March 11, 2024 For years, I’ve known I couldn’t count on members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to… Read more Once again, Catholic bishops are failing an easy moral test
Tag: Pope Francis
The Path from US Bishops’ Silence to the Screams of Immigrant Children
I’m happy that US Catholic bishops, following the lead of Pope Francis, have condemned the separation of families seeking asylum in the… Read more The Path from US Bishops’ Silence to the Screams of Immigrant Children
The Church’s False Equivalence Comes Back to Haunt Catholicism
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Washington D.C. archbishop, said something to the Washington Post on April 10 that screams false equivalence. When Barack Obama… Read more The Church’s False Equivalence Comes Back to Haunt Catholicism
After Four Years, Pope Francis Has Failed to Address Sexual Abuse in the Church
Today marks the fourth anniversary of Pope Francis’s election as pope. It is clear that the Pope has changed the… Read more After Four Years, Pope Francis Has Failed to Address Sexual Abuse in the Church
Vatican’s new sex education guidelines sell women short
It may come as a surprise to some that the Vatican now is undertaking sex education. And it turns out… Read more Vatican’s new sex education guidelines sell women short
The Pope of Two Minds Disillusions Us
Time and time again, Pope Francis reveals the clash of two sides of the same man: the Pope of love… Read more The Pope of Two Minds Disillusions Us
Pope Francis Tightens The Reins On “Listless” Nuns
For some time now, I’ve been concerned that while Pope Francis was awfully good at improving the tone of the… Read more Pope Francis Tightens The Reins On “Listless” Nuns
The Pope (Yawn) Names a Woman to Vatican PR Job
I suppose I should be all excited that the Pope has replaced his clerical spokesman, now retiring, with two laypeople.… Read more The Pope (Yawn) Names a Woman to Vatican PR Job
Christopher Hale: Mansplaining Catholicism
Earlier this month, I thought Notre Dame was being clueless when it chose this year to honor Vice President Joseph… Read more Christopher Hale: Mansplaining Catholicism
The Pope of ‘Hints’ Strikes Again
Don’t get me wrong. I am very fond of Pope Francis – his warmth and sunniness, and his dedication to… Read more The Pope of ‘Hints’ Strikes Again
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