Accommodating Injustice
by Darel E. PaulAs the case of Jack Phillips shows, public accommodations law has little to do with justice and a lot to do with fighting. Continue Reading »
Comfort to Predators
by Paul V. MankowskiIn the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy by frédéric martel translated by shaun whiteside bloomsbury, 576 pages, $30 The cursus of Frédéric Martel’s work can be expressed quite simply: He takes 576 pages to convince us that the Roman Catholic clergymen who live and . . . . Continue Reading »
Pope Francis's Warning
by Charlotte AllenOne way to eliminate gay culture in the clergy is to eliminate from the very beginning those who might be inclined to participate in it. Continue Reading »
Fr. Martin’s False Comfort
by Joseph SciambraIf the Church wants to show true respect, compassion, and sensitivity to homosexual persons, it must offer them the words of Christ—not Fr. Martin’s false comfort. Continue Reading »
Why Men Like Me Should
Not Be Priests
by Daniel Mattson
Because the sex scandals of the Church are overwhelmingly homosexual, the Church can no longer risk ordaining men with homosexual inclinations in the hopes that those inclinations turn out to be transitory. Continue Reading »
The Welby Pontificate
by Stephen NollIn the face of fractious intra-church squabbles, the Archbishop of Canterbury is changing the deliberative process of the Anglican Communion. Continue Reading »
The Nashville Statement’s Imperfect Clarity
by Samuel D. James“The Nashville Statement” on sexuality, marriage, and gender identity, released last week by major Evangelical leaders, will hopefully foster constructive dialogue among Evangelicals. Continue Reading »
Fr. Manners
by Matthew SchmitzCatholics distinguish between violations of manners and of the moral law; Fr. James Martin, in ways trivial and grave, does not. Continue Reading »
Pontifex Minimus
by Paul V. MankowskiBuilding a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivityby james martin, s.j.harperone, 150 pages, $19.99 Is sodomy a sin? Perplexed readers of Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s latest book will want to put the question to him, . . . . Continue Reading »
What Are We For?
by Cole AronsonThe Christian Colorado baker case may be decided by the answer to a deceptively simple question: What is society for? Continue Reading »
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