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Catholic Guidance Gone Awry

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:43:32 +0000

They are at it again, or to be more accurate, still at it. I'm referring to the condemnation of Donald Trump and his policy on immigration. I don't mean the statements of secular progressives who arguably "know not what they do" but instead religious progressives, in particular well-educated and in some cases anointed Catholics, for [...]

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Catholicism’s Quandary About Sexuality

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:30:49 +0000

In the first part of the 20th century, the Church's position on sexuality was clear: Sex outside of marriage was sinful; sex between a married man and woman was normal, as long as every act of intercourse was open to pregnancy; sex between two males or two females was both unnatural and sinful; marriage between [...]

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Pope Francis Offers Guidance

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 15:26:46 +0000

On November 22 five staff from America Magazine, two Jesuits and three laypeople, interviewed Pope Francis on topics ranging from polarization in the U.S. church to racism, the war in Ukraine, the Vatican’s relations with China, and church teaching on the ordination of women. I read the Pontiff’s responses with awareness of the difficulty of [...]

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