Catholic Church

By David Carlin, The Catholic Thing - And so they have been forced to invent a new Original-Sin myth. According to this secular myth, the first act of sin was the enslavement of blacks by whites in the year 1619. And to this very day white Americans carry the sin of racism in their wicked hearts, a sin that manifested itself for most of American history in very open ways.. but in recent times has tried to hide itself from view. Whoever looks closely, however ...

By Michael Haynes, LifeSiteNews - As the dust settles after the U.S. bishops gathered online for their Spring Assembly last week, the bishops’ conference has released a brief clarifying note on the proposed document on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church, stating, “There will be no national policy on withholding Communion from politicians.”

Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop of San Francisco - It was a bit disconcerting, then, when on June 18, sixty Democratic members of Congress, all Catholics, issued a significant “Statement of Principles” in response to a decision by U.S. Catholic bishops to develop a teaching document on the nature of the Eucharist and its proper reception... The statement raises many troubling questions... the public nature of the statement invites a public response and provides an excellent opportunity for candid dialogue. In that spirit, allow me to begin the dialogue with comments on some specific passages from the statement.