Editorial: On abuse, church has changed, but not enough
We say: The institution is on the path of change, but recent events raise questions about its sustainability. Laws and policies have been updated, but hearts and minds not so much.
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Editorial: Cardinals from peripheries are a step forward
We say: Francis is beginning to acknowledge that he cares more about who it is he’s empowering to elect his successor than about which diocese or church office that person leads.
Editorial: Empty gestures won't fix health care
We say: If Congress truly wanted to become a body that talks and listens, right now at this time, there is no better issue to open for discussion than health care reform.
Editorial: Making America small and inconsequential
We say: Trump's renunciation of our global citizenship is as frighteningly shortsighted and dangerous as denying climate science.
Editorial: Knights' monetary influence skews our church
We say: The degree of wealth the Knights of Columbus has amassed and the influence it exerts within the church, and in shaping the Catholic narrative raise serious questions.
Editorial: Reject Trump’s cruel budget proposal
We say: This document should dispel any notion that Trump is a fighter for “the forgotten Americans.”
Editorial: The enemy is not the secular world, it is fear
We say: The message seems to be exceptionally simple: Secular — bad; sacred — good. What are we afraid of here?
Editorial: Abortion fundamentalism overwhelms Democrats
We say: Chairman Tom Perez's U-turn on Omaha mayoral candidate Heath Mello shows the party finally joining Republicans in being held hostage to extremist abortion orthodoxy.
Editorial: End the 2001 resolution on military force
We say: What is needed is something the United States has not had for a very long time: a coherent plan of action for the Middle East.
Editorial: We embrace a broader vision of government
We say: Fixing the current health care system isn't the only battle we must engage. A deeper, more philosophical and tougher fight awaits us.
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In This Issue
July 14-27, 2017
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- Special Section [Print Only]: Spirituality