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“Religion of the Word” vs. “Religion of the Book”?
By
David Gibson
Or, “Catholics aren’t like Jews or Muslims…” That is one of the divides emerging during the current Synod on the Bible being held at the Vatican. (The formal title of the meeting of some 250 bishops and sundry experts is the Synod on the Word, and it ends this Sunday after three weeks.) The issue…
Saintly Sex: Thank God!
By
David Gibson
When Louis Martin and Zélie Guérin, devout Catholics both, got married in 1858, they didn’t have sex. Nope. Not for 10 long months, until Zélie (God bless her) dragged her new husband to an old priest who straightened him out on the church’s view on holy sex and the sanctity of procreation. Good thing. Zélie…
LOL: The Al Smith Dinner and Post-Partisanship
By
David Gibson
Check out coverage of last night’s Al Smith Dinner at “Progressive Revival” including links to video and transcripts. Samples: McCAIN: “Even in this room full of proud Manhattan Democrats, I can’t shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me…I’m delighted to see you here tonight, Hillary,” he added, nodding to Senator Clinton.…
Were Adam & Eve vegans?
By
David Gibson
Hey, the Bible tells me so…After all, it was fruit (though not necessarily an apple) that Eve picked, causing all that trouble. (Just kidding.) But CNS’ Cindy Wooden, covering the Synod on the Word currently going on in the Vatican (see ZENIT and/or John Allen for comprehensive coverage, as well as CNS), takes the occasion…
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