Joseph Shaw
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When does a difference of opinion become a ‘break with the pope’?
One canonist calls any Catholic who 'breaks with the pope and the bishops' 'at best a Protestant.' Some clarification is in order. → Read More
Why ‘gender theory’ is ruining today’s Shakespeare productions
The idea seems to be that a male-female relationship can plausibly stand in for a relationship between two men, and same-sex attraction can stand in for heterosexual attraction. → Read More
Ancient pagans had redeeming qualities. Today’s neo-pagans are far worse
Ancient pagans were aware of their shortcomings. For the new pagans, things are quite otherwise. → Read More
Human respect trumps justice in persecution of Cdl. Pell
What is needed is a degree of moral seriousness about Pell's case and others like it, which has not always been on display. → Read More
Man who seduced women for living becomes Christian, admits sex didn’t make him happy
Let us hope Roosh’s conversion is an inspiration to others to leave this way of life behind. → Read More
Why Catholics started leaving the Church in droves after Vatican II
A new book examines the mid-20th-century crisis in the Catholic Church from a sociological perspective and uncovers a few key insights. → Read More
Where’s the outrage from bishops as UK court forces unwilling Catholic woman to abort?
'The case is so outrageous that it is difficult to find the words to express the horror.' → Read More
Does Knights of Malta’s Latin Mass ban signify world-wide persecution of traditionalists?
The Order of Malta recently decided to ban the celebration of the Traditional Mass in the Order. → Read More
The one charge that truly enrages feminists: Accuse them of being immodest
Strange as it may seem, accusations of sexual impropriety, made against women, remain the most furiously resented of all possible accusations. → Read More
Does Pope Francis see Latin, Gregorian chant, Church’s ancient customs as ‘return to the ashes’?
'If the past inspires us to creative efforts, whether in art or in the life of the church, this is tradition functioning as it should.' → Read More
UK hospital’s ‘false imprisonment’ fine is a first for denying a patient’s rights to leave
The judgment hopefully will set a legal precedent to allow families to have more control over their loved ones than hospitals. → Read More
Don’t modernize Notre Dame
Those running the French state today do not share the values the cathedral was built to represent. They haven’t the skills to rebuild, and they haven’t the will. → Read More
Liberals demand female Church leadership from Pope Francis to solve abuse crisis
Two prominent Swiss Catholic leaders want more women in 'leadership positions' and a reprieve from following Church teachings. → Read More
A look back at Catholic education: What did Catholic kids learn in the 1930s?
The stereotype of old-style Catholic education is that it was all rote learning from a catechism. Not true, as you'll see. → Read More
Woman compares young traditional priest to ISIS and Taliban in vicious letter
The woman writes that she is 'with those' who have spat upon the priest for wearing clerical dress. → Read More
Why Cdl. Marx is wrong in thinking ‘sexual freedom’ is answer to clerical abuse crisis
Whatever Cardinal Marx may think, we need priests to defy the anything-goes attitude toward sexuality and live out a counter-cultural life. → Read More
Why Cardinal Pell is another victim of Catholic sex abuse scandal
'I believe that he is the victim of a gross injustice, but an injustice of misdirected hatred of clerical pedophiles.' → Read More
The abuse crisis needs better rulers, not better rules
Weak bishops are incapable of addressing and handling the root causes of the problem. → Read More
Pope’s biographer: ‘Why do you say that our Lord did not have homosexual tendencies?’
Austen Ivereigh has posed a ridiculous, scandalous and indeed blasphemous question. → Read More
Pope Francis’ biographer accuses Cdl. Müller of pretending to be pope
Austen Ivereigh was enraged by Cardinal Müller's recent Manifesto of Faith. → Read More