Monday, October 7, 2013

Association of Catholic Priests: Pope Francis Has "A Major Blind Spot When It Comes to the Place of Women in the Catholic Church"

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Central Scotoma The Association of Catholic Priests suggests that, as with his predecessors, Pope Francis has "a major blind ...

Chris Hedges on Christian Fascist Game Plan of American Religious Right

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Here's how Chris Hedges opens his essay at Truthdig today  about the theological roots of the radical right's war on the U.S....

Pope Francis and a Catholic Springtime? But What About the Abuse Crisis and Women's Role in the Church?

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As I listen to Leonardo Boff predict a new springtime in the Catholic church due to Pope Francis (see here and here ), I don't w...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

Leonardo Boff on the Latin American Context of Francis's Papal Style, and the Shift from Doctrine and Discipline to Human Search and Human Inquiry

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Another essay by theologian Leonardo Boff , which, to my way of thinking, glosses the analysis of his reflection on Pope Francis...

Final Two Installments in Miranda Blue's Series on Globalizing Homophobia and Role of U.S. Religious Right

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Miranda Blue has now published the final two installments in her Right Wing Watch series about the role of the religious right in glo...

More on the Shutdown, Dominance of White Southerners in GOP, and Theology Driving GOP's Ideology

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Two more links to add to the set I offered readers yesterday, when I discussed the dominance of the radicalized GOP by white Southern...
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Leonardo Boff Comments on Pope Francis's Latest Interview: Believer and Non-Believer Walking the Path to Truth Together, Implications for the Future of the Church

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I like very much liberation theologian Leonardo Boff's reflection on Pope Francis's recent interview with Italian thinker an...