Roman Catholicism

The Army Silenced Chaplains Last Sunday

By sifilings Sat, 02/04/2012 - 1:10pm

On Thursday, January 26, Archbishop Broglio emailed a pastoral letter to Catholic military chaplains with instructions that it be read from the pulpit at Sunday Masses the following weekend in all military chapels…read more

Should the Church Have to Dispense Birth Control?

By sifilings Wed, 02/01/2012 - 1:48pm

Thus it’s not obvious to me that we will be better off encouraging Catholic hospitals and other groups to provide services exclusively to their own flock, while exclusively employing members of their own flock. read more

Bishop: Bread alone will do for Communion at most Masses

By Aaron Blumer Sat, 09/24/2011 - 6:09am

“Olmsted bases his unique decision on the Church’s new translation of the liturgy for the Mass, called the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, and other church documents, which he says don’t really require folks in the pews have wine as part of the Eucharist.” Faith & Reason

Researchers: More than half of Roman Catholics believe homosexual conduct is not a sin

By Aaron Blumer Thu, 03/24/2011 - 5:32am

“A majority of Catholics (56%) believe that sexual relations between two adults of the same gender is not a sin. Among the general population, less than half (46%) believe it is not a sin…”
Catholic Attitudes on Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Comprehensive Portrait from Recent Research

Confession - there's an app for that!

By Jim Peet Tue, 02/08/2011 - 2:47pm

Bless me iPhone for I have sinned