The Truth about Catholics and Condoms
The Pope took a big first step that the rest of the leadership must follow.
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The Corrections: Douthat Edition
Yes, Episcopal priests have embraced other traditions. But Ross, the Church didn’t embrace those priests.
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Religious Freedom Gets Hollywood Treatment
Just in time for the election comes the film version of Mexico’s Cristero War, depicting brave rebels risking it all for religious freedom. Only problem with the story: it’s not really true.
Read MoreOnly 5 Million “Real” Catholics in the U.S.?
Perhaps the Vatican’s hard-line tactics are an intentional purge.
Read MoreOn Holocaust Remembrance Day, Catholic ‘Liberal’ Hails Return of Anti-Semitic Group
Michael Sean Winters welcomes back the Society of St. Pius X.
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Mass Conversion: Changing Churches to Stop the Church From Changing
The decision of Episcopal churches like St. Luke’s to convert en masse to Roman Catholicism while retaining a quasi-medieval Anglican liturgy is not, however, a decision to move into this ever-emerging ecclesial reality. It is a solemn retreat into an imagined past where a priest’s sacramental office itself, his back turned to the congregation, protects him from the conflicted desires and diverse stirrings of the wider church.
Read MoreGrowing Catholic Resistance to Bishops’ Crusades
Pittsburgh and Seattle parishes are respectfully saying “no thank you” to bishops accusing Obama of a “to hell with you!” attitude.
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When Religion is a Refuge for Scoundrels: ‘Ryan Budget’ Edition
Would that it were true that, as Ryan said, “Catholic social teaching is indispensable for officeholders”; Mitt Romney’s description of Ryan’s budget as “marvelous” would no longer be ludicrous.
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Did the Pope Claim Gay Marriage as a Threat to Humanity or Didn’t He?
Depends on your definition of “said.”
Read MoreWhy Did the Pope Choose Cuba?
Human rights, the role of the Church, and politics aren’t the whole story.
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