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Can the Church Help Restore America’s Values?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 20:15:10 +0000

In a recent essay I explained that America's intellectual and moral decline can be reversed by restoring the ideas and practices foolishly discarded in recent decades—the belief that all humans are imperfect; that good and evil (sin and virtue) are real choices with real outcomes; that morality and truth are not created but discovered; and [...]

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The Befuddling Concept of Infallibility

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 14:22:53 +0000

Catholicism is the only religion that formally claims infallibility for its leaders. Infallibility is defined as being "exempt from error in judgment, knowledge, or opinion." The term derives from Medieval Latin, dates from the early fifteenth century, and was claimed for the Pope by the Church in 1870 at the first Vatican Council. It suggests [...]

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U.S. Bishops Need to Heed Chesterton’s Advice

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:40:31 +0000

One of G.K. Chesterton’s most profound statements was this: “A thinking man must always attack the strongest thing in his time. For the strongest thing is always too strong.” The insight it offers is as relevant and valuable today as it was when he offered it. If the U.S. Catholic hierarchy, in particular, paid more attention [...]

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Why I Remain Catholic

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 15:33:51 +0000

Not long ago a friend asked me why, with all the scandal and disappointment within the hierarchy in the Catholic Church, I haven’t left and joined a church more in keeping with the Gospel? "After all,” he added, “you yourself have lamented these matters in your essays.” It was a fair enough question, and I [...]

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Where Pope Francis Needs to Improve

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 09 Oct 2021 16:17:52 +0000

Polls reveal that a large majority of Catholics have a positive view of Pope Francis. However, far fewer look to him for moral guidance. (In one study, only 11% did.) It is therefore difficult to know how many Catholics are familiar with, and judge his performance by, his published statements. Having paid close attention to [...]

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