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That’s the bemused headline of this well-thought-out argument from the editor of First Things, Joseph Bottum. A snip: Do they think this is a debate they’re actually going to win? Do they imagine the Catholic theologians of America–from Avery Cardinal Dulles all the way to Sister Sara Butler–are suddenly going to whack their heads and…

The answer, for now, seems to be…maybe. From the Catholic News Agency: Leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have invited both major party presidential candidates to meet with them before the election, reportedly to discuss social issues. The bishops who would attend any such meeting are chairmen of USCCB committees on pro-life…

Only hours after I blogged about the U.S. bishops’ voters’ guide, I stumbled across this bit of news. They’re trying to entice people to read it — and using a decidedly unorthodox (ahem) way to get attention: In an effort to get Americans to read their voters’ guide, the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops announced today…

Douglas Kmiec knows, and has posted this account of a day he’d rather forget: It was time for Communion. Notwithstanding the indictment of the homily, I did not think of myself as unworthy of receipt of the sacrament–at least no more so than pre-Obama endorsement. Communion in the Catholic tradition is indeed sacred. We believe…
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