The archbishop’s articles covered issues as diverse as the priesthood, the legalization of abortion and ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics.
Bishops
McChrystal’s Example
In many respects, the U.S. Army and the Catholic Church could not be more dissimilar institutions. Both have radically different missions, divergent access to resources, and, seemingly, heterogeneous cultures.
Defending the New Missal: A response to Father Michael Ryan
Father Ryan contends that the bishops were just “worn down” by the Holy See and so caved in. I disagree.
Rights of accused priests: Toward a revision of the Dallas charter and the essential norms
The church must protect the community from harm, but it must also protect the human rights of each individual who may face an accusation.
Reflections on Walter Kasper’s ‘On the Church’
Maybe the devil made me do it, but after reading Bishop (now Cardinal) Walter Kasper’s essay “On the Church” (reprinted in America, 4/23) for the second or third time, I went back through the text and conducted a little test.
