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Kavanaugh, priests, and giving the Devil benefit of law

September 29, 2018 Msgr. Thomas G. Guarino 32

In a memorable speech from Robert Bolt’s famous play A Man for All Seasons, Sir Thomas More argues with his son-in-law, Will Roper, about the need for law, even for the most hardened of criminals. To […]

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USCCB admits “great harm” caused by “some bishops”; outlines steps to address crisis

September 19, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 21

The bishops, for the first time, frankly acknowledge that there is a general corrosion of moral culture within the ranks of the Church’s clerical and […]

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Being Frank about Francis

September 4, 2018 Dr. Douglas Farrow 75

The McCarrick scandal, let us all admit, is just one powerful gust in the swirling tempest that now surrounds Francis and threatens to capsize both […]

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Benedict, Viganò, Francis, and McCarrick: Where things stand on nuncio’s allegations

September 3, 2018 Catholic News Agency 35

“On its face, the arc of Archbishop Viganò’s story is straightforward,” says JD Flynn of CNA, “but the the fallout from the Viganò testimony has […]

Analysis

As the Church reels, is an even larger scandal building?

August 29, 2018 William Kilpatrick 21

As the gap widens between what the hierarchy says about Islam and what ordinary Catholics can see in the news or encounter in their own […]

Essay

Why we stay, and the Vigano Testimony

August 29, 2018 George Weigel 31

The Church’s current crisis is a crisis of fidelity and a crisis of holiness, a crisis of infidelity and a crisis of sin. It is […]

Analysis

If Viganò’s “Testimony” is true, Pope Francis has failed his own test

August 26, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 73

The testimony Archbishop Viganò offers is neither perfectly crafted, nor immune to criticism, but it is wide-ranging, detailed, and devastating. […]

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