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Article Neither Demonic nor Heroic The mission of papal apologists is not simply to challenge threats to Pius XII’s reputation. It is to “demolish” them. By Kevin Madigan November 2, 2020 U.S. Catholicism Foreign Affairs Jewish-Christian Relations
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Article The New Integralists They get a lot wrong, but we can’t ignore them. They can only be defeated by offering a deeper, more expansive narrative of Catholic political thought. By Timothy Troutner October 28, 2020 U.S. Catholicism Politics
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Article Pope Francis and Civil Unions The confusion around Francis’s comments about same-sex civil unions is not a media crisis. It’s a moral one. By Matthew Sitman October 27, 2020 Pope Francis LGBTQ issues Media
Article Keeping Up With China To retain its position as a world power, argues Matthew Yglesias, the United States needs to dramatically increase its population—fast. By Matt Mazewski October 26, 2020 Immigration Domestic Affairs Economy Books