Over at Der Spiegel, Alexander Schwabe shows complete lack of comprehension of Catholic teaching, American history, and the writings of Joseph Ratzinger. He writes: During the election campaign, Ratzinger sent a letter to the American bishops, in which he said that all Catholic candidates who were not in favor of a ban on abortion should…
ABC reports that SNAP, the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, has issued a list of the “Five Worst Cardinals.” On the list: Dan DiNardo of Houston. Cardinals Roger Mahony of Los Angeles, Daniel DiNardo of Houston, Edward Egan of New York, Francis George of Chicago and Sean O’Malley of Boston are the worst…
Americans United has complained about many pastors and churches for alleged violations of election law–now a Houston pastors’ group has filed a complaint against AU, accusing the organization of illegally attempting to influence an election.
I’m watching the Pope’s address to the US Bishops. It sounds like the speech was written for him by different bureaucrats of the USCCB. Rocco has the text. In effect, he’s saying what the bishops want him to say. Lots of comments about morality, the family (even Sunday observance–which he says should start in the…
Here are the pictures I took of Pope Benedict XVI when I was in Rome in 2005. I had a pretty good seat.
John Allen on the thriving Catholic churches of Texas–and the church’s new political muscle. If there’s one thing the outside world seems to grasp about Catholicism it’s the difference between a cardinal and everyone else, and there are clear signs that having a “red hat” in the state gives the church extra clout. A week…
Every church has its fringe folks who advocate bizarre conspiracy theories. One I’ve recently been exposed to is Walter Veith, a South African zoologist who has a number of DVDs about creation and evolution. Those may be fine, as he is speaking about a subject in which he is well-educated. But he has other DVDs…
Washington Post looks at music battles in the Catholic church. Komonchak comments at Commonweal.
Fr. John Z. has the text and some commentary on the remarks of Pope Benedict XVI at the White House. The pope’s address is a call for renewal among Catholics, and to engagement between Catholics and the political realm. He’s grateful for America’s values, its heritage of religious freedom and involvement of faith in public…
Tim Robbins blasts and appeals to the National Association of Broadcasters. Partial audio.
Barbara Nicolosi gives “Straight A’s for Expelled.” It is anything but a right-wing, Christian hit piece, and from a craft standpoint, it is entertaining, funny and very respectful of the audience.
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