Pope Francis and the Fast-Approaching Future
Why “waiting him out” is not a good strategy Suppose that the Democrats squeeze out a win in the presidential election in two weeks. And suppose that, shortly afterward, new revelations provide overwhelming evidence that it was rigged. Should Republicans simply shrug...
Pope Francis and the Fast-Approaching Future
Why “waiting him out” is not a good strategy Suppose that the Democrats squeeze out a win in the presidential election in two weeks. And suppose that, shortly afterward, new revelations provide overwhelming evidence that it was rigged. Should Republicans simply shrug...
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Europe Unveiled
Out of the Dark Ages and into the Seventh Century One of my college history professors liked to emphasize that secularization was the most important development in modern history. At the time, it didn’t seem quite as important to me as the Industrial Revolution, two...
Pope Francis Wants to Humanize the Church, Instead of Helping Sinners Repent, Part 2
How humanism and therapy replaced sin and forgiveness For Part 1 of this essay, click here. Philip Rieff’s 1966 book The Triumph of the Therapeutic examined how the therapeutic mentality had swept through secular culture. What was less noted at the time was that the...
Pope Francis Wants to Humanize the Church Instead of Helping Sinners Repent, Part 1
How pop psychology replaced biblical theology. Among the many “outrages” that led to the excommunication of theologically conservative Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò was his claim that a coup d’etat had taken place in the Catholic Church. When we hear the word “coup”...
Archbishop Viganò and the Other ‘Rigged’ Election
The excommunication of Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò for “his refusal to recognize and submit to the Supreme Pontiff” presents us with an opportunity to revisit Viganò’s claim that the pope is not valid. Among the many reasons Viganò offers for saying so is the...
