Should We Believe ‘Bombshell’ Report on Pope’s Knowledge of Sexual Abuse?
There are reasons to be dubious about the allegations put forward by culture warrior Carlo Maria Viganò, a Benedict XVI ally.
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Is Cardinal Dolan’s Pro-Life Piece More Evidence of Pro-Catholic Bias from RNS Publisher?
Credible allegations of bias toward Catholicism have been recently made against Religion News Service. It’s hard to read a recent regurgitation by Cardinal Dolan of the Bishop’s position on reproductive rights as anything other than confirmation of those allegations.
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Teilhard’s insistence on a super-human, of not just spiritual but physical existence, dominated his thought over the last decade of his life—well after the death camps permeated the public consciousness.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Legacy of Eugenics and Racism Can’t Be Ignored
After Bishop Michael Bruce Curry delivered his sermon at today’s wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan…
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Oedipus Complexity: Is it Enough to Fire Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct?
Stories of sexual abuse and misconduct are, of course, nothing new. The matter changes. So…
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Gay Men Detained and Killed in Chechnya, and More in the Global LGBT Recap
Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag design that has become a symbol of the…
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With Creation of Little Noticed Department, Pope Francis is Securing Liberal Reforms
As Steve Bannon has allied with the pope’s bitterest opponents, liberals have had all the more reason to rally behind Francis.
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Unified Catholic Opposition to Trump’s “Muslim Ban” is Wishful Thinking
It’s understandable that with people grasping for a light in the darkness in the wake…
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“Make The Mass Latin Again”: The Pope Francis Backlash Comes Home
There’s beauty in mythology, to be sure. But there is also grave danger in believing mythologies can save broken institutions.
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No Shocker for This Gay Ex-Jesuit, Vatican Rejects Gay Priests (Again)
I am not shocked by the Vatican’s recent affirmation of the 2005 ban on admitting…
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