Catholic Church

October 24, 2017

The War Against Cardinal Sarah

By Marco Tosatti, First Things - Now that Cardinal Gerhard Müller has been removed from his post at the Vatican, the main target of the circle around Pope Francis is Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. Their latest coup is the release of a letter of “correction” aimed at Cardinal Sarah and signed by Francis.

October 24, 2017

Rev. James V. Schall: On Consistency

By Rev. James V. Schall, S.J., The Catholic Thing - Usually, we consider consistency to be a good thing. Consistency means that we can be relied on to do what we are expected to do. We speak of consistency in a liquid or in batter. We mean that all parts flow smoothly together. In logic, a conclusion follows consistently from its premises without contradiction.

October 23, 2017

The Danger of the “Seamless Garment” Mentality

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet, Human Life International - within Catholic social teaching there is a hierarchy of truths. Abortion and euthanasia, for example, are clearly condemned as direct assaults against innocent and vulnerable human life. They are among some of the greatest atrocities and injustices affecting humanity. To place these evils on equal par with other social issues – unemployment, poverty, homelessness – fails to represent the full spectrum of the Church’s moral and social teaching.

October 23, 2017

Why St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body Is More Important Than Ever

By John M. Grondelski, National Catholic Register - For four years, from 1981 to 1985, Pope John Paul II dedicated his Wednesday general audiences to a progressive exposition of the meaning of the human body and human sexuality. The theology of the body was something new, fresh, even revolutionary...