Catholic Church

By Ines A. Murzaku, The Catholic Thing - “Take this ring, the seal of your fidelity. With faith and love protect the bride of God, his Holy Church.”… Catholic Tradition is so rich and imbued with tradition that solutions to problems are to be found in the tradition and dictated by tradition. There have been 152 archdiocesan/diocesan public statements released by archbishops and bishops denouncing Theodore McCarrick for his sexual abuse and expressing shock, anger, and pain caused by the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report… That’s not an insignificant number of American bishops.

By Patti Armstrong, EWTN News - Catholics know that the devil seeks our destruction and is forever looking for openings to destroy God’s Church and harm souls. The sex abuse scandal reveals that he found hospitality among those who should have turned him out… Father Thomas noted that sexual abuse involving children, both inside and outside of the Church, is especially heinous. “By sexually abusing children, Satan desires to destroy the icon of the kingdom of God. He wants to destroy the most innocent version of humanity, which is the child.”… Father Thomas encouraged Catholics to be strong and be prepared to persevere. “We are in for a long storm,” he said…

By Dr. Jared Staudt, Those Catholic Men - It’s amazing how many times I’ve heard from fellow Catholics that they think that God directly chooses the pope. Just yesterday someone said that they refused to criticize the pope because he was given to the Church by the Holy Spirit. The Church does not teach that position. According to the laws of the Church, the Cardinals choose the pope while praying for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.