Religion Dispatches
While I do not doubt that there are certain similarities between apartheid (as well as US segregation) and the exclusion of women from Roman Catholic ordination, and while I can believe that Fresen’s feelings about these two injustices are similar, it is not ethically acceptable to say that they are “just the same.”
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Celibacy as “radical doubt.”
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Critics cite the “devastating” impact of Benedict’s papacy when it comes to the place of LGBT people within the Church, as well as his antagonism toward women religious.
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What do you give to the Pope on the occasion of his retirement? I am sure he has more Rolex watches than he needs, and the red shoes he likes are out of my price range. But a new Church would be just the thing to assure him a dignified old age.
Read MoreYep. But it’s been a while.
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At the end of the day, ministry without meaningful engagement is merely a form of advertising.
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Vatican spokesman asks: if same-sex marriage is recognized by law, why not polygamy and polyandry? Really?
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Quick, what organization was founded to support justice for immigrants, boasts nearly two million (all-male) members, and loves a good parade? The Knights of Columbus still support immigrants’ rights, but those sober-faced men marching down Main Street in full parade regalia are also part of an organization that was the single largest donor in support of California’s Proposition 8. As it turns out, this venerable fraternal order has taken up the anti-equality baton in a big way since then.
Read MoreThe question has entered the conversation.
Read MoreBishops are not only concerned with nuns and girl scouts.
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