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The Imperative of Courtesy
How the National Bishops' Conference Works - Or Doesn't Work |
| The national body of bishops has been under recent scrutiny from secular as well as from religious quarters. A historian looks at the dynamics of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops . |
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By James Hitchcock
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Understanding the Priest Scandal
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| There has been much misunderstanding and obfuscation regarding the priestly sex abuse disaster that unraveled this year. Here's a clear look at the issues. |
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By Catholic Answers Staff
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Left Behind: Any Link with the Early Church
Dispensationalism and Sola Scriptura Fail Newman's Test |
| John Henry Cardinal Newman showed how our understanding of doctrine legitimately develops over time. Can the doctrines of Dispensationalists and their ilk pass Newman's test? |
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By Dwight Longenecker
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The Grammar of Dissent
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| Heresy isn't a nice word and so isn't used much these days. But the ranks of the Church today are rife with—let's face it—heretics. How do we talk to them about the legitimate Catholic faith? |
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By Leon J. Suprenant Jr.
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Of Closed Communion and Japanese Restaurants
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| Would you object to taking off your shoes in a Japanese restaurant? The author ponders some Catholics' objection to limiting Communion to practicing Catholics. |
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By Mark O. Shea
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Five Don'ts For Dealing with Jehovah's Witnesses
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| The best way-for you and them-to deal with Jehovah's Witnesses is with charity. Here's how to avoid the gaping pitfalls facing the average Catholic who invites Witnesses into his house. |
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By Joel S. Peters
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