Dr. Jeffrey A. Mirus
President, Trinity Communications
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Clericalism
I read through Russell Shaw’s book on clericalism last night. I had missed it the first time around, when it was published by Ignatius Press in 1993. Now it is out in a new printing from Wipf and Stock Publishers in Oregon. The full title is To Hunt, to Shoot, to Entertain: Clericalism and the Catholic Laity. Shaw, a widely published author and professor who worked for some years as the Secretary for Public Affairs at the USCCB, is in an outstanding position to know the lay of this land.
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A Dream Bishop Rallies His TroopsCategory: Commentary
“As your bishop, I come to you with an apology, a prayer, and a mission. We face a grave threat from the government of the United States, the threat of the most powerful government in the world attempting to force Catholics to participate in actions which both Faith and nature teach us are profoundly immoral. I am referring here to enforced complicity with contraception, including abortifacient contraception, and sterilization.
Mr. Philip F. Lawler
Director, The Catholic Culture Project
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The Vatican newspaper has betrayed the Pope
Pope Benedict has not changed the Church’s teachings, or even intimated that they might be subject to change. The Holy Father has not called for a new debate on the morality of contraception. He has not suggested that condom use might sometimes be morally justifiable.