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German Cardinal Lehmann Criticizes Pope Benedict on Vatileaks
It displeases Lehmann that Benedict himself didn’t say all he knew about the Vatileaks affair when questioned by the cardinals.
Read moreNo Red Cape for Pope Francis: “Carnival Time is Over!”
Pope Francis is sweeping away trappings of court ceremonial left and right.
Read moreAssociation of US Catholic Priests: A Call for Reform of the Papal Office
Ratzinger said bishops “have been complaining about this problem of excessive Roman centralization for at least two centuries.”
Read moreFirst Impressions of Pope Francis
Pope Francis I made his first public appearance wearing house dress, not choir dress. He doesn’t care much for ecclesiastical pomp and splendor, we read.
Read moreCatholic Church and Today’s World: Two Views
“I do think there’s a real big crisis in the Church, and it actually feels a bit like 1989…” – Diarmaid MacCulloch
“Viewed theologically, the church is already ‘open’.” – Cardinal Cottier
Association of Catholic Priests in Ireland Calls for Dialogue and Mediation
We the undersigned ask the Irish Bishops’ Conference to meet as soon as possible with those Irish priests who have been censured by the Vatican in recent years.
Read moreSwiss Bishop Sees Urgent Need for Reform of Roman Curia
“Sometimes the curial offices worry about things that simply are not their beer.” – Bishop Felix Gmür of Basel
Read moreAbbot Martin Werlen on Church Reform, Tradition, and Being With One Another
“The future of the Church must concern all of us, not just Rome. If I were to expect from the Pope that he flip a switch and everything changes, we would more or less be in the same place as before. In the Church as a whole, a new culture of being with one another must come about.”
Read moreFr. Tony Flannery, Emblematic of Our Era
“Finally, it could be asked why I am going public now having remained silent for a year. I need to take back my voice.”
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