Catholic Church

By Maike Hickson, OnePeterFive - Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has given an interview to the Italian journalist Costanza Miriano, who works for the Italian television broadcaster RIA. In this new interview, the German cardinal rejects the notion of "homophobia" and explains that it is an instrument of an ideology that is contrary to reality.

By Fr. Richard Heilman, Roman Catholic Man - While the rumblings of a man-centered, God-maligning spirit was everywhere, the volcanic explosion occurred in San Francisco at this 50 year mark since the appearances of the Angel and Our Lady in Fatima. Although hippies also gathered in major cities across the U.S., Canada and Europe, San Francisco remained the epicenter of the hippie movement and the sexual revolution.

By Msgr. Charles Pope - The depth of the fear, anger, and hatred is mysterious. If we are so “irrelevant,” why is it necessary to oppose us so fiercely? Do we really have an ability to impose our views? Why are we said to be “imposing” our views when we voice them while others are free to hold and express their views without backlash?

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - As Vatican officials prepare for a "summit meeting" with a delegation from the German hierarchy, to discuss the German bishops' proposal for allowing intercommunion, John Allen of Crux provides a glimpse of reality: Those who know the reality of German Catholicism generally say things break down like this: Most Catholics and Protestants in mixed marriages aren't going to church on a regular basis anyway, so the issue of intercommunion doesn't really arise.