A Council Hijacked by the Media?

In some extraordinarily candid comments to the clergy of Rome, P...
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What is Archaeologism?

In his 1947 encyclical Mediator Dei, Venerable Pius XI...
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Torture: Historical and Ethical Perspectives

At the time of this writing (December, 2014), United States citi...
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Collegiality: The Church's Pandora's Box

Episcopal collegiality is one of the most misunderstood teaching...
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Original Vatican II Schemas

In the years leading up to the Second Vatican Council, Pope John...
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The Author of Dei Verbum Speaks

Few passages from the documents of Vatican II have been the caus...
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Pre-Vatican II Catechisms on Capital Punishment

In August of 2018, Pope Francis announced he intended to alter t...
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Council Fathers on Ambiguity in Vatican II

The fundamental historiographical question of the post-Conciliar...
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The Lost Legacy of John XXIII

Mainstream historiography, whether Catholic or secular, has been...
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The Balamand Conference (1993)

Many of the difficulties in modern Catholic missions can be trad...
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