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By Msgr. Richard C. Antall, Crisis Magazine, Aug. 25, 2023

Monsignor Antall is pastor of Holy Name Parish in the Diocese of Cleveland. He is the author of The X-Mass Files (Atmosphere Press, 2021), and The Wedding (Lambing Press, 2019).

Cardinal Ratzinger’s prophecy about a “new oligarchy” who decide what is modern and progressive is coming to pass before our eyes.

When I was a theology student, Karl Rahner came to a local university and gave a talk for what was a surprisingly small audience of only about 25 people. The famous theologian sat as a translator read a paper of his about cultural issues and theology.

At one point, he made a remark about “Western Democracy” not being a Christian ideal. At the time, I was soaked in Solzhenitsyn, and I asked him if he would not prefer to be living in a democracy than a totalitarian regime. At the time, there was still a Communist government in East Germany. …

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