Catholic Perspective

Where Do Homosexual Activists Want the Church to Go?

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Where Do Homosexual Activists Want the Church to Go?

Pro-homosexual activists working inside the Catholic Church used to ask for pastoral openness as a means to gain sympathy for their cause. They knew that as long as Church doctrine defined homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered and gravely sinful, they were limited to cries for “inclusion” and “welcome.” Now, however, activists are … Read more

Looking at a High Point of the Middle Ages: The Dictatus Papae of Saint Gregory VII

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Looking at a High Point of the Middle Ages: The Dictatus Papae of Saint Gregory VII

The pontificate of Saint Gregory VII (1073-1085) (born Hildebrand of Soana) constitutes one of the high points of the Christian Middle Ages. The pinnacle of his pontificate is the Dictatus Papae, a collection of twenty-seven statements defining the pope’s prerogatives and his relationship with temporal authority. In it, Pope Saint Gregory proclaimed the pontiff’s … Read more

The Cultural Yearnings That Tariffs Will Not Resolve

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The Cultural Yearnings That Tariffs Will Not Resolve

In a world where everything is equal, tariffs would be unnecessary. Every place would have the same resources. Everyone would produce the same things at more or less the same price. Consumers would all desire the same products. This terrible world, where all things are equal, would be a bland globalized society … Read more

The TFPs’ Supplication to Pope Leo Asks Him for Clarity in Affirming Traditional Marriage

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The TFPs’ Supplication to Pope Leo Asks Him for Clarity in Affirming Traditional Marriage

In light of increasing challenges to the Church’s teachings on the family and marriage, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) and twenty-three autonomous sister associations worldwide released “A Filial and Apprehensive Supplication to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.” The document delivered to the Vatican is dated … Read more

A Filial and Apprehensive Supplication to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

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A Filial and Apprehensive Supplication to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV

Most Holy Father, In view of your recent and auspicious statements in defense of the family and the consistency that Catholics must maintain in public life by upholding the principles of the Faith, the undersigned associations—heirs to the thought and action of the great Brazilian Catholic leader Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira—filially address … Read more

To Make Birth Rate Rise, We Must Look to Spiritual Solutions

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To Make Birth Rate Rise, We Must Look to Spiritual Solutions

Birth rates are falling everywhere. Most analysts cite the material causes for the lack of babies. Economic hardship, insufficient childcare and political uncertainty are all cited as the reasons people don’t want to have children. Those with a materialist mindset cannot conceive of any other reasons. Thus, they propose more government benefits, … Read more

Liberalism Fails When It Puts Freedom Above Order

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Liberalism Fails When It Puts Freedom Over Order

A general sense that society is broken prevails in America today. Polls show that people are not satisfied with the direction the nation is going. Things and institutions are not functioning as they should. Many place the blame, not without reason, upon liberalism. Indeed, liberalism plays a significant role in this general … Read more