Living with an ex-pope
The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to renounce the papacy has been rightly described by many as courageous and wise. […]
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Editorials Editorials 2013
A voice to be heard
BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON As a result of the reforms of Vatican II, conferences of bishops were established throughout the Church
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Fruit of the Womb
BY MICHAEL SHACKLETON – Sixteen years ago, the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed by the South African
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Logic and fallacy
Guest editorial by MICHAEL SHACKLETON Peter Abelard, the 12th century writer, noted in his work Dialectica that logic is not
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Editorials Editorials 2013
Scorched earth Catholics
Earlier this month The Southern Cross took the difficult decision to suspend the comments facility on its website. The comments
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Editorials Editorials 2013
The Soho Mass effect
The Catechism is clear about what the Church teaches about sexuality: sexual activity is permissible exclusively within marriage between man
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Editorials Editorials 2013
On men and women
An obscure Italian priest recently caused international headlines – and a repudiating response from the Vatican – when he attributed the abuse
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Fixing graft in Church
The new regulations and increased powers of oversight invested in the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
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