A Moral For Holy Week 2010 in the Christian Tragedy of Mark’s Gospel
Time to take tragedy seriously.
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Dawkins and Hitchens Hope to Arrest the Pope
Two of the most high profile ‘new atheists’ have retained a team of lawyers.
Read MoreKung Fu Nuns, The Beatles, & Amish Healthcare: The Week In Religion… Poetically
A roundup of the latest from the world of religion.
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In Crisis, Catholic Church Plays ‘The Jew’
Why has the Catholic Church made so many controversial statements about Jews as it wrestles with a sexual abuse crisis? One could argue that, in the heart of a wounded Church, a play is being made for the shroud of the victim.
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Arrest the Pope: New Atheist Effort to Seek Justice in Sexual Abuse Crisis Should Be Applauded
In response to Richard Dawkins’ and Christopher Hitchens’ attempt to arrest the Pope for complicity in the sexual abuse crisis, Frances Kissling argues that the Church only responds to external pressure anyway. What does it matter where it comes from?
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Do Not Arrest the Pope: New Atheists’ Call for the Pope’s Arrest Isn’t Likely to Produce Justice
Coming from Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, this stunt is likely to provide support for those who believe that atheists and secularists are just out to destroy a church they believe to be evil.
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Overture To Catholics, From an Episcopal Priest
In the midst of new developments in the Catholic sex abuse scandal and in light of last year’s surprise invitation from the Pope to conservative Episcopalians, a new invitation is extended to disheartened Catholics.
Read MoreAbuse of Power is at the Heart of Catholic Church Scandal
When power is abused, it is important to have regulatory structures in place that can hold the power-holders accountable to the people. Those are the institutions that have failed in Rome.
Read MoreVatican Seeks Virgin Amidst All This Sexual Impropriety
Lost in (and sullied by) the sexual scandals is the Church’s investigation into an apparition of Mary.
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Sacred Texting: When Religious Writ Gets Wired
The Vatican’s Web site considers a patron saint of the internet, Muslims debate divorce by text, and Jews pray by email; How does the inevitable transition to the virtual realm affect religious experience across the world?
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