What seems like a never-ending state of crisis has paralyzed Catholicism. This is not the Church of mercy that Francis has been talking about for the past ten years.
Nothing in the tragic history of Catholic anti-Jewish action rivals the blood libel for horror and folly. How can we understand these accusations of ritual murder?
“Benedict really cared about the job he had to do, and in resigning demonstrated that the responsible use of power sometimes requires a willingness to give it up.”