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Well, just in time for his memorial, (today), St. Thomas a Becket has been voted worst person of the 12th century by historians surveyed by the BBC history magazine. The Independent explains: As the patron saint of Roman Catholic secular clergy, Becket is nominated for the divisions he caused England. These seemed unlikely when the…

Some of you may have read Jeffrey Hart’s piece in the WSJ on modern conservatism. Some of you might even have been following the discussion of the piece on various blogs – well, this blogger has, and has very nicely summarized the discussion and what various commentors have been saying about Hart’s piece. Much of…

At Get Religion, tmatt takes on reporting of the Pope’s homilies, one of my pet peeves. Yes, it’s easy and convenient to grab on to the political, and perhaps that’s all we can expect…but once in a while it would be great to see more…

Conscience? Bah! European Union advisory panel has issued a statement saying that medical professionals are not allowed to refuse to participate in abortions. According to the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights doctors should be forced to perform abortions, even if they have conscientious objections, because the right to abort a child is…
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