Anglican discord
Whenever religious faith is a source of conflict between believers, God’s name is offended. In that light, the potential for...
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Mandela at 90
AS we celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday on July 18, we rejoice that God has spared us our Father of...
The women priests debate
The Vatican’s statement last month reiterating that Catholic women who are ordained to the priesthood, and those ordaining them, are...
Fix this!
Pope Benedict places his concern for the world’s hungry at the centre of the Church’s social justice platform. Earlier this...
Mugabe’s Lost Destiny
The outcome of Zimbabwe’s parliamentary and presidential elections in March took many commentators, including this newspaper, by surprise.
The culture of impunity
The distressing attacks on African expatriates in many parts of South Africa can be explained partly with reference to poor...
Talking with atheists
There is much merit in the suggestion by England’s Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor that Catholics should seek dialogue with atheists to...
Rule by divine right?
The president of the African National Congress (ANC) is profoundly mistaken in claiming that his party has been anointed by...
Shame on South Africa
Shame on South Africa. Shame on a country in which mobs are attacking, robbing, driving out and even murdering those...
