As the Bard Might Say . . .
by George WeigelTouchstone’s catalogue of evasion in Shakespeare's As You Like It closely parallels the statements made by defenders of Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
Is Pope Francis a Liberal Protestant?
by Gerald McDermottTraditional Protestants, alarmed by Pope Francis's unorthodox statements, appreciate Fr. Thomas Weinandy's principled stand against Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis’s Reset Button
by P. J. SmithRecently, 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 »
The Principled Ambivalence of Pope Francis
by Robert P. ImbelliThe governing principles of Pope Francis's Evangelii Gaudium remain inchoate and uncertain. Continue Reading »
A Time of Crisis
by Dan HitchensIn this time of anxiety in the Catholic Church, the words of St. Vincent of Lerins may offer some comfort. Continue Reading »
The Pope’s Five-Year Plan
by Marco TosattiThe rule limiting bishops to a single five-year term seems to only apply to some—those who question Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »
Whose Bourgeois Morality?
by George WeigelThose who dismiss critics of Amoris Laetitia as members of a “middle-class lobby” are missing the point. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis on the Development of Doctrine
by P. J. SmithPope Francis recently declared that the death penalty is “per se contrary to the Gospel”—but this statement is flatly untraditional according to Church history. Continue Reading »
The Persecution of Orthodoxy
by Josef SeifertFor questioning the implications of Amoris Laetitia, Josef Seifert was dismissed from his chair at the International Academy of Philosophy. Continue Reading »
The Pope and the President
by P. J. SmithIn the news coverage this summer, some interesting—and surprising—similarities between Trump and Francis have emerged. Continue Reading »
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