Word: catholicization
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The Massachusetts legislature recently stripped a provision declaring the state’s support for stem cell research from an economic stimulus bill passed last fall. Pro-life groups and lobbyists for the Catholic Church engineered the move—falsely equating therapeutic cloning with abortion.
In the words of the scholar Alexander Schmemann, “It is not because it gives life that love is good: it is because it is good that it gives life.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “Homosexuality closes the...
The Agronomist’s notes of distress provide some much-needed context and a new perspective to an American public intrigued by the recent political events of Haiti. Demme’s documentary provides a realistic picture of Aristide—who entered the political scene from Catholic priesthood...
If every Catholic who uses birth control or has had a vasectomy or an abortion were denied the sacraments, there would be very few people at the Communion rail on Sunday morning. GRETCHEN W. MARING Ellison Bay, Wis.
That seemingly apolitical stand has made Sistani decidedly political, allowing him to fashion himself as the defender of Iraqi rights while exercising influence over the future shape of the country. He was born in Mashhad, Iran, to a prominent family of Islamic scholars; indeed, his story has parallels to that...