Joseph Mattam, S. J. New Leader, (Chennai, India,) July 2012. The crisis of the Roman Catholic priesthood is worsening: shortage of priests, many parishes deprived of the Eucharist, priests continue to leave the priesthood; there…
by Stephen Mason I have recently become a practising catholic again after reading of the angel at the gate in Dante’s Purgatorio Canto 9. There are two keys the angel of humility received from St.…
by Catharine A. Henningsen [= CAH in the text] The American Catholic Talks with Bishop Raymond A. Lucker, January/February 2001 issue Recent books, such as Garry Wills’ Papal Sin have made much of the fact that the Catholic…
James Kottoor It is categorically said: “The prime reason for all problems in the Catholic Church is the domination of priesthood which is unchristian and unnecessary.” I read it in a blog. There can’t be much…
by Joseph F. O’Callaghan, Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at Fordham University, published by the American Catholic Council Introduction. “The one who is to be head over all should be elected by all.” That statement of…
Dr. Aaron Milavec, Catherine of Siena Virtual College Some people have gained the impression that sexual abuse of minors by priests is a very recent phenomenon. Those who are in the know, however, realize that…
Professor Aaron Milavec, Catherine of Siena Virtual College Abstract and Introduction During the course of the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), free and open discussions gradually took hold among the assembled bishops once the curial grip…
Herbert Haag From Infallible by Hans Küng 1989 edition and reprinted here with the usual permissions This book is a singular document in the history of theology. Since it was first published in 1970, it has sparked…
by Jeannine Gramick, SSND Gramick helped to begin three organizations for Catholic lesbian and gay people. In addition, she co-founded (along with Fr. Robert Nugent) New Ways Ministry, a Catholic social justice center working for justice…
Mary Condren, The Irish Times, July, 2010. ANALYSIS: The Vatican must no longer be granted immunity from equality legislation, in the name of liberty, equality, and even the Gospel, writes MARY CONDREN THE VATICAN’S recent Normae de Gravioribus…