Category Archives: Politics

Slander in Question

Posted on 8 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

I know it’s out of context, but would you consider this a piece of slander? There is on the Right no shortage of academic and intellectual initiatives in varying relationship to Trumpism, but all anxious about orthodoxy (consider Bishop Robert … Continue reading →

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Changing Times for Women Religious

Posted on 1 May 2024 by catholicsensibility

Has it really been a decade since the CDF/LCWR dustup? A summary of the years since the investigation concluded. Sister Simone Campbell: I think the Vatican was afraid of U.S. women religious. We took Vatican II seriously, we renewed. We were … Continue reading →

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On Protesting

Posted on 30 April 2024 by catholicsensibility

I heard on radio news tonight that NYPD was sent in to end the occupation of that Columbia University building. BBC has it up too. I’m not sure university administrators have quite the right approach calling in police. Encampments on … Continue reading →

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Against TVD

Posted on 5 April 2024 by catholicsensibility

Notice the furor stoked this past week? Even from the UK, there was fussing that Transgender Visibility Day coincided with Easter Sunday, and US President Joe Biden had something not negative to say about it. Much bile expended over his … Continue reading →

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Atmosphere of Fear

Posted on 1 April 2024 by catholicsensibility

When I see the term “atmosphere of fear,” I think of planets like this one. Bad weather there is not water washing things clean, but molten sand. I would be afraid of exploring Wasp-107b, even in a sturdy spacesuit. I … Continue reading →

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The Smirk, Again

Posted on 27 March 2024 by catholicsensibility

I see the Supremes have declined to wade into an old battleground in the culturewar. That decision leaves in place a lower court’s dismissal of a massive libel lawsuit filed by Nicholas Sandmann against Gannett, the parent company of USA TODAY, and other media … Continue reading →

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Danger, Danger!

Posted on 16 March 2024 by catholicsensibility

The struggle against sexism and misogyny is dangerous, the CNA staff says. Personally, I think the modernism of pronouns is a dismay, but then again, I wondered about that point as a ninth-grade Latin student. From the piece: In the … Continue reading →

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What of Demos II?

Posted on 9 March 2024 by catholicsensibility

A blistering critique of Demos II went up yesterday at Where Peter Is. Aside from violations of Church law regarding the influencing of papal elections, there’s much to question. The author says they are a cardinal, but we have no … Continue reading →

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CM: Win Some, Lose Some

Posted on 4 March 2024 by catholicsensibility

It’s been an up and down week for Church Militant, the media organization–not the earthly designation of the Body of Christ. Winning a $275k judgment against Baltimore, and losing $500k in a defamation lawsuit. Plus having to pen an apology–something … Continue reading →

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Fiduciamania

Posted on 3 February 2024 by catholicsensibility

I see the secular media has picked up on the complaints against Fiducia Supplicans. Ninety people have signed an open letter to bishops. I noticed a curious comment in it: Never in the history of the Catholic Church has a … Continue reading →

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Nitrogen

Posted on 26 January 2024 by catholicsensibility

I noticed that Alabama convicted murderer was suffocated in nitrogen, a novel method of execution. My wife was talking about it yesterday and wondered by the guy who placed the hit on his wife wasn’t included in the proceedings. I … Continue reading →

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For the Bible, Go To Popes, Not Governors

Posted on 28 December 2023 by catholicsensibility

Nor even Catholic governors. I noticed this Texas kerfuffle about the Bible. The state’s governor, on social media, taking exception to the last two popes: [The Houston Chronicle] doesn’t know the story of Mary & Joseph. They weren’t ‘refugees’ (look … Continue reading →

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Leading?

Posted on 23 December 2023 by catholicsensibility

Looking here, I admit that I didn’t get past the first sentence before clearing my throat: A leading archbishop in Pope Francis’s church has hit back against the pontiff after the leader of the Catholic Church approved blessings for same-sex couples. … Continue reading →

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Sorry To Be Caught

Posted on 16 December 2023 by catholicsensibility

In childhood, there’s a certain contrition that comes with getting caught with one’s hand in the cookie jar. The lure of sugar, fat, and salt well prepared by the house baker is strong. Except for the rare occasion that salt … Continue reading →

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Overplayed, Roaring Twenties Edition

Posted on 10 November 2023 by catholicsensibility

It was well over a decade ago when a ban on ESCR was narrowly voted down in my then-state, Missouri. I summarized my concerns way back when. We were treated to weeks of talks and pitches to vote against it. … Continue reading →

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