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The Pope's Decision to Freeze Out the Gay French Ambassadorial Appointment: A...
For those interested in the story of the Vatican's foot-dragging re: approving a French ambassador to the Holy See, about which I wrote yesterday:For The... Read more
The 10 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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End-of-Week Commentary on Religious Matters: Religious-Right Gathering, White...
As the work week ends, some thought-provoking observations I've gleaned from things I've read in the past several days, all with a religious (and/or a... Read more
The 26 september 2014 by William Lindsey
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GOP Hatred Loses More Ground - President Obama Named "Most Admired Man in the...
They call him a Kenyan Muslim Socialist Marxist Communist Dictator. The lies and disrespect they’ve spread about him are unprecedented of any other President... Read more
The 07 april 2015 by Mikeb302000
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Update, Further Commentary, on Recent Firing of Gay Teachers at Two Catholic Hig...
And another brief update to a story I posted yesterday — this one about Matthew Eledge, who was recently fired by Skutt Catholic High School in Omaha after he... Read more
The 10 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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As Talk of Mercy Continues in Rome, U.S. Archbishop Restricts Communion to...
I wrote yesterday that while the men in Rome are nattering on about mercy and fashioning a church that's a field hospital for the wounded, something else,... Read more
The 14 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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SBC Pastor Rick Warren to Co-preach with Archbishop at Catholic Convention in...
Rick Warren has been chosen to co-preach a keynote speech along with Cardinal Sean O'Malley at Pope Francis' World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia this... Read more
The 03 july 2015 by Elizabethprata
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The Angelic Face of Jesus as a 12-year-old Boy
The scientific unit of the police force in Rome, Italy, used technology that’s normally used to age an individual, to generate the angelic face of what the man... Read more
The 03 may 2015 by Eowyn
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If So Many Are Dead and Others Pan Gold
In Memory of Shaimaa el-Sabbagh1984 – January 24, 2015Who will honor the city without a name If so many are dead and others pan gold Or sell arms in faraway... Read more
The 06 february 2015 by Wendyrw619
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"Traditional" Family and the Bible: Snapshots from Recent Discussions of the...
Matthew 12: 46-48In her recent book, How the West Really Lost God, Mary Eberstadt argues that the decline of the traditional family has led to the secularizatio... Read more
The 29 june 2014 by William Lindsey
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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: An Eye-Opening Dialogue About Pope's Year...
One Purgatrix Ineptiae, responding to Joshua McElwee's article at National Catholic Reporter noting that Pope Francis has opened a Jubilee year calling for a... Read more
The 08 december 2015 by William Lindsey
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The Illegitimate Pope: Election of Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis Was...
In 1996, then Pope John Paul II (now St. John Paul II) promulgated papal constitution Universi Dominici Gregis forbidding the canvassing or lobbying for votes b... Read more
The 12 september 2015 by Eowyn
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"Does It Demand Courage to Be a Catholic Today?"
Fr. Martin R. Tripole answers the question we who claim the mantle of Catholicism ought to all be pondering: When is the last time you saw someone display... Read more
The 30 november 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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09.27.15 FFRF’s Attack on Pope Francis
An open letter to Freedom from Religion FoundationI am an atheist of Jewish heritage and an avid secularist. I have also been a supporter of FFRF. Read more
The 27 september 2015 by Keith Berner
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Did the Pope Laud and Praise the Agreement with Iran?
If you read the headlines, you'd think that in fact he did. Pope Francis Lauds Iran Nuclear Deal - Bloomberg Politics Pope praises Iran deal | TheHill Pope back... Read more
The 09 april 2015 by Brutallyhonest
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Takes on the Synod on the Family: Gay (Un)Welcome Issue, Contraception, Women
Here are some (among many) responses to the recent synod on the family that I'd like to recommend for your reflection: Paul Brandeis Raushenbush at Huffington... Read more
The 21 october 2014 by William Lindsey
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NON POSSO PIU: "I Am Through with Making Allowances and Excuses for the Vatican,...
Brittie Perez (Brittmarie Janson Perez) has sent me another excellent essay that I'm delighted to publish today. Readers who have followed this blog will perhap... Read more
The 07 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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Sensational Austrialian T.V. Interview with Peter Saunders of Papal Abuse...
