Category Archives: power and control in the church

American Catholics : To Hell Wih You!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

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 →

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The Restoration of Papal Imperialism: Revisionist Church History and Tunnel Vision Theology

Posted on December 11, 2010 by

Pope Pius XI warned of the danger in the late 1930s as he saw authoritarian regimes growing in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Pius XI in his final public address in 1939, stressed: “The church, the mystical body of Christ has … Continue reading →

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Sexual Abuse and the Rotten Apple Theory

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

The press has been positive about Pope Benedict’s state visit to Britain this month. I found it revelatory in many ways. The Bishop of Rome continues to re-make John Henry Newman in the image and likeness of Joseph Alois Ratzinger; … Continue reading →

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John Greenleaf is back…

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Four main reflections at the end of the summer:   (1) The old-time Inquistition is alive and well in our contemporary US Catholic Church   The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced that a group of Catholics planning a “synod” for church “reform” is … Continue reading →

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Reactions to Levada Letter

Posted on July 21, 2010 by

Reactions about my letter to Cardinal Levada have been strong and generally positive.   No reaction yet from the addressee….   I did get one very angry letter from a fellow who sent an email with very large letters: “JUST WHAT … Continue reading →

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Is the Roman Catholic Church Lost at Sea?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

The Lord has not abandoned the People of God; but our institutional leaders have lost their bearings. The Bark of Peter, it seems, is drifting somewhere these days with neither map nor compass.
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RIP William R. Callahan: Champion of Social Justice

Posted on July 9, 2010 by

A prophet is not someone who sees the future but a man or woman who warns about the consequences in the future of a present evil. Continue reading →

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What Rome Never Understood: From Power and Control to the Reign of God

Posted on July 7, 2010 by

The Roman crucifixion of Jesus is the iconic and ironic symbol of today’s deeply troubled Church.   A brief meditation about Sacred irony   With cruel mockery, the Romans labeled Jesus “King of the Jews.” The crucified Jesus proclaimed for … Continue reading →

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