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Displaying all articles tagged:
Catholics
life after roe
May 23, 2022
Nancy Pelosi Communion Ban Is a Challenge to Pope Francis
The Vatican opposes the weaponization of Communion and stopped bishops from barring President Biden. Will Francis intervene on Pelosi’s behalf?
By
Ed Kilgore
polarization
July 8, 2021
We Are Two Nations, Divisible
While Americans claim to want bipartisanship, our differences are clearly real and deep-seated. Embracing this is far healthier than denying it.
By
Ed Kilgore
religion
June 21, 2021
Catholic Bishops Move Toward Denying Biden Communion
Conservative bishops are trying to be more Catholic than the pope on enforcing opposition to abortion. A big fight is brewing.
By
Ed Kilgore
religion
Mar. 29, 2021
Americans Who Belong to a House of Worship Are Now a Minority
The 21st century has seen a rapid decline in religious membership. But the country has been even more “churchless” in the not-so-distant past.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Jan. 21, 2021
Biden Will Run a Very Un-Waspy Government
Women, Blacks, Latinos, Catholics, and Jews: This ain’t your grandfather’s Cabinet.
By
Ed Kilgore
georgia senate runoffs
Dec. 2, 2020
Doug Collins’s Sacrilegious Attack on Raphael Warnock
Georgia Republicans are engaged in holy war against Christian minister Warnock and his hallowed Atlanta church.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Aug. 6, 2020
Trump Says Biden Is ‘Against the Bible’
Our religiously illiterate president really needs to stop claiming the mantle of faith and denying it to others.
By
Ed Kilgore
conservatism
Apr. 2, 2020
No, Theocracy and Progressivism Aren’t Equally Authoritarian
A Harvard Law professor called for turning the U.S. into a Catholic theocracy. Conservatives offered an interesting defense.
By
Eric Levitz
vision 2020
Feb. 26, 2020
Conservative Poll Says
Real
Catholics Love Trump
Trump supporters are trying to delegitimize Catholics who encounter the president and smell brimstone.
By
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Jan. 30, 2020
Poll: Jewish Voters Are Indifferent to Jewish Presidential Candidates
According to a new survey, Sanders and Bloomberg are running fourth and fifth among Jewish Democratic voters.
By
Ed Kilgore
abortion
Nov. 8, 2019
Can Anti-Abortion ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Snag Federal Family-Planning Funds?
One branch of the anti-abortion movement is trying to rebrand itself as pro-contraceptive, just like Republican politicians.
By
Ed Kilgore
July 9, 2018
Kavanaugh: A Safe Supreme Court Pick Who Will Carry Out the GOP’s Extreme Agenda
He’s a careful jurist whose murky abortion stance will make it easier for pro-choice GOP senators to pretend that the future of
Roe
v.
Wade
is secure.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 27, 2018
Conservative Leader Seems to Rule Out Catholics — and Women? — for Chaplain Job
Mark Walker thinks clergy that haven’t “walked in the shoes” of the married men who dominate Congress can’t relate to them adequately.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 25, 2018
Evangelicals Have Displaced Catholics As the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Base
The shift of white Evangelicals into the anti-abortion camp has had a lot to do with partisan polarization over abortion policy.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 31, 2017
500 Years After the Reformation Began, Christians Still Divided
The big dividing line among Christians today isn’t between Catholics and Protestants, but between liberals and conservatives in all faith traditions.
By
Ed Kilgore
Oct. 21, 2016
Trump’s Blunderful Approach to Wooing Catholics
After a series of gaffes, he is in danger of losing white Catholics, which is hard for a Republican to do.
By
Ed Kilgore
Aug. 29, 2016
Trump Has a Catholic Problem. But How Bad Is It?
A new study shows him shockingly far behind.
By
Ed Kilgore
brooklyn
Dec. 3, 2014
The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn Wants to Be Your Date for Mass
And the campaign is a tad bit creepy.
By
Katie Zavadski
bang
Oct. 28, 2014
Pope Francis Almost Backs Evolution, Big Bang Theory
God, he says, is not “a magician with a magic wand.”
By
Katie Zavadski
early and awkward
Oct. 15, 2014
Bishop Asks Voters to Write In Dead Catholics
As always, it’s about abortion.
By
Katie Zavadski
religion
Sept. 20, 2013
Pope Francis Not Actually Cool With Abortion, in Case You Misunderstood
He clarified today after yesterday’s shocking comments.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the catholic vote
Sept. 28, 2012
Paul Ryan Still Not Clinching the Catholic Vote for Mitt Romney
Which now favors Obama by 15 points.
By
Andre Tartar
Mar. 27, 2012
Santorum Struggles With His Own Base: Catholics
Romney leads Santorum among the Republic Catholic vote.
