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...issue, I think abortion is morally wrong. I am also far to the left on economic and foreign policy matters. Thirty years ago my stance would not have seemed paradoxical. Catholics were historically one of the most liberal groups in the country and a quick glance at papal encyclicals laying out Church teachings on war (Pacem in Terris) and labor and economics (Rerum Novarum), one might begin to wonder if Marx didn’t write off his biggest potential ally. Then along came Ronald Reagan’s PR machine, turning the abortion issue into the electoral juggernaut that...
...Paul II is best remembered for his epic role in helping bring down Polish communism at the same time as ensuring a soft landing. But inside the Church his own rule will be remembered as nothing if not authoritarian. John Paul II reasserted, and even amplified the doctrine of "Papal infallibility," and beatified its author, Pope Pius IX. If Vatican II had opened up a conversation between the Bishops and the Vatican, John Paul II closed down the tradition of "collegiality" among the Bishops - which naturally presupposed and even encouraged a diversity of views - and made clear that...
...wonder how much longer the 83-year-old can continue his gruelling round of travel and public appearances. The presence of the world's Cardinals at the anniversary gathering will prompt speculation about John Paul's successor, and perhaps raise fresh questions about whether the Pope should retire. A papal resignation last took place in 1294 - when Celestine V stepped down to avert a potential schism in the Church - and it is permissible under Church law if the Pontiff is no longer capable of carrying out his duties. John Paul's biographer, Giancarlo Zizola, says the gathering of the Cardinals...
That said, my return to Gracanica was not without some cool Papal loot including a guidebook to Catholicism in Bosnian, a bona fide Bosnian flag and a bright yellow hat decorated with pictures of the Pope. Sunny as it was, I thought about wearing this hat into Gracanica before realizing the emblem would not likely sit well in a town filled with minarets, where vandalizing the old Orthodox Church is a favorite area hobby. The Pope had come on a mission of reconciliation and peace. What I’d seen were fervored Catholic Bosnians waving Croatian flags, a great...
...repudiation of part of my Reformation heritage: first, acceptance of Church tradition; second, recognition of all seven sacraments; third, the transubstantiation of the bread and wine fully into Christ’s body and blood; fourth, purgatory and indulgences, the power of the Church to remit punishment there; fifth, papal supremacy; and finally papal and conciliar infallibility in matters of faith and morals. I was not destroying my upbringing, however, but fulfilling it. My personal history had both prepared me for this day and had, at the same time, all but fully inoculated me against...