David Gibson: Sacred and Profane
“Atheist pro-lifer”? Not an oxymoron
By David Gibson — January 24, 2013
Rather, it is a thing, as Catholic World Report explains: Kelsey Hazzard is a 24-year-old, pro-life University of Miami alumna and recent graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. She was raised in the United Methodist Church, but as an adult began having doubts about God. “I took a break from religion for […]
The Pope, Panetta and ‘Gorgeous Georg’
By David Gibson — January 16, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta got a grip-and-grin with Benedict XVI at the Wednesday general audience. Also in this photo is the pope’s secretary, Msgr. Georg Ganswein. Guess which one made the new cover of Italy’s Vanity Fair? Answer below… Yes, you guessed right! It is Ganswein, a newly-minted Archbishop — a promotion that makes […]
‘Ordain a Lady.’ Does this video really help the cause?
By David Gibson — January 11, 2013
The debate over ordaining women in the Catholic Church is one of the most contentious — and that’s saying something, given that Catholics are contending over just about anything these days. (Fish on Fridays? Communion in the hand? Pro multis or pro omnia?) Now comes a new viral video from the Women’s Ordination Conference — […]
Pope blessing gay marriage is not ‘offensive’?
By David Gibson — January 10, 2013
Apparently not in New Zealand, where the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a four-and-a-half story billboard depicting Pope Benedict XVI blessing the marriage of a male couple “is unlikely to cause widespread offence.” The billboard was put up in December in central Auckland and Wellington by an electric company, Powershop, to show support for […]
Don’t worry! Chuck Hagel is an Episcopalian, not Catholic
By David Gibson — January 9, 2013
Obama's "Military-Catholic Complex" isn't the Death Star we thought it was. Of course, there's still Hagel's pro-life record. Should pro-choicers freak?
Is Hagel’s problem the ‘Christian lobby’?
By David Gibson — January 8, 2013
President Obama's nominee for Defense chief doesn't have problems with any real or perceived 'Jewish lobby.' It's conservative Christians who are is only real remaining opposition, says TAC's Samuel Goldman. Discuss...
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