Search Results: Dissent in the Church

Is Church Teaching on Contraception Infallible?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 9, 2017 /

…cathedra declaration or (2) the exercise of the ordinary magisterium, when the Church teaches one thing always and everywhere.   Disagreement with Church Teaching Many disagree with the Church’s view…

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Can Catholics Apply the Principle of Probabilism to Abortion Decisions?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / September 7, 2018 /
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…can do absolutely anything we want.   Church Teaching The Catholic Church has always prohibited the use of probabilism when she has definitively pronounced on a moral issue. The Church

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What is Historical Church Teaching on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 3, 2018 /

…Protestant churches from just the “hard cases” to all cases proceeded with great speed. The National Council of Churches (NCC) proclaimed on February 23, 1961: Most of the Protestant churches…

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The Strange World of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2017 /

…Control Review correctly recognized that the Catholic Church was their greatest enemy. Therefore, they did their best to shame and sideline the Church and her spokesmen. The “Church and State”…

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Why Should Celibate Priests Speak about Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / August 28, 2018 /
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Church teachings on abortion. When the occasional dissenting priest speaks out for abortion, abortion advocates praise him as a hero. For example, pro-abortionists applauded when notorious dissenter Fr. Robert Drinan…

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Sacramental Marriage and Communion for Divorced Catholics

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / February 24, 2023 /
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…special grace is making present the marriage between Christ and His Church. The Sacrament of Christian marriage is a reflection of the spiritual marriage between Christ and His Church. What…

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Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage: Things You Need to Know

By HLI Staff / July 15, 2019 /
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…law, but invented it.   Dissenting Opinions Each of the four dissenting judges gave their own opinions and brought up different points of contention with the majority. These are available…

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The Sacrament of Marriage

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / April 23, 2021 /
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Church, within the Church through marriage, and, thanks to marriage, within the family. And, of course, as the Church fulfills God’s plan of salvation in Christ, the whole world is…

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What Is the Christian Consensus on Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / July 22, 2020 /
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…slumps in membership. The Episcopal Church has lost 44% of its membership, the United Church of Christ 50%, the United Methodist Church 30%, and the Presbyterian Church USA 11%.8 Pro-abortion…

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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part IX)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / August 25, 2021 /

…if this teaching is serious enough to require obedience. To answer these questions we first need to discuss the nature of the Church’s teaching authority.   What Is the Church’s…

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