Columnist: Martin Grichting

Crisis of Confidence in the Church
To the liberal Catholic Lord Acton (1834-1902) is attributed the phrase: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In democracies it has been concluded that power must be ...

Vatican Theophanies on the Question of Women
If the Church contradicts itself on central issues of the faith, everything is up for discussion. And the so-invoked “spirit” is no longer anything more than the spirit of the masters ...

Open Letter to Cardinal Marc Ouellet on Apostolic Authority
According to "Praedicate Evangelium," a layperson—man or woman—could appoint a bishop to a diocese. Do you really want to justify "Praedicate Evangelium" with the devastating consequences this document has for ...