May Issue 2005

POPE BENEDICT XVI

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Orthodox Catholics have cause for great celebration—the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger on April 19 as our new Holy Father sends an unmistakable message: the College of Cardinals wants a man who will continue the theological legacy of Pope John Paul II. There can be no greater tribute to John Paul the Great than this. In [...]

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POPE JOHN PAUL II: ROLE MODEL FOR THE WORLD

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On April 2, God called home the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. The Catholic Church lost its leader and the world lost its most prominent role model. Never before has any public figure, from any quarter of society, captured the love of so many people as John Paul II. For the most part, even his [...]

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MEDIA TREATED POPE FAIRLY

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William A. Donohue On Thursday, March 31, I addressed some of the law students at Notre Dame University on the subject of media objectivity. But I was distracted all day, listening to reports on how the pope was doing. That night, I was interviewed by Aaron Brown of CNN at the local NBC affiliate, a studio [...]

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NEW ANTI-PIUS XII BOOK BY AN OLD CRITIC

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by Ronald J. Rychlak During World War II and for years after it ended, Pope Pius XII was heralded as a staunch opponent of the Nazis and a champion of their victims. Then in 1963, as the result of a piece of fiction written by German playwright Rolf Hochhuth, a controversy arose about whether the Pope [...]

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SCHIAVO CASE REVEALS MORAL PRIORITIES

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The tragic case of Terri Schiavo will stain this country for years to come. There are so many permutations to this case—moral, religious, medicinal, legal, and political—that the books to be written on it will fill a town library. Many so-called progressive Christians and feminists flinched at the mere mention of Terri's name. That's because they [...]

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ONLINE AUCTION HOUSE OFFENDS CATHOLICS

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Imagine an auction where someone puts a consecrated Host up for bidding. This is exactly what happened in April when eBay, the giant online auction house, decided to post this item. After William Donohue wrote the following letter, he got a call from a top eBay official saying they are now sensitive to our concerns. He [...]

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POPE JOHN PAUL II: ENEMY OF ANTI-SEMITISM

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The ad below appeared on the op-ed page of the New York Times Friday, October 16, 1998. POPE JOHN PAUL II: ENEMY OF ANTI-SEMITISM October 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the papacy of John Paul II. Already known to many as John Paul the Great, his list of accomplishments are as plentiful as they are [...]

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