Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People by Charles C. Camosy. New City Press (Hyde Park, New York, 2019). 374 pp., $19.95.
Pope Francis advisor Father Jim says Catholics should celebrate Pride month Thu. June 3, 2021 7:03 AM by Gerald Farinas photo credit // istockphoto.com/niserin Rev. James Martin, SJ popularly known as Father Jim was asked to serve as special advisor to Pope Francis to help communicate to the English-speaking world. Some Vatican insiders say Father Jim has been a conduit to help communicate what Pope Francis really wants to say outside of the constraints of the Catholic cardinals and archbishops who run the Vatican.
Father Jim, a popular pro-LGBT author and editor of
America magazine, has been disinvited by Catholic bishops and universities who oppose his preaching of tolerance and acceptance.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said Thursday that the next round of legal battles leading to the Supreme Court could be over COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and he is warning colleges in his state that requiring students and staff to get the shot is illegal.
The Pope changes canon law to explicitly criminalise grooming and priests sexual abuse of adults
In the Catholic Church s new code, the changes include stricter punishments for clerics who commit or cover up sexual crimes, commit fraud or ordain women. 2 June 2021
Pope Francis has made the most extensive revisions to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who sexually abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit economic fraud or ordain women.Â
In many ways, the changes published on Tuesday integrate piecemeal reforms that have been made over the years to address clergy sexual abuse and financial scandals that have compromised the credibility of the hierarchy in the eyes of rank-and-file faithful.