Darwin in Rome: Burden of Diversity, Mystery of Time
Two current exhibits in Rome hint at the disturbing subtext of Darwin’s theories and the root of religious opposition to them.
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Hands in the Till: When Priests Steal
An awful lot of Catholic priests have been caught embezzling from their parishes lately. Is it a symptom of larger dysfunction in the Church?
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Theologian Speaks Out: Obama For Pope
World-known theologian Hans Kung, ever a sharp thorn in the side of the Vatican, imagines what it would be like if Obama were in the Vatican instead of the White House.
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The Best and the Brightest of the Catholic Bad Girls
We picketed bishops and Popes, stole their dresses, stood up at the consecration of the Eucharist and said the words out loud. We are the bad girls of Catholic feminism, and we have stood up, over and over again, for women’s freedom.
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The Cynical Use of “Freedom of Religion”
On the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we pay attention to the ways that religious groups are trying to claim that their right to religious freedom entitles them to oppress others.
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Doubt v. Predator: A Vatican II Parable
The film adaptation of this Pulitzer Prize-winning play, set in the midst of Vatican II, pits the age-old male hierarchy against the secrecy of the recent molestation scandals. And the winner is…
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Catholic Voters No Longer Beholden to Bishops and Abortion
Catholics have often been urged by their clergy to be single-issue voters when it comes to abortion. But the tide has turned, and this year a much broader social justice agenda is guiding these voters.
Read MoreWomen’s Ordination, Round Two
First you ordain women, then you consecrate them as bishops, and—look!—homosexual clergy want to come out of the closet: RD takes a calm look at the latest quarrel between the long-divorced Anglican Church and the Vatican…
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Capitalism and the Anti-Modern Pope
The Pope’s anti-modern critiques should not be waved off so easily, as many allegedly life-promoting institutions actually foster death. There is much in it that a progressive secularist could agree with—apart from feminism and sexual ethics.
Read MoreThe Seven Deadly Sins, New and Improved
The Vatican’s latest edit engages the contemporary world in a collective reconsideration of systemic and personal sin, including the environment and genetic engineering.
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