Forgiveness For All or For Many?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: During Mass, at the consecration of the wine, the priest says, “for the forgiveness of many.” Why not “for the forgiveness...
Category: Church Teaching
Vatican expresses concern about proposed Italian law on homophobia
By Cindy Wooden – The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
Vatican, Italian media cover US bishops’ debate on Eucharist document
By Cindy Wooden – While the US bishops authorised the drafting of a teaching document on the Eucharist and insisted its planned section on “eucharistic consistency” was not...
New Church Laws: What They Mean for Safeguarding
By Carol Glatz – The new series of laws and provisions set out in the revised section on crimes and penalties in the Code of Canon Law...
Them and Us: Will They Bridge the Divide?
We live in an inclusive age, a time when you have to be careful with what you say and how you say it. And so it should...
Pope Toughens Canon Law on Crimes and Punishments
By Cindy Wooden – A series of laws and procedures promulgated by now-retired Pope Benedict XVI and, especially, by Pope Francis to protect children, promote the investigation...
Are Bishops and Priests Successors of the Apostles?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: My understanding is that the church teaches that bishops and priests are the successors of the apostles. Can this line really...
Can a Divorced Person Serve as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion?
By Father Kenneth Doyle – Question: Can a divorced person serve as a eucharistic minister, or do you need to get your marriage annulled first? I have...
Why Christians Believe in Resurrection, Not Reincarnation
Every time Christians recite the Apostles’ Creed, they affirm their belief in what will happen to them after death: “’I believe in the resurrection of the body...
Are Covid Vaccines Morally OK?
Question: I have been hearing about the vaccinations for Covid-19 that come from an aborted foetus. My moral feeling is that I rather not benefit from one...
Sydney Archbishop Urges ‘Deep Breath’ after News of Artificial Embryos
After a prominent Australian university announced it had made artificial human embryos from skin cells, an Australian archbishop with a doctorate in bioethics asked, “Is this really...
Vatican Says No Blessing Gay Unions, but No Negative Judgement on Gay People
By Carol Glatz – While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the...
