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Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism
Pope Francis in Bolivia: The ‘Dung of the Devil’ and Other Matters
Cross-posted on the Corner. Even by the standards of this pontiff, Pope Francis’s speech yesterday in Bolivia to a crowd that included the country’s president wearing a jacket emblazoned with the face of a mass-murderer (Che Guevara, in case you … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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The Encyclical – Old Nonsense in New (Green) Clothing
Writing in Reason, Brendan O’Neill takes a more secular look at the Pope’s eco-encyclical: Here’s an extract: [W]hat will be the end result of our wicked urge to own things? Mayhem, of course. All the pollution produced in the making … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse, Climate Change, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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A Premodern/Postmodern Pope?
Cross-posted on the Corner. From First Things, an interesting take on the pope’s eco-encyclical by R.R. Reno. Here’s an extract: “Everything is connected” is [the Pope’s] mantra in Laudato Si. True to this principle, Francis links his suspicion of science … Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Pope Francis, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism
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Brittany Maynard’s Choice
Brittany Maynard died tragically young, but with dignity and in as much control as an unkind fate had allowed her, taking advantage of the law in Oregon that allowed her to obtain a prescription for the barbiturates that would end … Continue reading
Noted Scientific Authority Weighs Into Climate Debate
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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Tagged Climate Change, environmentalism, Religious Left, Roman Catholicism, Vatican
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Scottish Independence and the Catholic Church
Scottish Catholic historian Tom Gallagher had something to say over at the Spectator about the way that Catholic voters voted in the recent independence referendum: An influx of Irish immigrants restored a Catholic presence in Scotland after 1800. The overnight … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal O'Brien, Roman Catholicism, Scotland
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Pressing Some Buttons
The Raw Story: The Vatican has formally recognised the International Association of Exorcists, giving its blessing to a group of 250 priests in 30 countries who claim to save the possessed from Satan. The association’s practice of exorcism is now … Continue reading
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Tagged Exorcism, Pope Francis, Roman Catholicism, The Devil
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Populist Pope, Populist Religion
The Washington Post reports: VATICAN CITY — A darling of liberal Catholics and an advocate of inclusion and forgiveness, Pope Francis is hardly known for fire and brimstone. Well, if that is what he is “hardly known for”, people have … Continue reading