New Oxford Notes: September 2003

Simony in the Church of England
The Anglicans has fallen on hard times, both in terms of membership and finances.
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The Face of "Gay" Clericalism
A gang of 26 priests in the Altoona-Johnstown diocese demand gay-friendly seminarians.
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Pope Benedict's Surprise
Franz Jagerstatter was a martyr because he defended two ancient Christian doctrines, those concerning "free will" and "just war."
Turning Catholics Into a Stiff-Kneed People
Kneeling had always meant self-abnegation. To kneel in church was to blend in utterly, to be one more duck in a pond of ducks. Now I felt as if I were showing off.
A Requiem for Old Rosy
Rosecrans had a reputation as a vocal Catholic with an aggressive evangelizing impulse. He kneeled alongside his soldiers at Mass, and regularly prayed the Rosary.