Fiducia Supplicans and Doctrinal Clarity
by Hans FeichtingerUnless the Holy See takes concrete measures now against those who go beyond the limits established by Fiducia Supplicans, it will lose credibility and authority. Continue Reading »
Cleaning Up the Pope’s Mess
by Brian A. GraebeThe next pope’s task will be daunting, but he would do well, as he emerges from the Sistine Chapel, to keep first principles in mind: Protect the faith. Continue Reading »
Critics, Enemies, and the Difference
by Francis X. MaierCritics are not always enemies. Some speak out of love, even when their words are heated. Continue Reading »
On the Death of Benedict XVI
by Martin MosebachThe “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »
Bishops As Bureaucrats?
by Thomas G. GuarinoWe have briefly reviewed the issue of papal/episcopal jurisdiction in order to think about Pope Francis’s removal of the bishop of Arecibo. Continue Reading »
The Pope We All Need
by George WeigelA vignette from Victorian England offers a good starting point for thinking about the current state of the Western civilizational project. The place: the village of Olton in England’s West Midlands. The date: October 2, 1873. The occasion: the dedication of a new Catholic seminary, St. . . . . Continue Reading »
Ratzinger After Vatican II
by Jean DuchesneEver since the ’60s, the theologian-pope has argued that the Church should make the most of contemporary culture. Continue Reading »
Signs of Hope in Budapest
by Gladden J. PappinThe International Eucharistic Congress was a statement about the rebirth of Hungary and the persistence of faith. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis Needs to Say “No”
by Christopher RuddyThe Church is bound—and liberated—by her apostolic faith. The Pope, as the visible source and foundation of unity, must hold fast to that faith. Continue Reading »
Why There Is Only One Pope
by Gerhard Ludwig MüllerThe Bishop of Rome as successor of Peter constitutes the principle of unity, which can only be realized by one person. Continue Reading »
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