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Sanchez is Gone But Questions Linger

Home at last

The tenth Archbishop of Santa Fe, the Most Reverend Robert Fortune Sanchez, who resigned in disgrace for gross mishandling of clergy abuse among his priests while taking sexual advantage of a number of young women, has died. And so, we are led to believe, ends the crisis here. The crisis, maybe, but not the mystery. … More…

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Interesting Canons

Watch out for the fine print

When reading up on celibacy, the Council of Elvira (c. 305, Spain) is always cited as the first one to say bishops and priests shouldn’t have sex with their wives. Having located them, I found a number of other interesting rules. Just imagine what the Church would be like if these were still in effect. … More…

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Hand of God, Fist of Truth

Overwhelming, sudden, fated

This week, PBS’s FRONTLINE series showed an incredible documentary about the clergy sex abuse crisis, Hand of God. What made this show stand out from others about the topic, is first of all, it’s intimacy. Joe Cultrera, the filmmaker, is the younger brother of the victim, Paul, and he wisely captures in the film not … More…

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So What if Jesus Was Married?

Groom, bride, groom's mom

The film version of The Da Vinci Code is upon us at last. Moral outrage being apparently insufficient, some critics have resorted to casting stones unjustly with bad reviews as well. Anything to keep the sheeple safe from ideas, I guess. However, from the media coverage in general, one would be tempted to think this … More…

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Revisualising the Trinity

Bro, Dad, Mom

There is no doubt that the doctrine of the Holy Trinity is one of the most difficult dogmas in all Christian theology. It has stumped the greatest minds in Christendom. Its mind-boggling Zen-like paradox of three “persons” in one god is literally beyond rational comprehension as any attempt to understand the Athanasian Creed will quickly … More…

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