New Oxford Notes: April 2012
The Future of Marriage in America
Perhaps the Church in America could take a lesson from Mexico, where the government does not recognize ecclesiastical marriages and Catholics must get married .
READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.Occasions of Truth
Sustained national discussion of taboo topics like contraception and Planned Parenthood have yielded valuable 'teaching moments' and surprisingly countercultural essays in some mainstream venues.
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Church doctrine regarding contraception is one of the least understood and accepted parts of her conjugal and sexual ethics.
Since all that was valid about the “Reformation protest” has been accepted by the Church, it is time for Protestants to “come home.”
The problem of two different conceptions of a cleric-as-minister and a cleric-as-priest divided Christendom and has seeped into the Church.