
Against Papolatry, Liberal and Illiberal
Our duty as Catholics is to pray for the Pope; but, to do so truly, we must not blind ourselves to his faults.
Our duty as Catholics is to pray for the Pope; but, to do so truly, we must not blind ourselves to his faults.
For many months, the diocese has faced a painful wait, apparently condemned but with no new instructions coming from Rome.
While Pope Francis pushes back against traditionalists, progressive-minded priests are dwindling in American seminaries.
The alleged document would exclude older cardinals from the elective process and partially allow lay people and women to vote for the new pope.
The Vatican’s ‘clarifications’ will likely leave the faithful perplexed.
Although the meeting failed to deliver some extreme progressive proposals, liberals hope next year’s meeting could be different.
The Bible reminds us that when the storm comes—and inevitably it will—we can look into the waves and the darkness, or we can look to Christ.
Many in the Catholic clergy remain concerned about questions of same-sex blessings, the ordination of women, and other matters.
This is how Francis changes doctrine without changing doctrine. If you have lost the culture, neither canon law nor tradition can hold back the flood.
The cardinals asked the Pope to clarify key doctrinal controversies. Instead, the confusion is now even worse.