Moral Theology Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/moral-theology/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 18 May 2019 14:15:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Moral Theology Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/moral-theology/ 32 32 Pope Benedict on Sex Abuse https://mind-at-work.com/pope-benedict-on-sex-abuse/ Sat, 18 May 2019 14:15:07 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3319 Pope Benedict’s recent essay on the Church’s sex-abuse scandal begins by clarifying the cultural context in which the sex-abuse scandal occurred. It addresses this matter with great skill and insight. As the essay proceeds, however, it reveals two theological flaws, both of which cast doubt on the hierarchy’s ability to handle clerical misconduct in the future. [...]

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]]> Understanding Democrats’ Loyalty https://mind-at-work.com/understanding-democrats-loyalty/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:33:36 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3080 The loyalty of Democrats to their party is both fascinating and puzzling. Their elected officials can allow cities to sink deeper into poverty and lawlessness—think Chicago and Detroit—radically change their viewpoints on major issues—think abortion and border security—and forget their campaign promises the moment they win election. Yet Democrat voters keep returning them to office. [...]

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