from the Supreme…
Read MoreAre Religious Leaders Prepared to Engage “Religious Liberty” Questions Post-Hobby Lobby?
Popular coverage of the fallout from the Hobby Lobby decision has largely fallen off, but…
Read MoreA Pro-Patriarchy Argument in All Its Glory
In case anyone is still unsure exactly what the many lawsuits against the contraceptive coverage requirement in…
Read MoreChris Matthews Claims We Don’t Know What Contraception Means
Speak for yourself, Chris.
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