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Pope Calls Out Foreign Aid Farce Sep. 11, 2019
Year after year, Congress votes to spend tens of billions of dollars on foreign aid. It's money down... Read More
The Non-Church of Me First Feb. 26, 2019
Did I hear correctly? The pope blew it? Called a global summit in Rome to deal with sexual abuse and... Read More
Pope Francis' Acknowledgment That Nuns Have Been Victimized Is a Good Start Feb. 12, 2019
Pope Francis last week publicly acknowledged for the first time a new clergy sexual abuse issue: The... Read More
Vatican Fails Abuse Victims Again Nov. 21, 2018
Walk into any Catholic church in America and you'll find the same two flags somewhere in the sanctua... Read More
Clerical Cowards and Their Cover-up Aug. 31, 2018
"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently... Read More
Should the Pope Resign? Aug. 30, 2018
WASHINGTON — Many years ago, in the early 1980s, I was drawn ever so transiently into the bure... Read More
Can a Pope Change Moral Truth? May. 22, 2018
That joking retort we heard as children, "Is the pope Catholic?" is starting to look like a serious ... Read More
A Pope Who Understood the American Vision Jul. 12, 2017
It was a bright April day in Washington, D.C., when a large crowd gathered on the South Lawn of the ... Read More
Trump Acts Like a Competent, Conventional President Abroad May. 26, 2017
What a difference a week makes. On May 19, President Donald Trump took off in Air Force One for the ... Read More
HBO's Supervillainous 'Young Pope' Jan. 27, 2017
In a conversation about homosexuality a few years ago, a Catholic priest made a powerful observation... Read More
The Crusades Oct. 05, 2015
At the United Nations, where nothing ever really gets done, Russia is calling for a worldwide coalit... Read More
The Pope-Exploiter in Chief Sep. 25, 2015
Normally, the issue of the pope's infallibility wouldn't much concern me, but it does get my attenti... Read More
The Left Has Its Pope Sep. 22, 2015
Pope Francis has created political controversy, both inside and outside the Catholic Church, by blam... Read More
US and Catholicism in Crisis Sep. 22, 2015
During the 1950s, the twin pillars of worldwide anti-communism were Dwight Eisenhower's America and ... Read More
The Pope's Fallible on Evolution Nov. 26, 2014
"When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a mag... Read More
When Child Sex Abuse Isn't News Sep. 05, 2014
Five years ago, Pope Benedict arrived in London to erupting controversy. Around 10,000 people took t... Read More
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Jun. 12, 2014
Middle East Christians Must Define Their Own Voice Jun. 12, 2014
I was encouraged by the intervention of Pope Francis into the 66-year-long, unending and simmering P... Read More
Pope Francis Makes Symbolic Gesture to Holy Land Christians May. 29, 2014
The visit of Pope Francis to the birthplace of Christianity sparked more of a political debate than ... Read More
An Open Letter to the Pope, From a Christian Palestinian May. 15, 2014
Dear Pope Frances, Can I be frank? When it comes to Christians, you are considered as one of their m... Read More
