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Tag Archives: Religious Left
ISIS, God and The Devil
Austen Ivereigh’s defense of Pope Francis’ response to ISIS appears to be, well, evolving. Just the other day, he was arguing this: [ISIS] is a wholly modernistic creation, a vehicle of power, the “technocratic paradigm” of domination and exploitation, applied … Continue reading
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Tagged ISIS, Islamic fundamentalism, Pope Francis, Religious Left, terrorism, The Devil
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The Avoidance of Uncomfortable Reality
Cross-posted on the Corner. Crux: Pope Francis on Sunday defended his avoidance of the term “Islamic violence” by suggesting the potential for violence lies in every religion, including Catholicism. “I don’t like to talk about Islamic violence, because every day, … Continue reading
Father Hamel: An ‘Absurd’ Killing?
Cross-posted on the Corner. I posted something yesterday on Pope Francis’ disconcerting (there are other adjectives) response to the murder of Father Hamel in Normandy earlier this week, specifically with reference to this comment: “I only want to clarify, when … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Islamic fundamentalism, Jacques Hamel, John Gray, Pope Francis, Religious Left, terrorism
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Pope Francis: ‘Religions Don’t Want War’
Cross-posted on the Corner. The day after an elderly Catholic priest is butchered in his church by Islamic extremists, Pope Francis offers up his explanation (my emphasis added):. ABC: Pope Francis says the world is at war, but is stressing … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Islamic fundamentalism, Jacques Hamel, Pope Francis, Religious Left, terrorism
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Freeloading and Virtue-Signaling: Roman Catholic Opposition to ‘Just War’ Theory
National Catholic Reporter: VATICAN CITY The participants of a first-of-its-kind Vatican conference have bluntly rejected the Catholic church’s long-held teachings on just war theory, saying they have too often been used to justify violent conflicts and the global church must … Continue reading
Posted in Church & State, politics, Religion
Tagged Just War, Pacifism, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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Pope Francis, (Partly) Explained
Hayek: But the near-universal acceptance of a belief does not prove that it is valid or even meaningful any more than the general belief in witches or ghosts proved the validity of these concepts. What we have to deal with … Continue reading
Mosquito as “Enforcer” of Social Solidarity
America Magazine is, in its own way, an entertaining corner of the religious left published by Jesuits. It’s a reliable source of by-the-numbers leftism supplemented by pious distortions, holy evasions, extra helpings of sanctimony and regular hosannas for the Dear … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Jesuits, Religious Left
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The Political Religion of Jorge Mario Bergoglio
This intriguing piece by Claudio Ivan Remeseira is a (very) long read, but (very) well worth it. It underlines yet again how much Pope Francis remains shaped by the intellectual and religious traditions of his homeland. That might be disappointing … Continue reading
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Tagged Argentina, Peronism, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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Will the Pope Make Time for Cuba’s Dissidents?
Cross-posted on the Corner Washington Post: HAVANA — Pope Francis plans to meet with Cuba’s president and its priests, its young and its sick, its churchgoers and its seminarians as he travels around the island starting Saturday. But not with … Continue reading
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Tagged Cuba, Pope Francis, Religious Left
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Is A Papal Lecture on US Immigration on the Way?
Cross-posted on the Corner: Will Pope Francis use the privileged platform—an address to Congress—that he has been given (why?) by Speaker Boehner next month to say something about immigration? Roll Call: Many advocates for revamping immigration laws have tried to … Continue reading
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Tagged Immigration, Pope Francis, Religious Left
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