In the Catholic media today, it is becoming harder all the time to keep a free space for public opinion inside the church. A fictional letter from a hierarch may help to illustrate the pressures. He is writing to the editor of an independent Catholic journal, with which he is not entirely pleased. Dear Editor, I was glad to have the chance of a full and frank exchange ab (...)
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The Tightrope
Loyalty, Independence & the Catholic Press
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