The few excepts below are part of a speech given by Fr. Tom Rosica at the CCO event on December 31 here in Ottawa. My comments to some of Fr. Rosica’s observations follow herewith.
7. Politics and Catholic Voices
Pope Francis rejects the reduction of Catholicism to hot-topic moral issues. He does not want to reduce the church to discussions of abortion, gay marriage, contraception and homosexuality.
It is rather bizarre, I think, to suddenly change course when for the past 35+ years, the last two Popes have basically set the agenda on this front and called us to actively oppose the “Culture of Death“. Remember that phrase? That’s not something some pro-life ranting banshee, like yours truly, made up. That came from the mouth of John Paul II. It’s not exactly a cumbaya phrase, is it? (more...)
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