Last evening, "60 Minutes Australia" aired a segment about Cardinal George Pell, whom Pope Francis has brought to the Vatican to clean up the Vatican Bank. Read more
The 01 june 2015 by William Lindsey
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Jerry Slevin on Pope Francis's "Huge Papal Mistake" in Not Placing Father...
At his Christian Catholicism site, Jerry Slevin argues that Pope Francis is making "a huge papal mistake" and "exhibiting his papal fallibility" by passing... Read more
The 19 december 2014 by William Lindsey
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The Francis Effect: Putting Rhetoric Together with Reality on Eve of Pope's Visi...
Note: this article is part two of a two-part series. The first part of this article is here.The Francis effect? Anecdote #1: Mark Joseph Stern comments today... Read more
The 18 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Jamie Manson on Laudato Si': "How Has the Church's Paternalistic Need for Power...
Jamie Manson notes that Laudato Si' does not acknowledge that having access to contraception has alleviated both poverty and ecological stress for poor women... Read more
The 24 june 2015 by William Lindsey
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Pro Homo GQ Loves the Pope
Letter from the Editor Pope Francis “Doesn’t Do Fashion” But we sure like his (actually!) Jesus-y, gay-loving, cooler-than-thou style BY JIM NELSON December 201... Read more
The 28 january 2015 by Eowyn
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A Reader Writes — Cardinal Müller to Vatican Colloquium on Complementarity: "Bot...
I hope I'm not being too chatty here today. There seems to be so much to talk about, and I never read through a day's worth of comments on threads here without... Read more
The 18 november 2014 by William Lindsey
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As Pope Arrives: "Until Francis Gets the House in Order on the Matter of Sexual...
Two simple (but are they simple?) reminders this morning about the abuse situation in the Catholic church, and the imperative need of Catholic pastoral leaders... Read more
The 21 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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In the News: Vatican Attack on U.S. Nuns, Jesuit Theologian Under Vatican...
Snippets of articles about important religious (but mostly Catholic) topics discussed this past week in various publications:At Religion Dispatches, Mary Hunt... Read more
The 13 may 2014 by William Lindsey
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The Francis Effect: Putting Rhetoric Together with Reality on Eve of Pope's Visi...
For parts one and two of this series, see here and here.The Francis effect? Anecdote #1: in a National Catholic Reporter article published yesterday, Joshua... Read more
The 18 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis Sparks Outrage on the Left
By Alan BeanPope Francis is catching flak for his unguarded commentary on the Charlie Hebdo massacre. While insisting that violence in the name of religion is... Read more
The 19 january 2015 by Alanbean
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Right-Wing Catholics Suddenly Tired of Pope's Scoldings? Where Were These Folks...
Well, isn't this special? Right-wing Catholics Elizabeth Scalia and Carl Olson are tried of being "scolded" and "harangued" by a pope, as David Gibson reports i... Read more
The 23 july 2015 by William Lindsey
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Franklin Graham Part of "a New Evangelization" Partnering with Catholics,...
As many already know. Billy Graham is an ecumenical religionist who preaches an aberrant, unsaving doctrine. [Read also "When Did Graham's Compromise Begin? Read more
The 26 august 2014 by Elizabethprata
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Comments Keep Pouring In Re: Pope's Choice to Meet with Kim Davis: "Lost Me,"...
And the comments just keep pouring in to my email box and my Facebook feed, people crushed and angry that the pope chose to meet with Kim and Joe Davis and Mat... Read more
The 01 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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Jamie Manson on Pope Francis's Warm, Deep Ties to Evangelicals: Predictions for...
Jamie Manson on Pope Francie's deep ties to evangelicals (in Latin American, as well as to influential American ones), and how those ties will undoubtedly... Read more
The 09 july 2015 by William Lindsey
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Continued Discussion of Revolt in Chilean Catholic Church: Pope's Refusal to...
As a follow-up to the previous items I've posted (here and here) on the revolt in the Chilean Catholic church after Pope Francis chose to ignore the pleas of... Read more
The 02 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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Footnote to Previous Posting About "Furious Religion": Portland, Oregon,...
Mark 1:41, Describing Jesus's Healing of a LeperEarlier today, I wrote with regard to the pastoral letter issued today by the bishops of the Church of England... Read more
The 18 february 2015 by William Lindsey
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Quote for Day: If Kim Davis-Pope Francis Story True, "Conservatives Will Feel...
Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Harriet Sherwood, and Calla Wahlquist in The Guardian this morning on the secret meeting Pope Francis is said to have held with Kim... Read more
The 30 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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How the Confederate Battle Flag Is Like the Tridentine Mass: What Sister Never...
At the What Sister Never Knew and Father Never Told You site, blogger Consolamini minces no words as he compares the Confederate battle flag to the traditional... Read more
The 13 july 2015 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis Goes After Gun Makers
“[I]f you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” – Jesus Christ, Luke 22:36 Reuters reports that last Sunday, June 21, 2015, at a rally of thousands... Read more
The 24 june 2015 by Eowyn
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"Do Not Be Anxious..."
Though The Anchoress is doling out wisdom within the context of what Pope Francis is (or isn't) doing and the Catholic reaction, her words actually have a much... Read more
The 28 january 2015 by Brutallyhonest
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Frank Brennan, SJ, on the Australian Catholic Bishops and Marriage Equality: My...
I very much appreciate that Chris Morley recommended to us Jesuit Father Frank Brennan's recent article at Eureka Street noting the futility of the battle of... Read more
The 11 december 2015 by William Lindsey
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“Our Sufferings Today Are the Prelude of Those That You, Europeans and Western...
The Archibishop of Mosul is speaking a warning: Amel Shimoun Nona, the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul, Iraq, who is now living in exile, warned that his... Read more
The 19 august 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Trivia Q&A: August 26
After last week's Trivia Night postponement, I was concerned about what kind of crowd we would have in last night. I need not have worried, as the bar was fille... Read more
The 27 august 2014 by Theomnipotentq
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Another Simple Knit Shawl
Fall begins tomorrow, so we hear. Pope Francis arrives in the US today. And another, yes another, shawl is in the works. Yarn, courtesy of Knit Picks, all... Read more
The 22 september 2015 by Nancymccarroll
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Krzysztof Charamsa's Letter to the Pope in English Translation: "I’ve Made the...
Because Giova Gallagher has kindly pointed us to an English translation of the full text of Monsignor Krzysztof Charamsa's letter to Pope Francis at the Crux... Read more
The 31 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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Catholicism: "the Most Pernicious System of Error the World Has Ever Known"; Las...
INTRODUCTION This is long. Settle in.I have come to a conclusion based on both what the bible says about the last of the last days, and on the evidence I've see... Read more
The 01 september 2014 by Elizabethprata
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Cardinal Burke Throws Down the Gauntlet: "I Shall Resist" (Is This Cordileone's...
The new insert added by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to the faculty handbook of employees of Catholic high schools in the San Francisco archdiocese: all... Read more
The 08 february 2015 by William Lindsey
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This Just In... Salon, Now Highly Pissed Off, Finds Pope is Catholic
Anna March writes a hate-filled screed against the Pope: Don't buy his populist rhetoric. The new pope is every bit the sexist homophobe as his predecessors... Read more
The 23 june 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Pope Francis, Pretty Words, and My Medicare Nightmare: An Update
While Pope Francis was in the U.S., I reported to you from the real world about my ongoing nightmare with Medicare — a nightmare that has everything in the worl... Read more
The 30 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Papal Visit Wrap-Up, Or Unwrapping Media Spin with Women, Abuse Survivors, and...
Not a wrap-up of the papal visit, but an attempt to unwrap the neatly wrapped package that has just been delivered to us vis the media (i.e. Read more
The 29 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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#FrancisUSA: Some Noteworthy Tweets As Francis Brouhaha Gets Underway in D.C.
Pope Francis: "Climate change is a problem [that] can no longer be left to a future generation."— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) September 23, 2015From my Twitter... Read more
The 23 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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As Pope Francis's Encyclical on Environment Nears, Attempts by Big Oil to Subver...
As various news sources are reporting that Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment will be published next month, there's interesting reporting and... Read more
The 04 may 2015 by William Lindsey
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On Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: Jerry Slevin on Pope Francis's Trip to the...
