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Could Pope Francis be Wrong on the Death Penalty?

Pope Francis recently ordered a change to the Catechism of the Catholic Church on the subject of the death penalty. Formerly, the text read as follows: “Assuming that the guilty party’s identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional … Continue reading

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New Post on the Unitive Meaning

The Unitive Meaning and Contraception over at Catholicism.io

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Smith on Abortifacient Contraception

The book “Self-Gift” is theologian Janet E. Smith’s love letter to abortifacient contraception. The book discusses “infertility-causing hormones” and “contracepting hormones” never mentioning that chemical contraceptives are abortifacients. Smith utterly fails to take the deaths of innocent prenatals into account … Continue reading

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Aquinas on the Age of Reason

From the Theology Q and A post: Jonathan: Aquinas argues that once an individual has reached the age of reason he is either in a state of sanctifying grace or mortal sin. There isn’t a single second that passes by … Continue reading

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The Church’s child abuse crisis

See my Main article at Catholicism.io In summary, most priest abusers — I would expect from my work with abused children (many years ago) — are not gay. They are heterosexual men who, like all abusers, are treating their victims … Continue reading

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Theology Q and A (closed)

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New Catholic theology website: Catholicism.io

Yesterday, I launched a new website: Catholicism.io The site will focus on 4 key subject areas: 1. Theology of the body 2. Sexual ethics 3. Salvation 4. Church teaching One of the main purposes of Catholicism.io is to argue against … Continue reading

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Catholic Theology Q and A

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An Overview of Heresy in the Church Today: Part Two Salvation Theology

Universalism On one extreme, we have Catholics who claim that we may “reasonably hope” that “perhaps” all human person will eventually go to Heaven. This claim directly contradicts the teaching of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition that many souls go … Continue reading

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Theology Q and A (closed)

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Ten Conservative Failures of Faith

1. Restricting the definition of contraception, as an intrinsically evil act, to its use in marriage. 2. Permitting abortifacient contraception for a medical purpose, despite the deaths of innocent prenatals. 3. Justifying unnatural sexual acts in marriage. 4. Promoting the … Continue reading

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