By
Eliza Shapiro
2012
Feb. 8, 2012
Obama’s Contraception Rule Has Republicans Remembering Social Issues
GOP candidates and Catholic leaders appreciate the opening to battle the administration on a social issue.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the gods must be crazy
July 8, 2011
Archbishop Timothy Dolan Defends His Halfhearted Fight Against Marriage Equality in New York
“Whatever, I didn’t want to have a say in this anyway.”
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
June 27, 2011
Archbishop Timothy Dolan Has Been ‘a Little Down Recently’
Wait, why?
By
Chris Rovzar
equal rites
May 6, 2011
Brazil Legalizes Civil Unions for Gay Couples
The Supreme Court handed down a near-unanimous ruling yesterday.
By
Chris Rovzar
catholics
Apr. 8, 2011
Televangelist Priest Confesses Affair With Cousin
Notes from a scandal.
By
Julie Gerstein
the gods must be crazy
Mar. 8, 2011
Philadelphia Archdiocese Suspends 21 Priests
Hallelujah?
By
Chris Rovzar
cuomolot
Feb. 23, 2011
Church Leader: Andrew Cuomo Is Living in ‘Public Concubinage’
Ew.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Feb. 14, 2011
Archbishop Timothy Dolan Did Not Hide $130 Million to Avoid Paying Off Sex-Abuse Settlements, Says Archbishop Timothy Dolan
Some trouble from Milwaukee is following our guy.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Jan. 25, 2011
Alberto Cutié to Get Syndicated Talk Show
The former Catholic priest will be dishing out advice.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Nov. 16, 2010
Archbishop Timothy Dolan Elected President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
This was unexpected.
By
Robert Kolker
and
Chris Rovzar
stupid crime of the day
July 6, 2010
Connecticut Priest Fakes Cancer, Embezzles Church Money for Male Escorts
God, priests are always secretly cancer-free, aren’t they?
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
June 11, 2010
From St. Peter’s Square, Pope Asks for Forgiveness
This is the first time he’s done so from a pulpit in the Church’s holy seat.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
June 1, 2010
Pope Assigns Archbishop Dolan, Others to Irish-Church Review Panel
The investigation team will look into churches and seminaries there.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
May 11, 2010
Pope: ‘The Greatest Persecution of the Church Doesn’t Come From Enemies on the Outside But Is Born From the Sins Within the Church’
Maybe the Church’s latest troubles aren’t the fault of the ‘Times’ after all!
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
May 6, 2010
Times
Sets Sights on Vatican Chief Defender
Today’s paper examines the past decisions of Cardinal William Levada.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 29, 2010
Vatican: Pope May Apologize for Handling of Abuse Cases
You may have assumed he’s done this before.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 22, 2010
Conservative Catholic Leaders Reacting More Strongly to Abuse Scandal
Two news stories today demonstrate a change in the wind.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 15, 2010
Pope Breaks Silence Over Recent Church Scandals
“I have to say that we Christians, even in recent times, have often avoided the word ‘penance,’ which seems too harsh.”
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 11, 2010
Atheists Want to Arrest the Pope
Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens are trying to build a case for “crimes against humanity.”
By
Adam K. Raymond
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 2, 2010
On Good Friday, Church Compares Persecution of Jews to Current Scrutiny Over Priest Pedophilia Cover-Ups
The ‘Times’ continues flagellating the Church.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 1, 2010
Vatican Goes After
Times
Over Coverage
Maureen Dowd is just “silly.”
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Mar. 29, 2010
Pope Defended on Palm Sunday
Timothy Dolan took to the pulpit to speak up for his boss.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Mar. 25, 2010
Pope Benedict Chose Not to Punish, or Alert Authorities About, Priest Who Molested 200 Deaf Children
Father Lawrence Murphy instead was allowed to minister to children all the way up to his death in 1998.
By
Chris Rovzar
the most important people in the world
Feb. 8, 2010
Anne Hathaway Leaves Catholic Church for Gay Brother
“Why should I support an organization that has a limited view of my beloved brother?”
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Nov. 3, 2009
Archbishop Dolan Launches Attack on New York
Times
“The most combustible example of all came Sunday with an intemperate and scurrilous piece by Maureen Dowd.”
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Oct. 29, 2009
Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Welcome to the Blogosphere
Beware, people can talk back to you when you’re in this particular pulpit.
By
Chris Rovzar
the gods must be crazy
Apr. 23, 2009
Jolly New Archbishop Not Laughing About Marriage Equality
Well-known scientist Timothy Dolan claims that lifelong marriage between one man and one woman is “embedded in the human DNA.”
By
Chris Rovzar
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