The document clearly and repeatedly affirms the dignity of every human person. These critics seem to suggest it is impossible to affirm the dignity of the person without also accepting the critics' theories.
"Father Justin" debacle makes Rebecca Bratten Weiss "wonder whether some Catholics would be more likely to welcome a robot pope overlord than they would be to accept a woman in a position of ministerial leadership."
Asking Commonweal to retract a passage in an article Word on Fire didn't like raises a larger issue: that a diocesan bishop, armed with a personal media empire, thinks it is appropriate to stifle public discussion.
Tackling matters that are the topic of political debates today, the new Vatican document Dignitas Infinita, or "Infinite Dignity," drew more controversy than intended.
Like many others, we in the New York City Catholic Worker community do not know what to do in the midst of our heartbreak and deep sorrow for all lives lost in Israel and Palestine.
It is impossible to know if The Pillar was a willing accomplice in the hit job it published, or if it was simply ignorant of the malice and ignorance of its unnamed sources, writes NCR columnist Michael Sean Winters.