Liberals

Warnock, Biden wins give twin thrills to religious liberals
- Jan 8, 2021
The Rev. and Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock shares more than a party with President-elect Joe Biden: Both Democrats made faith a central part of their political identity on the campaign trail — and their victories are emboldening religious liberals.

By Elana Schor
Nostalgia for a “golden age” hurts the Church, both on left and right
- Aug 17, 2017
There is a tendency for conservative Catholics to long for a pre-Conciliar Church of the Latin Mass and old devotions. Liberals often dream of a return to the Church of the ’70s with its “anything goes” attitude. While such nostalgia on both sides is understandable, it is also lamentable.

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Facebook’s plan to ‘fact-check’ news suffers from liberal bias
- Dec 20, 2016
Facebook’s plan to “fact-check” its news content sounds great, except for the unavoidable reality that those fact-checkers are human beings, and especially when we are surrounded by people who are like-minded, most of us are compromised by confirmation bias.

By Charles C. Camosy

Why liberals have lost their way over the Trump victory
- Nov 20, 2016
Victor Hugo’s silent revolution was initiated by the triumvirate of divine goodness proclaimed in the bishop’s simple act of mercy: love your enemies, pray for those that persecute you, and turn the other cheek. Hugo understood what today’s progressive liberals have forgotten.

By Michel Therrien
Uncertainty surrounds cardinals’ letter voicing doubts about the synod
- Oct 12, 2015
ROME — An Italian journalist banned from the Vatican press office for publishing the pope’s encyclical on the environment too early has dropped another bombshell: A letter to the pope allegedly signed by 13 cardinals raising concerns about left-wing manipulation of the process at the bishops’ synod. There’s just one

By Inés San Martín
Here are five Francis forecasts for Año Tres
- Mar 13, 2015
Today is the beginning of Year Three of the Pope Francis era, as the pontiff completes two full years in office since his surprise election in March 2013. Although the Vatican says there are no festivities planned aside from giving most employees the day off, that hasn’t stopped the rest

By John L. Allen Jr.