On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced a decision that will have far-reaching implications for the modern church.
Vincent J. Miller
Vincent Miller is Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture at the University of Dayton. He is the author of Consuming Religion: Christian Faith and Practice in a Consumer Culture.
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In case Benedict’s point was not clear…
In 2009 Benedict nbsp placed his pallium over the case that holds the body of Celestine V the last pope who voluntarily resigned nbsp nbsp Benedict 39 s pallium will be placed upon the saint 39 s body on May 5th nbsp during a celebration of the 700th anniversary of his canonization nbsp Clea
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A Final Act of Papal Teaching
Pope Benedict rsquo s statement is every bit as striking as his resignation itself nbsp It deserves attention before talk turns to succession This is not simply a retirement from the hectic pace of public office nbsp It is an act of magisterial teaching in its own right that resonates with an i
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Rand, Ryan, George and Theological Anthropology
I remain dismayed by Robert George rsquo s sustained inability to engage On All of Our Shoulders with anything but a partisan lens nbsp Perhaps he is so committed to the Republican Party as political vehicle to advance his deeply held moral priories he can only see any challenge to its current Ca
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Unfair to Ryan? Questions for Robert George
When I heard that Robert George McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University offered a critique of On All of Our Shoulders A Catholic Call to Protect the Endangered Common Good my pulse raced a bit nbsp The debate had been joined nbsp As a contributor to and signer of the doc
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Unfair to Ryan? Questions for Robert George
When I heard that Robert George McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton University offered a critique of On All of Our Shoulders A Catholic Call to Protect the Endangered Common Good my pulse raced a bit nbsp The debate had been joined nbsp As a contributor to and signer of the doc
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Benedict XVI weighs in on “Redistribution”
Since ldquo redistribution rdquo is in the news these days I thought it might be valuable to offer some passages from Benedict XVI rsquo s 2009 encyclical Caritas in Veritate on the theme nbsp He uses the term 8 times nbsp The basic concept of redistribution is accepted as moral obligation to
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Secret Ryan Transcript: Social Security and Medicare are the Target
This isn rsquo t from a secret video it s from the untranscribed portion of Ryan rsquo s 2005 speech at the Atlas Society rsquo s ldquo Celebration of Ayn Rand rdquo nbsp It fits well with the Romney video because it makes clear that middle class entitlements ldquo so called defined benefit p
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Schneck hits a nerve on Abortion
ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch
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Schneck hits a nerve on Abortion
ldquo Can one vote for Romney if it means a 6 or 7 or God forbid 8 percent increase in the number of abortions in America If it means ANY increase in the abortion rate If it means thousands of new deaths among the unborn rdquo Steve Schneck rsquo s argument at a Democrats for Life Panel in Ch