Tag: Catholic Church
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Same-Sex Marriage and a Woman’s Place
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Catholic Church is being criticized for its recent announcement that it will not bless same-sex unions. I’ve written previously about the problems I see in modern marriage, but that is not what I want to talk about here. The argument I’m making in this article is that the Catholic Church’s stance…
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Catholic Conservatives and Their Prodigal Brothers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA recent interview on YouTube reminds me that the main concern of Catholic Conservatives is not so much the sex abuse scandal but the Church’s teachings about marriage. I don’t have a stake in the marriage debate but this interview reminded me of certain realities that I have come across in…
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Irreconcilable Differences?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re all aware of the conflict in the Catholic Church between those who want the Church to be more modern and those who want it to maintain traditional discipline and forms of worship. For those of us on the outside, the public comments have been so cryptic and contradictory it’s impossible…