Jeanie Hannaman

By Christopher R. Altieri, Catholic World Report - If you want to know what theological dialogue within the Catholic fold looks like under Francis, however, no picture will be complete that does not devote significant and detailed space to the purge of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family, its juridical destruction and reconstitution as the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences... There, Pope Francis acted with heavy-handedness that left academics in Rome and around the world pale and speechless, and sent a message heard far and wide about what happens when Roman or Rome-adjacent institutions displease the head man.

By Fr. Gerald E. Murray, The Catholic Thing - What is a Catholic bishop supposed to teach? The Oath of Fidelity on Assuming an Office to be Exercised in the Name of the Church supplies a succinct answer: “In fulfilling the charge entrusted to me in the name of the Church, I shall hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety; I shall faithfully hand it on and explain it, and I shall avoid any teachings contrary to it.”

By David Carlin,  The Catholic Thing - You may have noticed that you can get in trouble for expressing the opinion that homosexual conduct is morally wrong or unnatural.  You may find yourself being called a “homophobe” or a “hater” or a “bigot.”  And if there is a public record of your having expressed such an opinion in the recent or even distant past, you may find that this disqualifies you for a job you are applying for.