New Oxford Notes: July-August 2014
A Manufactured Controversy
Those raising the most vocal objections to new diocesan teacher contracts -- which stipulate that teachers conduct themselves according to basic Catholic principles in their public lives -- are those who do not agree with many of the Church's teachings.
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Not Just a Misunderstanding
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A Whitewash
From OSV's lovely obit of Bishop Ferrario, you'd never know he was a sex abuser.