... Cathedral. These natural laws are perhaps taken for granted by many, yet, for those who seek to understand how Catholic churches ought -- and ought not -- to be built, they're the most obvious starting points, ... those two millennia and, by their continuity with the history and tradition of Catholic church architecture, manifest in another way the permanence of the faith. In other words, to ...

... married man couldn't be a bishop. It's just that it hasn't been the custom of any Catholic rite to allow this for some time, and that is not likely to change. The crisis that erupted in the ... a thousand years ago. In all likelihood we are going to see an influx of married priests into the Catholic Church under the Anglican Ordinariates. The origin of these priests will initially be ...

... generally stayed out of city politics. Catholic Charities, the church’s social services arm, ... Large), said he would rather end the city’s relationship with the church than give in to its demands. “They don’t represent ... weddings. How pathetic. D.C.’s stance is basically that the Catholic Church should abandon its principles if it wants to keep working with the city ...

... Generally speaking, it is not possible, nor is it logical, to accept one teaching of the Catholic Church and dispense with the others, as if one was unrelated to the next. Once we begin to ... churches, then our souls and minds ought to be elevated, our whole selves reminded of Him while we are in church, whether mass is going on or not. Throughout most of human history, people have not been literate, ...

... they were accused of molesting altar boys. The abortion policy aside, the Catholic Church needs to clean the skeletons out of its own closet before they start judging others. Scott ... , but the church influencing its members. These lawmakers are free to leave the church any time they want, and I'm a little stumped as to why they would wish to be members of an organization whose core values ...

... Yup, that's right. If gay folk can marry, the Catholic church refuses to feed the homeless. Well, that all seems very reasonable. ... hide from all of the icky gays and lesbians the Anglican church has embraced (in a Christ-like fashion, some might say). Anglicans passed ... gay people are dramatically changing in this country, and yet the church remains stuck in its corner, fingers in ears ...