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Liberal Democracy Cannot Protect the Unborn. We Need ‘Illiberalism’

April 17, 2021

To the claim that liberal democracy can't save the unborn, some argue that the alternative to liberal democracy is worse. Those defenders of liberalism ignore the teaching of St John Paul II on the duty of governments and encourages moral relativism.

The Illiberal Project Will Fail

April 10, 2021

A growing number of Catholics reject something they think is liberal society, because it doesn't enforce the Catholic moral vision. They don't see that we have good reason to value liberalism, which protects Catholics as much as anyone else.

Two leading philosophers ask Pope to condemn errors from ‘misuse’ of Amoris Laetitia

December 09, 2016

Germain Grisez and John Finnis named eight positions 'contrary to Catholic faith' and asked Francis to condemn them

Today’s Catholic must-reads: 27/10/10

October 27, 2010

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/10/10

October 21, 2010

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church