In Crisis, Keep Hope
As Catholics are hit by wave after wave of old and new abuse scandals, many people are facing a crisis […]
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Abuse Church Editorials 2018
Editorials 2018
God Alone Must Judge
The Catholic Church’s immutable belief in the sanctity of life found renewed expression this month when Pope Francis amended the Catechism to declare capital punishment “morally inadmissible”.
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Editorials 2018
A New Scandal
In recent weeks, religious Sisters from a congregation in Chile told national television their stories of abuse by priests and other nuns — and how those in authority knew but failed to protect them. In India, a nun filed a formal charge against a bishop whom she accused of having raped her.
Editorials 2018
How We Should Mark Woman’s Day
While it is indeed commendable for men to show appreciation for women — preferably also on the other 364 days in the year — the commercialisation of Women’s Day as a glorified Mothers’ Day is an unwelcome subversion of the meaning of this public holiday.
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Church Editorials 2018 Suffering and Pain Suicide
Suicide and the Church
Few family tragedies leave as many lasting scars as the suicide of a loved one. Those left behind not only
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Christian Living Church Editorials 2018 Family
50 Years of Humanae Vitae
Much has changed in the half century since the release of Pope Paul VI’s controversial encyclical Humanae Vitae (“Of Human
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Editorials 2018
Mandela at 100
Most people regard Mr Nelson Mandela as one of the great peacemakers in modern times — one who led
Catholic Media Editorials 2018
The Invisible Church
Catholics were rightly disappointed at the empty chairs reserved for political leaders at the bicentennial celebrations in Cape Town.
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Editorials 2018 Shackleton
Church, State and Moral Values
Church and State in a democratic society share the same members but each has its own independent agenda and purpose. The State has a role to play on the natural level to pursue the temporal common good of its citizens and to defend their well-being. The Church’s mission, as a self-governing body, is the pursuit of the supernatural well-being of its members and ultimately life everlasting in Christ.
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