Tag Archives: Religious Left

A View of the US (from the Vatican)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Crux has a piece on the planned canonization of Junipero Serra, an 18th-century Spanish Franciscan celebrated as the founder of the Church on the West Coast of the United States. This caught my eye: Uruguayan layman Guzman Carriquiry, secretary of … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

I don’t often quote old Karl, but this (from the Communist Manifesto) isn’t bad: “Christian socialism is but the holy water with which the priest consecrates the heart-burnings of the aristocrat.”

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Jumping on the Popemobile

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner It’s only fair to wait and see what Pope Francis has to say about the environment and climate change in his forthcoming encyclical, although, on the basis of a number of his comments on the topic … Continue reading →

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The Vatican and Cuba: Some More Background

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner: With the latest crackdown in Cuba showing just how Havana has ‘read’ Obama’s policy shift towards the Castro dictatorship, this new Foreign Affairs article by Victor Gaetan giving some background to the Vatican’s involvement in the … Continue reading →

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Coming to a Pulpit Near You?

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Cross-posted on the Corner The Guardian, excited: [C]an Francis achieve a feat that has so far eluded secular powers and inspire decisive action on climate change? It looks as if he will give it a go. In 2015, the pope … Continue reading →

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Feeding the Seven Billion

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Late last month there was a conference in Rome organized by the UN food agency (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). One of the attendees was the pope. The Daily Mail reports: The 77-year old said the world had ‘paid … Continue reading →

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Noted Scientific Authority Weighs Into Climate Debate

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Independent Catholic News: The Holy See has called for “an authentic cultural change” to combat climate change which is man-made and therefore man’s responsibility. That was the focus of an address delivered last night to the UN Climate Change Summit … Continue reading →

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Red Priests Then and Now

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

The Prague Post: Prague, Sept. 15 (ČTK) — Rostislav Kotrč, a priest of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, will run for the Communists (KSČM) in the local elections in the autumn, daily Mladá fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. Kotrč, 40, at … Continue reading →

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The Pope and the Sandinista

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

Fox News from 2009: UNITED NATIONS – The outspoken U.N. General Assembly president on Tuesday accused the United States of demonizing Iran’s president and criticized the International Criminal Court for issuing an arrest warrant for Sudan’s leader on war crimes … Continue reading →

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God, the EPA and Climate Change Regulation

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Andrew Stuttaford

From Climate Progress: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Speaking to three administrators for the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, David Kepley, an elder and deacon at the Providence Presbyterian Church, quoted Leviticus. “God said ‘the land is mine; with me you are … Continue reading →

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