Matthew Schmitz

The Wall Street Journal’ s Sohrab Ahmari interviews Leon Kass on Gosnell, Boston, and repugnance : [The] appalling details of the Gosnell trial elicit reactions that might be called revulsion or disgust or horror. The word that eminent bioethicist and physician Leon Kass prefers is . . . . Continue Reading »

Delaware state officials have launched an investigation of two Planned Parenthood locations after reports of unsanitary and unsafe conditions. “Planned Parenthood should no longer be self-regulated,” says a former employee who describes herself as radically pro-abortion: The state . . . . Continue Reading »

Metropolitan Methodios , the leader of Boston’s Greek Orthodox Christians, contrasts the act of terror with the humanistic values represented by the tradition of marathon-running: On a day particularly rich with symbolism, an act of terrorism wounded the beautiful heart of our city and broke . . . . Continue Reading »

The Vatican calls for a “more just, free and secure society” in the wake of the Boston bombing: Deeply grieved by news of the loss of life and grave injuries caused by the act of violence perpetrated last evening in Boston, His Holiness Pope Francis wishes me to assure you of his . . . . Continue Reading »

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley of Boston issued the following statement on the marathon explosion: The Archdiocese of Boston joins all people of good will in expressing deep sorrow following the senseless acts of violence perpetrated at the Boston Marathon today. Our prayers and concern are with . . . . Continue Reading »

This man  takes the rite of exorcism seriously : A Romanian lawyer is suing his local Orthodox bishop and four priests claiming they failed to properly exorcise flatulent demons that were forcing him out of his home. Madalin Ciculescu, 34, accused the five of fraud after they turned up several . . . . Continue Reading »

The archbishop of Detroit, Allen Vigneron, told the Detroit Free Press on Sunday that Catholics should not receive Communion while advocating gay marriage : For a Catholic to receive holy Communion and still deny the revelation Christ entrusted to the church is to try to say two contradictory . . . . Continue Reading »

In a column published a month before his death, the revered film critic stated his opposition to abortion : My choice is to not support abortion, except in cases of a clear-cut choice between the lives of the mother and child. A child conceived through incest or rape is innocent and deserves the . . . . Continue Reading »

Rachel and Harmony Korine We can get as close as we want so long as we maintain critical distance. This philosophy, primitively grasped, guides the four young women in Harmony Korine’s  Spring Breakers , who skip through frame after frame of booze, bongs, and omnipresent breasts only to . . . . Continue Reading »

Academy-Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons raised questions about same-sex marriage in an interview yesterday with HuffPostLive. “Could a father not marry his son?” asked Irons. “Well, there are laws against incest,” said the host. “It’s not incest between . . . . Continue Reading »