A Tale of Two Crises
In comments to a gathering of conservative Catholic college professors recently, I remarked that in modern times American Catholicism has…
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In comments to a gathering of conservative Catholic college professors recently, I remarked that in modern times American Catholicism has…
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 26, 2022 | Anthony Fauci, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, christianity, Essay, God, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Jesus Christ, News, Opinion, Science, Scientism, The Church, worldview | 0 |
It has become fairly common in these post-Covid times to distinguish very carefully between science and scientism, or between science and The ScienceTM. The distinction generally goes something like this: Science is a method for […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 4, 2022 | Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, News, Novus Ordo Mass, Pope Francis, Roman Missals, Sacrosanctum Concilium, The Dispatch, Tridentine Mass, Vatican II | 0 |
“Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” (Col. 3:21) The relationship between the preconciliar and postconciliar forms of Mass has become like a problematic marriage needing long-suffering, patience, goodwill, and hatred o…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 22, 2022 | abuse cover-up, Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Germany, Munich, News | 0 |
A victim of sexual abuse is reported to be suing retired Pope Benedict XVI in connection with the Munich abuse scandal.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 26, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Kingdom of God, News, the Ascension, The Dispatch | 0 |
KingReadings: • Acts 1:1-11 • Psa. 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 • Eph. 1:17-23 or Heb. 9:24-28; 10:19-23 • Lk 24:46-53 “He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.” The […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Anselm, atonement, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Council of Trent, Cross, Crucifixion, Fr. Nicholas E. Lombardo, Jesus Christ, News, satisfaction, The Dispatch | 0 |
In his 2013 book The Father’s Will: Christ’s Crucifixion and the Goodness of God (Oxford University Press), Fr. Nicholas E. Lombardo, O.P., launched several severe critiques against St. Anselm’s model of the atonement. “Anselm’s solution […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | abuse cover-up, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic News Service, clerical sexual abuse, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, Germany, lead, News, Vatican | 0 |
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, private secretary of retired Pope Benedict XVI, has defended his boss and criticized the Munich abuse report, which made international headlines when it was released in January.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 8, 2022 | Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, divinization, Hans Urs von Balthasar, iconography, News, Saint Augustine, The Dispatch, The Spirit of the Liturgy | 0 |
What does it mean to see God? Are there special places to look, or particular ways to adjust our vision so that we might overcome our blind-spots about God—or much else? I spent the fall […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 13, 2022 | Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, clergy sex abuse scandals, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, Father Hans Zollner, German Church, Munich, News | 0 |
The latest statement by retired Pope Benedict XVI on the Munich abuse report has triggered a wide array of reactions. In Germany, the response has been largely critical, and most abuse survivors expressed disappointment.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 10, 2022 | abuse cover-up, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic News Service, clerical sexual abuse, lead, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis was among those showing their support for retired Pope Benedict XVI, sending his predecessor “a beautiful letter,” according to the former pope’s secretary.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 8, 2022 | abuse cover-up, Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic News Service, clerical sexual abuse, Father Federico Lombardi, Germany, Munich, News, Vatican | 0 |
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has never attempted to hide what is true, no matter how painful recognizing reality might be, said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 26, 2022 | Andrea Tornielli, Associated Press, Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Catholic Church, clerical sexual abuse, Germany, L'Osservatore Romano, Munich, News, Vatican | 0 |
The Vatican on Wednesday strongly defended Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clergy sexual abuse and cautioned against looking for “easy scapegoats and summary judgments.”
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