Cardinal Sarah stands up to labels: "I am neither a traditionalist nor a progressive. I teach what the missionaries taught me. I want to be faithful, that's all." The full French article, which can be translated by many web browsers, can be found here.
He must have been reading our newest feature article, "Traditionalist, Progressive: Sorting Out the Catholic Tradition"!
Traditionalist, Progressive: Sorting Out the Catholic Tradition
During the last many decades, Catholic life has been dominated by the question of tradition: what it is, whether and how it is important, and how it should take its place in the life of faith.
Mary Eberstadt weighs in on the state of the Church.
A renaissance of faith in the United Kingdom amongst the young. Hint: it’s not Christianity.
A review of Bishop Barron’s book on the Eucharist.
An old-school Democrat stands up for the Hyde Amendment.
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