There is no question that the process for the appointment of bishops should be updated. But the election of bishops with procedures similar to democratic elections would only exacerbate all kinds of rifts in the Catholic Church today.
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Finding hope and healing in the face of the abuse crisis
Structural reform and renewal are absolutely necessary to reclaim a measure of integrity for the church and—some would even say—for her very survival.
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Without the love of neighbor, there is no salvation
Being a Christian, a partner in the paschal mystery, means sacrificing, thinking of others, following Jesus—even to laying down one’s life for others.
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Women have been leading since Biblical times—they can lead again today.
The record number of women who will be serving in Congress following the momentous 2018 midterm elections may not be aware that the Bible supports their initiative to serve in this moment of political crisis.
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It’s time for the U.S. bishops to revise their Catholic voting guide
The U.S. bishops need to revise—or replace— “Faithful Citizenship” in order to better reflect the teaching of Pope Francis and to respond to the authoritarian populist nationalism of Donald Trump and his administration.
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Can the church be both holy and sinful?
We need to recover and renew in our lives a vision of the church as a pilgrim people, already holy yet still sinful.
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What can the bishops do to help heal the Church?
The crises in the Catholic Church demand long-term solutions that are best addressed by gradual discernment leading to broad consensus on the part of the college of bishops.
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Four lessons from Mary for the Synod on Young Adults
Before we can accompany young Catholics, we must know where we are taking them. Mary shows the way.
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Our teens are leaving the church. Why?
Rejection of the church is rooted in (among other things) a fundamental misunderstanding of what the church has actually taught.
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The model of a Catholic teacher: Cardinal Avery Dulles
Avery Dulles’ thousands of students remember him for the clarity of what he taught and wrote as a theologian and teacher. But he was more than that…