pope benedict xvi

The Pope took a big first step that the rest of the leadership must follow.

Yes, Episcopal priests have embraced other traditions. But Ross, the Church didn’t embrace those priests.

Just in time for the election comes the film version of Mexico’s Cristero War, depicting brave rebels risking it all for religious freedom. Only problem with the story: it’s not really true.

Perhaps the Vatican’s hard-line tactics are an intentional purge.

Michael Sean Winters welcomes back the Society of St. Pius X.

The decision of Episcopal churches like St. Luke’s to convert en masse to Roman Catholicism while retaining a quasi-medieval Anglican liturgy is not, however, a decision to move into this ever-emerging ecclesial reality. It is a solemn retreat into an imagined past where a priest’s sacramental office itself, his back turned to the congregation, protects him from the conflicted desires and diverse stirrings of the wider church.

Pittsburgh and Seattle parishes are respectfully saying “no thank you” to bishops accusing Obama of a “to hell with you!” attitude.

Would that it were true that, as Ryan said, “Catholic social teaching is indispensable for officeholders”; Mitt Romney’s description of Ryan’s budget as “marvelous” would no longer be ludicrous.

Depends on your definition of “said.”

Human rights, the role of the Church, and politics aren’t the whole story.