New Oxford Notes: January 2004
Special Breeds & Lesser Breeds
It would appear that homosexuals are a special breed entitled to special privileges in the Episcopal Church.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.Democracy, Anyone?
Democratizing the hierarchal structure of the Church is a pet project of liberal Catholics.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.How Many of Our Priests Are Leading Secret Lives?
Some Catholics believe in universal salvation because they refuse to give up their sins.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.Priestly Pedophilia: Soul-Murders or Merely "Incidents"?
Bishop Moynihan, your Freudian slip is showing.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.God the Father, the Elephantine God — Whatever
There are still Catholic bishops who believe that a Third Vatican Council could authorize priestesses and bishopettes.
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.The "New Springtime" for the Church Is a Long Ways Off
A new book tells the story of the calamitous decline of the Catholic Church in America since 1965.
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I believe that there is room for the faithful doubters in the Catholic Church, but only so long as they can transcend their doubts and accept the Creed.
Discipline the seminarian who sways when he walks, who has limp wrists, who acts like a drama queen or who lisps.
Lust is not beautiful, and no rhetoric can make it seem so. In "Sonnet 116," Shakespeare reminds us of what love really is: "the marriage of true minds."