Catholic Church

July 21, 2021

The Limits of a Priest’s Right to Privacy, by Janet E. Smith

By Janet Smith, Crisis Magazine - Yesterday Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill resigned from his position at the USCCB as a general secretary with responsibility for overseeing sex abuse cases. What caused the resignation of the highest-ranking non-bishop Church official in the country? He was caught regularly using apps that connect men who want to have sex with other men.

July 21, 2021

Quick Hits: Schisms and Fear of Schisms, by Phil Lawler

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Horrified by today’s blockbuster story from Pillar, the ubiquitous Father James Martin, SJ, worries that if Catholic journalists are going to investigate cell-phone usage, we should all be worried. Why? If you could obtain my cell-phone records, you’d find them mighty boring. Why would someone assume that there’s damaging information in anyone’s private records?

July 21, 2021

Let’s Study the Impact of the Traditional Latin Mass, by Janet E. Smith

By Janet E. Smith, EWTN News - In Traditionis Custodes... the motu proprio that sets out provisions for curtailing the availability of the Mass based on the 1962 Missal promulgated by Pope St. John XXIII (here referred to as the Traditional Latin Mass), Pope Francis states that his decisions are based on consultations with bishops worldwide (the results of which have never been made public).

July 20, 2021

In the Midst of Crisis, Be Driven by Faith, Not by Fear, by Peter Kwasniewski

By Peter Kwasniewski, Crisis Magazine - In our days, we are seeing an intensification of the spiritual battle as the situation within the Catholic Church continues to deteriorate. Battles have casualties, and some of those casualties are Catholics who have lost their faith or are tempted to leave the Church because of the outrageous corruption, infidelity, and cowardice of its leaders and the seeming lack of any coherent solution amidst anarchy. The common denominator I have seen in those who are suffering shipwreck is that they focus their attention primarily or even exclusively on the Church as a human institution.