by Rex Teodosio and Seth Hakes. The United States and China are clashing on several policy issues especially relating to economy and trade. Yet, when leaders of the two countries get together, there is one thing that never gets mentioned: the persecution of the underground Catholic Church in China. China’s underground Catholics … Read more
After the communist government in Beijing threatened to take away the freedom of Hong Kong, Joseph Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun, the city’s Bishop Emeritus, reacted the way Catholics would like to see their bishops react in the face of blatant anti-Christianity. Indeed, addressing the communist government on the radio, the cardinal said: “You … Read more
On the anniversary of the birth of Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, founder of the Brazilian TFP and inspirer of TFP sister organizations around the world, the American TFP web site offers its readers a biographical sketch of this man who was truly a “crusader of the twentieth century.” Written in the 1970s, … Read more
English translation of the text of the December 2, 1964 letter, in which Giuseppe Cardinal Pizzardo, Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and Universities, and Archbishop Dino Staffa (later made a Cardinal), the Congregation’s Secretary, thanked Most Rev. António de Castro Mayer, Bishop of Campos, Brazil, for sending them a copy … Read more
Table of Contents The Central Question Posed by This Essay Author’s Preface I. The Facts II. A Complex Problem III. The Practical Importance of This Problem IV. There Is No Avoiding This Problem V. Facing the Problem VI. The Solution VII. Resolving Final Objections VIII. Fruits of the Agreement: Skin-deep Catholics … Read more