And another King-day-themed posting: at his Christian Catholicism site, Jerry Slevin comments on Pope Francis's encounter in the Philippines with a street... Read more
The 19 january 2015 by William Lindsey
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Jerry Slevin: Pope Francis and Women Cardinals
Earlier today, I suggested that Pope Francis would do well to read some women theologians like Ivone Gebara as he continues to put both left feet into his... Read more
The 13 december 2014 by William Lindsey
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As Pope Francis Talks Welcome and Mercy, I Listen to What Many U.S. Catholics Ar...
What exercises the minds of many Catholics right now is interesting, isn't it? I remain in a despondent space — I'm struggling these days — and I had decided... Read more
The 17 march 2015 by William Lindsey
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Recurring Theme Regarding Pope Francis: Why Does Rhetoric About Poverty Always...
Writing recently in The Guardian, Tina Beattie argues persuasively that Pope Francis has done little to improve the lives of women. Read more
The 04 september 2014 by William Lindsey
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Father Linus Clovis on the “Francis Effect”
Father Clovis The following long article is from http://www.LifeSiteNews.com LiveSiteNews.com reported on May 22, 2015: By Father Linus Clovis of Saint Lucia A... Read more
The 03 june 2015 by Eowyn
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Bishops of Church of England on "Furious Religion" and Scapegoating of the Other...
Luke 5:13, Jesus's Healing of a LeperIt's interesting to read the pastoral letter that the House of Bishops of the Church of England published today side by sid... Read more
The 17 february 2015 by William Lindsey
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Frank Mugisha, Ugandan Advocate for LGBT Rights, on Pope Francis's Missed...
Amy Fallon writes, As the voice of Uganda's gay community, Frank Mugisha has met scores of dignitaries from all around the world while fighting for equality.... Read more
The 01 december 2015 by William Lindsey
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Remembering John McNeill, As Doors Slam Shut on Thousands at World Meeting of...
As several of you have noted in comments here in the past few days, on the day on which Pope Francis arrived in the U.S., noted theologian and former Jesuit... Read more
The 26 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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As Pope Francis Arrives in U.S., Centrist Catholic Media Continue to Harp on...
As Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. to a church very bitterly divided on ideological and political grounds, the centrist Catholic publications are still... Read more
The 22 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis and the Throwaway Culture: Treatment of Gay Catholics Undercuts...
Pope Francis identifies the "throwaway culture" created by rapacious global capitalism as the cause of some of the world's most serious problems. Read more
The 16 january 2015 by William Lindsey
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Ross Reno on Benefits for Spouses of Same-Sex Couples in Catholic Institutions a...
A few days back, I noted my bemusement that the movers and shakers of the American Catholic public conversation (in the media and the academy) can't do enough t... Read more
The 04 november 2014 by William Lindsey
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Did Pope Francis Pull a Switcheroo Against His Conservative Critics?
Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig over at The Week is making that claim and much more in an intriguing post: Since Pope Francis began speaking in public about the... Read more
The 07 july 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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"How the Press Generally Reports on Catholicism"
Simcha Fisher: I haven't seen the new religion chapter [of the AP Stylebook], but I have seen how the press generally reports on Catholicism -- and it seems... Read more
The 30 may 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Priests Will Be Able to Marry Soon.
At last the Pope has started the process and discussion to allow Priests to marry, meaning Priests will not have to be celibate. Read more
The 25 july 2014 by Harry
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Judicial Ruling in Massachusetts: Catholic Schools Cannot Claim That Religious...
And so yesterday as I was blogging about the choice of a Catholic school on the far-right fringes of U.S. political life and of the Catholic academy to obtain... Read more
The 18 december 2015 by William Lindsey
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Symbolism Or Substance? Pope Francis and the Abuse Situation: Recent Commentary
Symbol — the pope speaking to the bishops gathered in Philadelphia recently:The crimes and sins of sexual abuse of minors cannot be kept secret any longer. Read more
The 06 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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And This Year's Coughie for Best Exemplifying an Exclusionary, Strident...
