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The Catholic Church and Public Morality (Some brief Reflections)
The Catholic Church and Public Morality (Some brief Reflections) “The usages of society are to be the usages of freedom in their full range. These require that the freedom of the human person be respected as far as possible and … Continue reading
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SPECIAL REPORT : USCCB CUSTOMER SERVICE SLIPPING
The American Catholic exodus is speeding up…Currently four people leave the American Catholic Church for every one who joins it. No other other religious group in the United States has a similar ratio. Baptists, for example, also have more people … Continue reading
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USCCB Memory Problems : How Could They Forget Cardinal Cushing
When the Massachusetts legislature voted in 1966 to end the last all-out ban on contraceptives in the United States, it was with the approval and assistance of the Boston Archdiocese On February 15, 1963, Boston’s Cardinal Richard James Cushing (1895–1970) … Continue reading
Bishop-Speak: Same-Sex Marriage and Sexual Exploitation
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on February 7th that a 2008 California referendum banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The appeals court, upholding an earlier district court decision, ruled that the voter-approved ban, known as Proposition 8, violates … Continue reading
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Clarity, Consience and Catholic Confusion
(My Final Observations About Games Some Bishops Play) Clarity from the White House: Health Reform, Preventive Services, and Religious Institutions Cecilia Muñoz February 01, 2012 Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans will cover women’s preventive services, … Continue reading
ANOTHER VOICE INDEED : RELIGIOUS LEADERS PRAISE OBAMA
As reported by Aanda Terkel in the Huffington Post, President Obama’s pro-choice birth control decision has drawn enthusiatic praise from Amercan other-than-USCCB religious leaders. On Monday, 30 January, religious leaders from the Jewish, Unitarian, Baptist and other faiths addressed a … Continue reading
American Catholics : To Hell Wih You!
Having failed to convince American Catholics to follow their hard-line ban on contraception, American Catholic bishops are ignoring the consciences of those who work for them by seeking to impose their extremist beliefs on all women, Catholic or otherwise. The … Continue reading
The U S Catholic Church : The KODAK Syndrome
Once the largest company in the world, the legendary Eastman Kodak is on its death bed. The fatal illness is what I shall call the Kodak Syndrome: a series of stategic leadership blunders and an institutional inability to understand contemporary … Continue reading
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The Pope’s War: Pope Benedict’s Crusade
Matthew Fox, former Roman Catholic and now Episcopalian, has written more than thirty books. An early and impressive proponent of Creation Spirituality, he first caught my attention when he completed his doctorate, summa cum laude, at the Institut Catholique de … Continue reading
Cardinal George Apologizes and Vatican Ambassadors Support Romney
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George has apologized for remarks comparing an annual gay rights parade to a Ku Klux Klan rally. In a Chicago Tribune interview, George said he is “truly sorry for the hurt my remarks have caused.” George said … Continue reading
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