This week, Pope Francis noted that sexual sins or sins of the flesh are not the worst kind of sins during an interview on a plane. There have been three mistaken reactions to this. First, many secular sources assumed he […]
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Us, Not Them -Aussie Bishops on Those With Disabilities
Tomorrow is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (Obviously, some of us – particularly the blind, Deaf & autistic – prefer identity-first language but most disabled people prefer person-first language.) The Church celebrates it on the closest Sunday (i.e. […]
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Fetal Cell Line Testing & Church Teaching
Despite claims to the contrary from some circles, the Church has never taught that medicine being tested on fetal cell lines is a significant enough moral issue to skip that medicine. I wrote this up in a semi-academic piece that […]
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Did the Pope Say the Commandments are Relative?
This question came up so I wrote about it on Patheos. Simple answer: no! The Pope did not say the Ten Commandments are relative. Complicated answer: let’s look at how an issue in translation and assuming the worst might lead […]
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Pope Francis’s Words on Civil Unions Distorted by Editing
The media distorted Pope Francis again. I wrote an explainer. On October 21, 2020, I woke up to find every news source in the world claiming Pope Francis approved civil unions. Then, when I looked at the video, I see […]
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Francis: Evangelize by Example, not Pushing Your Faith on Others
Unfortunately, English publications fail to make a distinction made in other languages so people confuse what Pope Francis says sometimes. Here’s a clarification that got big about this point. Recently, Pope Francis answered questions from high school students and suggested […]
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Amoris Laetitia: A Complete Guide for Chapter VIII on Communion
I wrote a lot on Amoris Laetitia. Rather than copying each article here from Patheos, I decided to copy my guide that links to all my articles. Ever since Amoris Laetitia came out, there has been confusion about how to interpret chapter […]
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Open Letter to Priests and Bishops: Resign If You Need To
I think we need to get rid of unfaithful priests. The best option: become faithful. 2nd best option: they leave on their own. 3rd best option: kick them out. This letter focuses on the 2nd option: Dear fellow clerics and […]
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Francis: Being Pro-Life Is the Foundation of Human Rights
This is an important point that is not seen by many. I wrote about it: This week, Francis spoke to Italian pro-life leaders. In his speech, he spoke about being pro-life as a prerequisite for being pro-justice, pro-human-rights, etc. Here are […]
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The Pope Didn’t Deny the Immaculate Conception
Pope Francis has affirmed the Immaculate Conception many times but one line he said was misinterpreted to argue the opposite. I respond with my regular clarity. It’s crazy what gets spread online today. One website was posting that Pope Francis […]
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