Tag Archives: Catholicism

Pope Francis tried to tone down recent comments that reinforced the doctrinal position on homosexuality being considered a sin. The pontiff said he was referring to official Catholic moral teaching that any sexual act outside of marriage is considered sacrilege. In a note released this Friday (27), Francis recalled that …

Pope Francis has championed the decriminalization of homosexuality and has said the Catholic Church must do away with “unfair laws” that state otherwise. In an interview with the Associated Press published this Wednesday (25), however, the pontiff reinforced the doctrinal position that treats homosexuality as a sin. “Being homosexual is …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated, this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of pope emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony began at 9:30 am (5:30 am in Brasilia), under the mist of a cold morning in Rome. At around …

In front of a crowded São Pedro Square, Pope Francis celebrated this Thursday morning (5), the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on the 31st, aged 95. The ceremony, which started at 9:30 am (5:30 am, Brasilia time), took place under the mist of a cold morning in …

The first pope to resign was Celestine V, born Pietro da Morrone, who was living the life of a devout hermit when he was appointed pontiff in 1294 to break a two-year stalemate in the College of Cardinals. He was already over 80 years old. Not feeling up to the …

Joseph Ratzinger, one of the great intellectuals of our time, has died. He was also pope, but I leave those matters to vaticanists and theologians. I already enjoyed reading Ratzinger before Benedict 16 existed. I discovered him in the early years of the 21st century, when reading a dialogue he …

Pope Francis commented, this Saturday afternoon (31), on the death of his immediate predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Paying homage to the religious, Francis highlighted that Joseph Ratzinger’s kindness and nobility were a gift to the Catholic Church. “It is with emotion that we remember his person, so noble, so …

An Italian cardinal investigated for financial crimes recorded, without consent, a telephone conversation with Pope Francis, in which he tried to induce the pontiff to confirm that he had approved confidential movements of money, reported this Friday (25) the local press. The audio has not been made public, but a …

A few years ago, at a party, I had a conversation with a nice older gentleman, an Irish-American baby boomer from the northeastern part of the United States. At some point, the conversation turned to family life and the challenges of dragging complaining children into church, and I said something …

The Second Vatican Council, the great revolution in the life of the modern Catholic Church, opened in Rome 60 years ago. Many things from that world of the 1960s have already disappeared, but the Council is still present: the Church, divided, cannot escape its consequences, which are still present. For …