Catholic Church

By Mary Margaret Olohan, LifeNews - Catholic Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington condemned President Joe Biden’s promotion of abortion at a Virginia rally on Tuesday evening... Burbidge spoke out following the president’s rally in Manassas where Biden advocated for codifying Roe v. Wade into law. Both Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Republican efforts to protect the unborn as they spoke before a massive “RESTORE ROE” banner.

By The Ruth Institute, The Stream - Catholics all over the world are demanding the resignation of Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the Vatican’s doctrine chief, for a 1998 book he authored, Mystical Passion, describing union with God using explicit, some say blasphemous, sexual terminology... Niles writes: Its most controversial passage involves the “mystical encounter” of a 16-year-old girl, confiding to Fernández when he was a priest. In this experience, the girl meets Jesus, then proceeds to sensually touch Him all over His body ...

By Dr. Jeff Mirus, Catholic Culture - Along with the frustrations of the current pontificate for those most deeply committed to Catholic faith and morals, we do well to acknowledge not only the complexity of the papal job description but also the dangers of our own tunnel vision. In saying this, I am not retreating from my own assessment that the current pontificate has directly done more harm than good to the Church, nor from my position that we can still see God’s providence at work in the growing strength and commitment of bishops in many parts of the world who are extremely uncomfortable with the current Pope’s priorities, policies and pastoral vision.

By Gerhard Cardinal Müller, First Things - Just ten days after the death of Pope Benedict XVI on New Year's Eve 2022, we were shocked by the news that Cardinal Pell, too, had preceded us into the house of the heavenly father. In the midst of the current battle for the “truth of the Gospel” (Gal. 2:14), the pilgrim church has lost two outstanding representatives of its apostolic doctrine. We grieve for them, but for those of us who believe with St. Augustine “that the Church advances safely on her pilgrimage between the persecutions of the world and the consolations of God," ....