Jason Scott – The Southern Cross https://www.scross.co.za Southern Africa's Catholic Magazine Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:40:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Theologian Corné Gieselbach interviewed https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/theologian-corne-gieselbach-interviewed/ Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:24:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91673  On early Church councils, John Henry Newman, the Council of Trent, and how the Church holds together over generations Corné […]

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]]> Ten Books for Catholic Apologetics https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/ten-books-for-catholic-apologetics/ Mon, 26 Oct 2026 05:43:06 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91574 There is more to being Catholic than going to Mass on Sunday. There’s learning the faith, and there’s sharing it, […]

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]]> Why I Chose Catholicism: 7 Reasons https://www.scross.co.za/2026/10/why-i-chose-catholicism-7-reasons/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:40:26 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=91173 In my last article, we went over why atheism as a position ultimately fails, and how the Three M’s (Morality, […]

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]]> Why I Am Not an Atheist: The Three M’s https://www.scross.co.za/2026/09/why-i-am-not-an-atheist-the-three-ms/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 03:45:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=90977 Every convert gets asked what drew him to the Church. Jason Scott’s answer begins one step further back, with the […]

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]]> “Help, the Pope said something I disagree with” https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/help-the-pope-said-something-i-disagree-with/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:51:35 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88624 Papal infallibility is one of the most distinctive teachings of the Catholic Church. It is also one of the most […]

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]]> Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis: Faith, the Archdiocese, and the City https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/mayor-geordin-hill-lewis-faith-the-archdiocese-and-the-city/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:34:31 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=88184 Geordin Hill-Lewis is the Mayor of Cape Town. His politics and his economics are documented in detail. His faith is […]

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]]> The SSPX Consecrates Four Bishops Without Papal Permission https://www.scross.co.za/2026/07/the-sspx-consecrates-four-bishops-without-papal-permission/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:16:13 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=87766 On July 1, 2026, at Écône, Switzerland, Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta of the Society of St Pius X consecrated four […]

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]]> Fr Robert Bissell on Catholic annulment, how it differs from a divorce, and more https://www.scross.co.za/2026/06/fr-robert-bissell-on-catholic-annulment-how-it-differs-from-a-divorce-and-more/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:58:00 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86965 Most Catholics have heard of annulments. Fewer understand them. Fr Robert Bissell, a Doctor of Canon Law, is the Judicial […]

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]]> What the Pope Said This Week https://www.scross.co.za/2026/05/what-the-pope-said-this-week-22/ Sun, 31 May 2026 09:31:55 +0000 https://www.scross.co.za/?p=86830 Jason Scott’s weekly review of Pope Leo XIV’s audiences –   Sunday, 24 May: Pentecost Mass — Peace, Mission and Truth  Pope  Leo […]

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