NEWS STORY
RNS-Benedict-Interview: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI shuts down ‘fanatics’ by saying ‘the pope is only one’ in recent interview
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – In an interview with na Italian daily on Monday (March 1), The Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI once again debunked “conspiracy theories” about his resignation, underlined the unity of the pontificate and addressed the recent election in the United States that resulted in the first Catholic president in almost half a century. By Claire Giangravè. 700 words. (category: i)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Silk-Oped: Being pro-choice doesn’t necessarily make Biden a bad Catholic
(RNS) — Prudential judgment, the process of determining the best means to achieve the common good, is an idea with magisterial authority in Catholic moral teaching. Catholic politicians from Mario Cuomo to Sen. Tim Kaine have applied it to abortion rights and capital punishment, and it’s a path open to President Joe Biden as well. By Mark Silk. 973 words. (category: k)
COMMENTARY
RNS-Goudeau-Oped: How (un)compassionate conservatism failed Texas
(RNS) — As Texas conducts a post-mortem on the Deep Freeze, they should examine the disconnect between the political and moral framework of limited government known as compassionate conservatism and the faith we Texans talk about easily and often. By Jessica Goudeau. 980 words. (category: k)