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Patricia Miller

Patricia Miller an award-winning author and journalist who writes about issues at the intersection of religion, sex and politics. She is the author of Good Catholics: The Battle over Abortion in the Catholic Church and her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Salon, The Nation, and Huffington Post.

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Will the Catholic Church Throw Cold Water on the LARC Revolution?

A consensus is building at an astounding rate that long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) such as the IUD and hormonal implants may be something of a magic bullet in the fight against unplanned…
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New Accusations Force the Question: Will Bishops “Be Held Accountable” on Sexual Abuse, as Francis Promised?

It’s been just two months since Pope Francis declared, to the skepticism of victims’ rights groups, that “Catholic bishops ‘will be held accountable’ for failing to protect children from sexual abuse…
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Pope Francis: Culture Warriors Out, “Collaboration and Consultation” In

If the Obama administration’s blanket rule for foreign policy is “Don’t do stupid stuff,” it appears that Pope Francis’ rule of thumb for the Catholic bishops is “Don’t be a jerk.” The replacement of…
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