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  1. Rocco Buttiglione

Crime, Punishment, and Amoris Laetitia

by John F. Crosby

The conversation on Amoris Laetitia continues. All the language used by Francis of “integrating” the remarried into the Church originates in the reforms of Pope John Paul II. Continue Reading »

14 Sep 2016

A Pastoral Approach

by Rocco Buttiglione

A father knows he should be at times severe and at times merciful, if he wants to educate his son and accompany him toward full human and Christian maturity. Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2016

The Sacraments Don’t Need Fixing

by Dan Hitchens

Communion discipline, Rocco Buttiglione says, should be changed to incorporate the difference between objective and subjective guilt. This is wrong. Continue Reading »

2 Aug 2016

Healing Through Repentance

by Robert A. Gahl, Jr.

A response to Rocco Buttiglione’s reading of Amoris Laetitia. Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2016
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