Many of us know the ruckus that emerged when Pope Francis tweeted “Idquo Iniquitas Radix Malorum,” “Inequality is the root of evil.” He got accused by the likes of Rush Limbaugh of being a Marxist.
Politics & Society
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We are one body: Catholics raise voices against the use of solitary confinement
Catholics raise voices against the use of solitary confinement.
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A Post-Catholic Ireland?: Renewing the Irish church from within
Renewing the Irish church from within.
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Like A Good Neighbor
Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University is now pretty much the dean of American sociologists of religion. Much like the late Rev. Andrew Greeley, Wuthnow is a very prolific author, penning a book about once a year.
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Murray’s Mistake: The political divisions a theologian failed to foresee
The political divisions a theologian failed to foresee
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When the Law Is a Crime
Supporters of traditional marriage must denounce unjust discrimination against homosexuals.
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Slumming
Two different responses to racial inequality and isolation in South Africa.
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Dignity of the Disabled
Two of the most stirring images of the Pope Francis center on a person with a disability.
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More reaction to Mandela’s passing
As South Africans prepared to bury Nelson Mandela on December 6, tributes from around the world began pouring in, acclaiming a man who brought South Africa back from the brink of revolution and through a slow, sometimes painful process of reconciliation.
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Nelson Mandela: Minister of Reconciliation
Nelson Mandela not only forgave; he wanted the injured to forgive and the offenders to accept responsibility and with it the forgiveness he offered to them.