New Oxford Notes: April 2008
Haste & Heroism
In his revision of the Good Friday prayer for the Jews, Pope Benedict didn't compromise the call to "preach the gospel to every creature."
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For Fear of the Jews
Nobody would ever mistake the timid troupe that makes up the majority of Catholic bishops for radical imams who issue fatwas.
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Nothing Distinctive About the Church
The U.S. bishops are relieved that the Church's record on the sexual abuse of minors is no worse than that of our society as a whole.
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The Pastoral Problem of Priests in Prison
"Ordinary" criminals -- murderers and thieves -- still retain a sense of moral outrage against the hideous evil of child sexual abuse.
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