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Category: Commentary

Answers to the Pope’s Critics

I have received questions related to my recent essay in Where Peter Is titled “The Demos II Affair.” In the interest of clarification, I have summarized them and provided brief responses. Q1: Why did you criticize Popes John Paul II...

The Demos II Affair

A Catholic outlet based in Italy called The Daily Compass published an open letter written by someone claiming to be a cardinal of the Church in collaboration with other cardinals and bishops. The article, titled “A Profile of the Next...

Frodo’s Pity and the Death Penalty

In The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, the main character Frodo undergoes a dramatic shift in his attitudes towards capital punishment.  His story helps us understand the Church’s recent developments concerning the death penalty. Early in The Fellowship...

Where is Father Altman?

I have returned to the US, following several days in Lourdes. While there, I participated in the 27th annual St. Francis de Sales International Congress, along with around 250 other Catholic journalists and communications professionals, hailing from 30 countries (although...