Weapons of mass intolerance

Catholics oppose abortion, artificial birth control, so-called gay marriage, and pre-marital sex of any kind. So do evangelical Christians (except for the birth control issue). So do Muslims. Interestingly, the left is intolerant of Catholics and evangelical Christians, and quite tolerant of Islam.

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Will Cardinal Turkson be the next Pope?

When my good friend Tom Quiner asked me to write about Cardinal Peter Turkson, specifically what I thought about his chances of being elected pope, I was a bit apprehensive. Faithful Catholics know that the Holy Spirit determines the outcome of the papal conclave. And like everything in life, if one accepts the challenge of faith in this case, speculating seems a tad, well, unfaithful …

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“Mortality is the Divine Element in man”

So few people really get Pope Benedict XVI. I won’t claim to have a corner on that market. I do know for certain what I’ve seen, felt, witnessed and read. And nearly eight years after being named Christ’s successor on Earth, I think as well that Pope Benedict has more than earned the right to be held in his own regard, not simply a transitional pope, and not someone in the shadow of John Paul II.

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Spiritual freedom on display

By Fr. James Martin, S.J. Pope Benedict’s resignation shows immense spiritual freedom. Rare is the person who can, and will, relinquish such power voluntarily. It is an example of what St. Ignatius Loyola meant by being “disponible,” available, free of any disordered attachments, in order to be able to follow the will of God. Pope…

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“We owe him gratitude”

By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput I issued a statement earlier today regarding the announcement from the Vatican. I’m sharing the text here on my facebook page … From his work as a young theologian at Vatican II to his ministry as universal pastor of the Church, Joseph Ratzinger has served God and the global Christian…

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“The system has sucked the life out of the people”

“I have no hope.” This is what a woman said to Bishop Richard Pates on his trip to Cuba with Pope Benedict last week. The Bishop said “Life is very hard … the system has sucked the life out of the people.” And yet American Democrats love Cuba and Fidel Castro. As the Chairperson of the Democratic Black Caucus said after her trip to Cuba, “The bottom line is President Castro is still charming, and our country still sucks.” Why is Cuba better than the U.S. in the eyes of so many Democrats? …

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A clear message from the Pope

QUINER’S DINER: Your Holiness, gay marriage is quickly being embraced by the Democratic Party as a civil rights issue. Is there anything wrong with same sex attractions?

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The State of Human Dignity

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuoTU0cdA00] The world is focused on the president’s State of the Union address last night. This speech came the day after hundreds of thousands people marched and prayed for the dignity of human life right in his own backyard. The president ignored this March for Life. So did the New York Times.…

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