Roman Catholicism

Radical Disobedience: Why Roman Catholics Won't Heed The Pontiff's Call For 'Radical Obedience'

Michele Somerville | Posted 04.16.2012

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Michele Somerville

There's not a thing Joseph Ratzinger can do to stop Roman Catholic women from becoming Roman Catholic priests. Alleluia. Alleluia.

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Catholic Report Warns Of 'Growing Complacency' About Child Protection

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 04.11.2012

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NEW YORK -- Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders said they received 594 credible claims of clergy sex abuse last year, with all but a few of t...

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Can Religion Be Joyful?

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.21.2012

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Lev Raphael

It's a central part of worship -- or should be -- and many figures in many different religions have urged this message.

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Jesus, King Arthur And Pope Benedict XVI

Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr. | Posted 04.30.2012

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Reverend William E. Flippin, Jr.

Jesus believed that power was only truly useful if it was given away. The papal ceremony of giving the red hats to the elite club of cardinals displays the great legacy of Jesus and King Arthur.

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Great Lent: What Fasting, South Park And Your Inner Toddler Have in Common

David J. Dunn, PhD | Posted 04.26.2012

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David J. Dunn, PhD

The point of the Lenten fast, for us, is not really about what we give up. It is about what we are supposed to do when we feel ourselves wanting what we have told ourselves we should not have.

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Searching For The Common Good In Political Discourse

Frank G. Kirkpatrick | Posted 04.02.2012

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Frank G. Kirkpatrick

The irony in the ideas of the Republican candidates is that the traditional teachings of Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, and even evangelical Protestantism give a moral priority to the common good over the private good.

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The New Mass As New Coke

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 03.07.2012

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Jeff DeGraff

I was in a positively ebullient mood as I went off to Christmas Mass at St. Mary's with my family in tow. The senses were amped up for the big production. And that's when "it" happened.

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Why Would Anyone Go To Confession?

Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 01.15.2012

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Jon M. Sweeney

Going to confession is a whole different animal. Why do it? Why would it be necessary to confess one's sins to another, let alone to a clergy person?

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Philadephia Archbishop Will Resign Amid Sex-Abuse Scandal (UPDATED)

Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.18.2011

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Update, July 19, 9:52 a.m.: The Archdiocese of Denver has announced that Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput will replace the Philadelphia archbishop. Af...

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Jaweed Kaleem

Catholic Bishops Change Rules On Sexual Abuse, But Victims Say It's Not Enough

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.16.2011

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After a scathing grand jury report in March that three-dozen Philadelphia priests were kept in ministry despite "credible" sexual abuse allegations an...

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Catholic University Professors Protest John Boehner As Commencement Speaker

Posted 07.11.2011

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81 Catholic academics signed a letter protesting the fact that John Boehner, speaker of the House of Representatives, is giving a speech and getting a...

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From Priest To Lover

TIME | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cutié, 41, now an Episcopal priest, hopes to answer that question in Dilemma: A Priest's Struggle with Faith and Love (Celebra; 320 pages; $25.95), o...

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Catholics, Orthodox Agree: Pope Remains A Sticking Point

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Visit a Roman Catholic and an Eastern Orthodox liturgy, and the differences are stark: Catholic statu...

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There's Something About Maria...

David Paul Appell | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Paul Appell

Ave Maria, the two-year-old "Roman Catholic town" whose construction was spearheaded by Domino's Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan, hasn't been spared by the economic slump.

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German Church Abuse Hot Line Gets Nearly 2,700 Callers In 3 Days

AP | JUERGEN BAETZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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BERLIN — Nearly 2,700 people have called the church's sexual abuse hot line in Germany in the first three days it was operating, a Catholic chur...

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Good Friday Quotes, Bible Verses For Good Friday

Posted 04.06.2012

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Good Friday takes place today, making it a great day to share Good Friday quotes and Good Friday Bible verses with others. To make that simple, Huf...

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Ireland's Dark Night of the Soul

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rory Fitzgerald

The Irish people now feel betrayed by their banks, their government and their church: the Pope's letter was written to a nation in despair.

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Celibacy Partly To Blame For Clerical Sex Abuse, Says Cardinal

timesonline.co.uk | Richard Owen | Posted 05.25.2011

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A cardinal seen as a future candidate for the papacy has broken a Vatican taboo by raising the possibility that priestly celibacy is among the causes ...

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Meeting the Maysles: Grey Gardens Comes to Harlem

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Henry Adams

Bred to be lovely and pleasant, to take for granted an ample supply of cash, the women of Grey Gardens were essentially abandoned to languish in a mansion infested with raccoons and cats.

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Muslims More Numerous Than Catholics

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 11.17.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday. "For the first time in...

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