De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

... is it always a violation of justice in a postlapsarian world to deprive some people of the truth?  Professor Janet Smith asks does everyone have the right to truth?  Evildoers sacrifice many of their rights. For instance, we deprive prisoners of their freedom of movement. When the community is under attack and resources are needed, private property can be taken to defend life and property. And, of course, the person poised to murder forfeits his right to life, which is why a policeman can fire his weapon with the intent to kill. Why, therefore, should we imagine that everyone enjoys an inviolable right to truth in all communications? Isn’t giving the truth to a Nazi like returning a loaded weapon to a madman? Does he have any right to the truth? By her analysis, something analogous holds for communication. In a sinless world our words and gestures serve only to convey the truth, but in a fallen world they promote civility, encourage, console, and on some occasions stymie the evildo

The Pillar reports : Public prosecutors in Sardinia are set to bring charges against the brother of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, after completing an investigation into alleged theft and fraud in the management of Church charitable funds. Local police completed their investigation in January, according to a report from Rai , the Italian state broadcaster, and are expected to file charges against Antonio Becciu, his wife Giovanna Pani, and Pani’s daughter. The local director of Caritas, Fr. Mario Curzu is also expected to be charged, along with five other individuals in the case, with prosecutors alleging the group misappropriated more than 2 million euros between 2013 and 2023. The money, identified as coming from the “eight per thousand” system by which Italians taxpayers are required to allocate .8% of their annual income tax return to a recognized religious body or state run social assistance program. According to investigators, the funds originated with the Italian bishops’ conference a

 

Journeying through the depths of contemporary society, Father Paschal Uche and Mark Lambert engage in a riveting discourse exploring the intricacies of evangelization amidst a secular backdrop. Their dialogue unfurls a tapestry of insights, illuminating the pressing need for a revitalized commitment to the transformative essence of the Gospel. With candor and conviction, they delve into the labyrinthine challenges faced by the Church in its mission, grappling with the specters of apathy and ennui that often cloak congregations. Together, they unveil the urgency of authentic exemplars of sanctity, those luminous beacons igniting fervor and faith amid the prevailing shadows. Their exchange resounds with a clarion call to confront head-on the encroaching secularization of faith, championing Christ as the sovereign nucleus of the Church's sacred vocation. Through their discourse, a resounding refrain emerges: a clarion call to rekindle the flames of evangelization, to walk hand in hand

  Just before Christmas, the Vatican’s new doctrinal chief Cardinal Victor ‘Tucho’ Fernandez unveiled a new style of blessing designed to make gay couples feel at home in church without changing the Church’s teaching on marriage. The Argentinian Tucho has for years been Pope Francis’s protégé – but for how much longer? The new gay blessings, supposedly blessing the couple but not their union, have been decisively rejected by all the Catholic bishops of Africa, forcing Francis to backtrack and say they could ignore Fernandez’s decree. Then, last week, it was revealed that in 1998 Tucho published a book on, of all things, the theology of orgasms. It is jaw-droppingly graphic, has been widely described as ‘creepy’, and has encouraged leading cardinals hoping to succeed Francis to distance themselves from this pontificate. Listen to this episode of  Holy Smoke  if you want to know about the new crisis tearing apart the Catholic Church – but be warned: the erotic musings of the future Prefe

When one considers the paucity of leadership the Catholics of England and Wales are forced to endure, a couple of names consistently float to the surface. Perhaps the most concerning is Bishop John Stanley Kenneth Arnold, Bishop of Salford. Former Vicar General of Westminster Archdiocese and rumoured to deeply desire the episcopacy of that Archdiocese. He will celebrate ten years as bishop of Salford this September. Bishop John is a member of the Bishops’ Conference Department for International Affairs; Chair of CAFOD’s Board of Trustees and a Trustee of Caritas Social Action Network. At CAFOD he approved the appointment of the current director who is clearly at odds with Catholic teaching . He is also the Environmental Lead for the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales . Bishop John is clearly seriously at odds with much of the Catholic faith and overly concerned with issues best described as mission creep. He advised the Catenian Association to drop "practicing Catholic&q