Is Francis actually backsliding on punishing abuse?
Distinctly Catholic: In the clerical culture, being defrocked is the most severe penalty. But does cutting a priest abuser loose best serve the key objective — protecting children?
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Pope names Boston cardinal, others to Vatican congregations
Jan. 14 papal appointments: Pope Francis named Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston, who is president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, to be a member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Cardinal Wuerl: Amoris Laetitia is 'consensus document,' rooted in tradition
Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl says the document reflects the tradition of the Roman Catholic church and the consensus opinion of its highest-ranking prelates.
Doctrinal congregation convokes meeting on role of women in the church
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith leaders listened to women theologians and others talk about women's roles in the church, during a Sept. 26-28 symposium.
Benedict reveals dissatisfaction with Paul VI's 'Humanae Vitae'
Retired Pope Benedict XVI reveals that he was among those who were dissatisfied with Pope Paul VI's 1968 teaching prohibiting Catholics from using artificial birth control.
With holy orders, hierarchy can't have it both ways
Simply Spirit: If the diaconate and priesthood are not irrevocably linked, there is strong precedent for ordaining women deacons.
Women deacons: What happens next?
Just Catholic: Pope Francis named just one woman from the Western Hemisphere to his commission on women deacons -- me.
Censured priest criticizes doctrinal investigation methods
Redemptorist Fr. Gerry Moloney told NCR "something is rotten in the state of the CDF, and while the current people and processes remain in place, nothing will change."
Francis is reforming Roman Curia by circumvention
A Roman Observer: Unlike predecessors, Pope Francis has not utilized the CDF prefect or his department, but is he making any moves to ensure a legacy that cannot be undone?
Editorial: Time to reform doctrinal investigations
Editorial: Reform of doctrinal investigations by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is the morally just thing to do.
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July 14-27, 2017
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