As the year turns, I now look forward every year to Frank Cocozzelli's annual Coughie award. As Frank explains, The Coughlin Award -- affectionately known as... Read more
The 30 december 2014 by William Lindsey
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SNAP's Q and A on Pope Francis and Abuse/Cover Up Crisis: Highly Recommended
And speaking of the upcoming papal visit to the U.S. (I just did so in my previous posting, didn't I?), SNAP has published a very valuable Q and A written by... Read more
The 13 august 2015 by William Lindsey
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Big U.S. Catholic News of Day: Bishop Robert Finn Resigns
And, of course, the big news in the Catholic church in the U.S. today: the convicted felon who was bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Robert Finn, has just... Read more
The 21 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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I Used to Get Rush Limbaugh
The whole being absurd to point out absurdity schtick is funny and effective when there's truth to be revealed or underscored and Limbaugh is usually brilliant... Read more
The 03 july 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Why the Pope is Wrong About Climate. #climatechange #nature
Pope Francis is now the world’s most influential climate activist. www.politico.com GR: It really doesn’t make sense to write that reasonable statements are... Read more
The 02 october 2015 by Garry Rogers
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Ezra Klein on How New Online Media Technologies Shift U.S. Political...
This is what I mean when I keep saying repeatedly that new media made possible by online technology, as well as the tools of social networking, are changing... Read more
The 28 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Patricia Miller on What the U.S. Bishops Have Wrought, Michael Sean Winters on...
Recent commentary that has caught my eye, about various Catholic issues:Patricia Miller on what the U.S. Catholic bishops have wrought:What, exactly, have the... Read more
The 11 november 2014 by William Lindsey
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Obama Administration Dealt More Blows in the Contraceptive Coverage Wars
Not seeing this as widely reported as Monday's Hobby Lobby ruling: The Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed that its decision a day earlier extending religious... Read more
The 02 july 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Michael Arceneaux on Why He Won't Return to Church, Even with Francis: "If You’r...
In The Guardian today, Michael Arceneaux, a black, gay man who has left the Catholic church, explains why Pope Francis hasn't convinced him to return:A recent... Read more
The 13 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Katie McDonough on the Pope and Rick Santorum: Why Is Rick Fighting with Frank...
At Salon, Katie McDonough notes that even though Pope Francis appears to be on his side about contraception, Rick Santorum can't stop grousing about the pope.... Read more
The 22 january 2015 by William Lindsey
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Betty Clermont on Vatican Setting Its Sights on Asia, Questions from a Ewe on...
Here are the opening two paragraphs from two sharp, thought-provoking essays I've read online this morning. To my way of thinking, the two essays intersect,... Read more
The 15 september 2014 by William Lindsey
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Young Members of Pope's Extended Family Killed in Argentinian Car Crash
Horrific news for Pope Francis this morning. CNN with details: Two of Pope Francis' grandnephews and the boys' mother were killed early Tuesday in a car crash... Read more
The 19 august 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Church of the Poor Judgment
Who will rid me of these troublesome auditors? THE Vatican is an oddity: a state within a city that is the capital of another state. Read more
The 07 november 2015 by Stizzard
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'Yes, I Am Catholic, but Not Too Catholic.'
I might be wrong... but... it seems the Pope is being a little more strident of late: Pope Francis said that those waiting at the threshold of the Church withou... Read more
The 29 october 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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Here's the Ad from Today's San Francisco Chronicle, Asking Pope Francis to Remov...
Here's the ad that appeared in today's San Francisco Chronicle, which I discussed in my first posting today. Thanks to Taku Imagawa for emailing it to me. Read more
The 16 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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The Catholic Conversation About Sexuality and Family on Eve of Synod: Ten...
Ten modest theological conclusions that I think one might reach as one surveys the discussions going on in Catholic circles about issues of sexuality and... Read more
The 02 october 2014 by William Lindsey
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Ignorant Minds Want to Know...after Same-sex Marriage, What's Next?
By RF SchattenAfter you lose all your arguments; Same-Sex Marriage is generally accepted by the general public, polls all favor the rights of same-sex... Read more
The 29 april 2015 by Rfschatten
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2015
New Year’s Day seemed to me, as a child, an odd choice for a holiday. We’d just had Christmas a week before. Of course, at the time I did not realize that the... Read more
The 01 january 2015 by Steveawiggins
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Former Archbishop and Vatican Ambassador to Dominican Republic Józef Wesołowski...
In the miscellany of news links I just posted, I did also intend to mention the story of the Vatican's "house arrest" of former archbishop and Vatican ambassado... Read more
The 24 september 2014 by William Lindsey
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Former Irish President on Catholic Teaching About Homosexuality: It's "Wrong,"...
