Instead of badgering Pope Francis about whether there will be female Catholic priests, maybe the liberal media should consult the following Pew Research Center poll as cited by TIME (in addition to actual Catholic theology): But a Pew Research Center poll in 2015 found that about 6% of American Catholics were in favor of allowing […]
The liberal media does not understand the theology behind priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church, apparently, with headlines like the following: Huffington Post: “Pope Francis: Female Catholic Priests Are Never Happening” New York Times: “Pope Francis says Ban on Female Priests is Likely to Endure” TIME: “Pope Francis Says the Ban on Women Priests Will […]
Tim Kaine, the Catholic vice presidential candidate for the Democrats and who is running with Hillary Clinton, said that the Catholic Church could evolve on having gay priests. However, Richmond Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo responded in the following manner: More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage, and despite recent statements […]
Just as Mother Teresa will be canonized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, CNN ran a piece that included quotes of a critic of the prominent Catholic nun who did humanitarian work in India. But saintly is not a word everyone uses for Mother Teresa. Her critics say she was anything but. Disillusioned former […]
It is a noble effort and peace offering from the Muslim community to have Muslims attend Catholic mass after an elderly Catholic priest, Jacques Hamel, was murdered by an ISIS-loving and radicalized teenager and an accomplice in France. We cannot express how heart-warming this gesture was that Muslims went to mass to stand in solidarity […]
LifeSiteNews has a good summary of the consistent pro-life message in Pope Francis’s latest papal document, Amoris Laetitia. What is missing from the Left’s media coverage is his unabashed defense of the unborn, instead focusing on the divorce wording of the document. For example: One article on Slate said that his document is “frustrating” and […]
From the Washington Examiner: Speaking to a crowd of tens of thousands from a balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the pope condemned terrorist acts not just in Europe, but also in the Middle East and Africa in his traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing. He spoke just before reports emerged Sunday of a reported […]
Pope Francis said, “Only God’s mercy can free humanity from the many forms of evil, at times monstrous evil, which selfishness spawns in our midst. The grace of God can convert hearts and offer mankind a way out of humanly insoluble situations.”
Fox News reported: Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation for victims of child sexual abuse and a warning to America’s bishops. […]