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Tradition, Authority, and Amnesia: Cardinal Roche and the Failure of Traditionis Custodes

Cardinal Arthur Roche has given a “wide ranging” interview to OSV in which there are a number of rather revealing moments. Reflecting on the continuing controversy surrounding Traditionis Custodes, he asks, with apparent bewilderment, why the debate remains so intense.…...

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Remarkably Relaxed About Sin? Assisted Suicide and the Catholic Church

Written for Catholic Unscripted by Anthony McCarthy director of the Bios Centre, www.bioscentre.org who can be contacted at amccarthy@bioscentre.org. He is writing in a personal capacity....

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The Beatitudes: The Humble Person’s Moral Compass

St. Augustine, when asked to name the three most important virtues, replied: “humility, humility, humility.” Humility is central to Christianity. Christians are those who introduce Jesus to the world as its only Saviour by letting His Spirit speak and work…...

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Why Traditiones Custodes Has Caused A Crisis Of Liturgical Authority

There are moments in the life of the Church when a local dispute suddenly reveals a much deeper and more troubling fault line. What is unfolding in the Diocese of Charlotte is one such moment. On the surface, the issue…...