Yesterday, Irish Catholic published an interview of former Irish president Mary McAleese done by Martin O'Brien at her apartment in Rome, where she has been... Read more
The 13 november 2015 by William Lindsey
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Francis's Oblique Comments Today on Abuse Crisis: Open Mouth, Insert Foot —...
As Jerry Slevin says in a comment here earlier today, Dennis Coday has some pointed things to say after Pope Francis's address to the bishops when they and he... Read more
The 23 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Gerald Slevin on Pope's Pivot on Rumors of a Vatican Council: Now Or Never
In a new posting at his Christian Catholicism site, Jerry Slevin cites a recent observation by Robert Mickens:Importantly, informed Vatican journalist, Robert... Read more
The 10 january 2015 by William Lindsey
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Jerry Slevin and Tom Reese on Synod on the Family: Shaping Up to Be...
Tom Reese, one of the pope's fellow Jesuits and his usual strong supporter, says it flatly:The list of those attending the Synod of Bishops on the family is a... Read more
The 14 september 2014 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis Met with Kim Davis and Wrapped His Protective Mantle Around Her?! A...
When I told you yesterday that I'd be very surprised if Pope Francis did not have direct knowledge of Kim Davis's case, little did I know I'd wake up to an emai... Read more
The 30 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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Italian Man Hangs Up Twice On Pope Thinking Its Prank Call… We’ve Got 3 Solution...
Yahoo News Digest reports that an Italian man hung up on the Pope two times because he thought they were prank calls.The man had been selected for calls from th... Read more
The 01 may 2015 by Nottheworstnews
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Pope Francis in the News: Media Memes and Informed Commentary (There's a...
Perhaps you haven't noticed, but Pope Francis has been in the news lately. A lot. Headlines yesterday about his scolding of the Vatican Curia ranged from... Read more
The 23 december 2014 by William Lindsey
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Is the Catholic Church a Totalitarian System?
Will Duquette takes on the charge: In paragraph 34 of Lumen Fidei, Pope Francis writes, Truth nowadays is often reduced to the subjective authenticity of the... Read more
The 18 may 2014 by Brutallyhonest
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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyMy Rating: 4 ...
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor DostoyevskyMy rating: 4 of 5 starsMy friend Michael Anderson, told me that it was one of the greatest books that reflected the... Read more
The 12 december 2015 by Polycarp55
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Pope-ulation
My brother, who art near Philadelphia, recently told me that the City of Brotherly Love began towing cars from the no park zone a week before the Pope’s... Read more
The 22 september 2015 by Steveawiggins
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Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: As Pope Francis Informs French...
Here's a two-fer for you — a two-fer of very stinky Catholic birdcage droppings:1. As Jean Ann Esselink reports for The New Civil Rights Movement, Pope Francis... Read more
The 23 april 2015 by William Lindsey
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Catholic Officials Explain Pope's Silence About LGBT People in Uganda: They...
More on the not surprising (but nonetheless scandalous) decision of Pope Francis to talk about human rights, social justice, tolerance, and respect in Uganda... Read more
The 30 november 2015 by William Lindsey
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The Synod, LGBT Catholics, and Women: Meh
I'd like to tell you that the synod in Rome (or whatever we choose to call it or however we decide to define it) means something to me. To be honest, it doesn't. Read more
The 13 october 2015 by William Lindsey
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Pope Francis on the Environmental Crisis
An article in the NYTimes opens: Pope Francis on Thursday called for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront... Read more
The 18 june 2015 by Bbenzon
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The Rubicon Effect by Roy Dimond
Originally posted on Rosie Amber: The Rubicon Effect by Roy Dimond My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the third book I have recently read by Roy Dimond and I am... Read more
The 15 may 2014 by Madi Preda
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Why Does Kim Davis Keep at It? The Resilience of the Anti-Gay Stance in...
So why does Kim Davis keep at it? Why do she and her followers persist, though they have, to all intents and purposes, lost a culture-war battle that ended... Read more
The 20 september 2015 by William Lindsey
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In Harmony
A discussion on music and worshipLast Sunday I preached on the purpose of worship. Preaching from Genesis 1 v.26 – 2 v.7, I talked about it as:Instinct – we hav... Read more
The 23 june 2015 by Richardl
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