Catholic Church

January 23, 2024

The Whole Point Is the Hidden Point, by Sean Fitzpatrick

By Sean Fitzpatrick, Crisis Magazine - (Eric Sammons) has a point. Why vote if there are only foregone conclusions—and rarely in a way that promotes Catholic life? Why beat a dead horse when it can’t work anymore? Acknowledging the validity of such questions, I believe that there is a point to consider—not one that negates what Mr. Sammons has written but one that is higher than these political concerns and of eminently pious concern. A point that appears pointless, which is the whole reason why it is the point.

January 23, 2024

The Next America: Getting Closer, by Christopher Manion

By Christopher Manion, The Wanderer - Essential Element of Politics,” was somewhat misleading, because the bishop wasn’t advocating compromise at all. “The best way to fix our broken immigration system... is to examine it holistically, and repair all parts of it…including legalization of the undocumented” (“Never call them illegal,” reads the USCCB’s Eleventh Commandment).

January 23, 2024

Cardinal Explains How African Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans Was Handled, by Walter Sanchez Silva

By Walter Sanchez Silva for CNA, Catholic World Report - “When on Dec. 18, we received the document Fiducia Supplicans, signed by the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and co-signed by His Holiness Pope Francis, it caused a shockwave in Africa. We didn’t understand what was happening at the Church level. Furthermore, other churches that called us said: ‘We count on the Catholic Church to oppose this ideology. Now, you are the first to authorize the blessing of homosexual couples.’”

January 23, 2024

Eucharistic Faith and the Survey, by Randall Smith

By Randall Smith, The Catholic Thing - A disturbing 2019 Pew survey found that only a third of Catholics believe that the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Christ... The results of such surveys, of course, depend on what questions were asked and to whom. So, for example, if people were asked, “Do you believe in transubstantiation?” some might have had the same reaction I did when I was challenged recently whether I believed in “impanation.”... What the heck is impanation? I looked it up.