Bishop John Stowe writes: Many prominent Catholics, including clerics, have taken to social media and other outlets to denounce those who would vote for one or the other party. Some seem to want to make the moral decision for everyone else and have proclaimed that voting for a particular candidate is either a matter of… Read More Bishop Stowe: Neither Party Consistently Defends Life
Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 4 of Fratelli Tutti: Ideally, unnecessary migration ought to be avoided; this entails creating in countries of origin the conditions needed for a dignified life and integral development. Yet until substantial progress is made in achieving this goal, we are obliged to respect the right of all individuals to… Read More Pope Francis on Universal Fraternity and Social Friendship: We Are Either All Saved Together or No One is Saved
Justin Giboney, an attorney and political strategist in Atlanta, GA, is the co-founder and president of the AND Campaign. In the debut episode of the Whole Life Rising podcast, a new podcast from Millennial and Democrats for Life of America, he discusses the AND Campaign and its Whole Life Project, efforts to advance racial justice,… Read More Why Defending Human Dignity Requires a Whole Life Approach, Racial Justice, and Secure Voting Rights
Meghan Clark writes: Our moral obligation to our neighbor, as explicated in Chapter 2, provides the lens through which the encyclical’s passages on international economics, private property and the universal destination of goods should be examined. While they are fiery in tone and uncompromising in judgment, the economic passages in Fratelli Tutti mostly restate the… Read More Our Moral Obligations Are Not Bound by Borders
Michael J. O’Loughlin writes: Gay couples deserve legal protections for their relationships, Pope Francis said in a new documentary. Also in the film, which premiered in Rome on Oct. 21, less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, the pope condemns the Trump administration’s child separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, which he calls… Read More Pope States Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions
Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 3 of Fratelli Tutti: Human beings are so made that they cannot live, develop and find fulfillment except “in the sincere gift of self to others”. Nor can they fully know themselves apart from an encounter with other persons: “I communicate effectively with myself only insofar as I communicate… Read More Pope Francis: Individualism Does Not Increase Our Freedom
Highlights from Pope Francis in chapter 2 of Fratelli Tutti: We need to acknowledge that we are constantly tempted to ignore others, especially the weak. Let us admit that, for all the progress we have made, we are still “illiterate” when it comes to accompanying, caring for and supporting the most frail and vulnerable members… Read More Pope Francis: Our Only Course is to Imitate the Good Samaritan
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