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September 12, 2022

The story of an Irish teacher being jailed for refusing to comply with a request from his school to refer to a girl using the pronoun ‘they’ and use that person’s new name has received global attention. Although the story is not so straightforward as presented by both his supporters and detractors, the substantive issue

The voice of the Church in public life does not threaten democracy

September 12, 2022

The Church should have a role in public advocacy

The Pope’s faustian pact

September 12, 2022

While Pope Francis last week repeated his previous warning about a global conflict, he should perhaps be more concerned about his own faustian pact. The Pontiff has, of course, already come in for criticism for his stance towards the war in Ukraine. While the Pope praised Ukrainians for fighting for their survival, he has said

Synodal Path wins the battle but can it with the war?

September 12, 2022

As the plenary assembly of the Synodal Path got underway in Frankfurt last week, with a debate on sexual morality – amid warnings from the Vatican – progressives failed to pass a document updating teaching on sexual ethics, with Living in succeeding relationships rejected, but only just. While over two-thirds of participants voted to adopt