Catholic Church

October 28, 2021

George Cardinal Pell: The Heart of the Good Life

By George Cardinal Pell, First Things - Turner’s principal thesis is that “the forces that are changing and eroding citizenship and democracy are the same forces that are changing and undermining religion.” This is true in the Anglosphere, and Christians should respond by resisting polarization, practicing courtesy in debate, and recognizing that Christian communities are an important foundation for democracy.

October 28, 2021

Judas Received Communion – Should Biden? by David G Bonagura, Jr.

By David G Bonagura, Jr., The Catholic Thing - It’s time to cease creating dubious excuses in defense of President Biden and his Catholic practice. The smiles and photo-ops that will occur in Rome when Biden meets Pope Francis cannot hide the truth: the president has betrayed the Lord in using his office to enable the destruction and death of innocent children in the womb. And it’s clear that even his defenders know it by the form their excuses take.

October 28, 2021

Does the Pope’s Support for Healthcare Workers Who Refuse to Assist in Abortion Apply to Those Who Object to COVID-19 Vaccines? by Edward Pentin

By Edward Pentin, EWTN News - In a recent address to Italian pharmacists, Francis firmly upheld the right to conscientious objection for health professionals in the context of abortion, arguing that such a right “should never be negotiated” and acts as a “denunciation of the injustices done to the detriment of innocent and defenseless life.”.. Abortion is “homicide and it is not licit to become an accomplice” ...

October 28, 2021

The Hill You Die On, by Sheryl Collmer

By Sheryl Collmer, Crisis Magazine - Doctors who want to actually treat their patients are publicly shamed, and in some cases, threatened with license revocation. Drugs shown to work effectively in huge populations in other parts of the world are being restricted in the United States and portrayed as dangerous and mock-worthy. Now governments are targeting children, who, at least prior to the shot, never ran any sort of risk from the disease and are at risk for post-vaccine adverse events... That’s why people are willing to die on this hill.