Article Ambivalent After All These Years In his Fordham lecture Bernardin mentions abortion ten times. The word “fetus” appears twice, but the words “woman” and “women” do not appear at all.By Lisa FullamNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace Article Consistent, Comprehensive, Christ-inspired Thirty years later one wonders how many recall the debates the lecture engendered. It bears re-reading; the challenges it poses may be even more pressing now.By Robert P. ImbelliNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Abortion Capital Punishment Social Justice Web Exclusive War and Peace Article The Original Culture Warrior? Bernardin grasped the idea that the Church’s most important contribution to public life is in shaping a cultural consensus on attitude.By David CloutierNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace Article An Ethic of ‘Life,’ Not ‘Purity’ To say that Bernardin's consistent ethic of life did not catch on with the American hierarchy would be an understatement.By Cathleen KavenyNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace Tags U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace Please email comments to [email protected] and join the conversation on our Facebook page. ShareShare Twitter Print Previous StoryU.S. test scores low. So what? Next StoryGail Collins on the 'imaginary' War on Christmas
Article Ambivalent After All These Years In his Fordham lecture Bernardin mentions abortion ten times. The word “fetus” appears twice, but the words “woman” and “women” do not appear at all.By Lisa FullamNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace
Article Consistent, Comprehensive, Christ-inspired Thirty years later one wonders how many recall the debates the lecture engendered. It bears re-reading; the challenges it poses may be even more pressing now.By Robert P. ImbelliNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Abortion Capital Punishment Social Justice Web Exclusive War and Peace
Article The Original Culture Warrior? Bernardin grasped the idea that the Church’s most important contribution to public life is in shaping a cultural consensus on attitude.By David CloutierNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace
Article An Ethic of ‘Life,’ Not ‘Purity’ To say that Bernardin's consistent ethic of life did not catch on with the American hierarchy would be an understatement.By Cathleen KavenyNovember 24, 2013 U.S. Catholicism Domestic Affairs Abortion Capital Punishment Web Exclusive War and Peace
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