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  1. Amoris Laetitia

Mr. Fit Goes to Communion

by Dan Hitchens

The archdiocese of Braga, Portugal, now asks divorced-and-remarried Catholics to discern for themselves whether they should receive the Sacrament.  Continue Reading »

22 Jan 2018

As the Bard Might Say . . .

by George Weigel

Touchstone’s catalogue of evasion in Shakespeare's As You Like It closely parallels the statements made by defenders of Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2017

Is Pope Francis a Liberal Protestant?

by Gerald McDermott

Traditional Protestants, alarmed by Pope Francis's unorthodox statements, appreciate Fr. Thomas Weinandy's principled stand against Amoris Laetitia.   Continue Reading »

15 Nov 2017

Pope Francis’s Reset Button

by P. J. Smith

Recently, bishops have been urging a return to Evangelii gaudium in order to understand Francis. Is this an attempt to hit the reset button on Francis’s pontificate?  Continue Reading »

13 Nov 2017

The Principled Ambivalence of Pope Francis

by Robert P. Imbelli

The governing principles of Pope Francis's Evangelii Gaudium remain inchoate and uncertain.  Continue Reading »

7 Nov 2017

A Time of Crisis

by Dan Hitchens

In this time of anxiety in the Catholic Church, the words of St. Vincent of Lerins may offer some comfort.  Continue Reading »

30 Oct 2017

The Pope’s Five-Year Plan

by Marco Tosatti

The rule limiting bishops to a single five-year term seems to only apply to some—those who question Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »

26 Oct 2017

Whose Bourgeois Morality?

by George Weigel

Those who dismiss critics of Amoris Laetitia as members of a “middle-class lobby” are missing the point.  Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2017

The Persecution of Orthodoxy

by Josef Seifert

For questioning the implications of Amoris Laetitia, Josef Seifert was dismissed from his chair at the International Academy of Philosophy.  Continue Reading »

5 Oct 2017

The Filial Correction Online

by P. J. Smith

The debate over Amoris laetitia seems strange and strident largely because it is the first to take place in the world of social media platforms. Continue Reading »

2 Oct 2017
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