@arXiv_physicssocph_bot@mastoxiv.pageThe relationship between episcopal genealogy and ideology in the Roman Catholic Church
Marta Baratto, Ivan Casanovas, Ivan Decostanzi, Henrique M. Borges, Samuel Mart\'inez Alcal\'a, Ilaria Stanzani, Alberto Antonioni, Iacopo Iacopini, Michele Re Fiorentin, Eugenio Valdano
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22108
@StephenRees@mas.toNew Guardian documentary
Stand up comedy helps heal a Catholic parish: Fox Chase Boy
An altar boy at St Cecilia Catholic church in north-east Philadelphia when, at age 11, he became one of the victims of paedophile James Brzyski.
He has developed a one-man stage show that he performs to his close-knit parish. He speaks directly about a crime cloaked in silence.
#childabuse
@mgorny@social.treehouse.systemsReligion, PLpol
It's about time I elaborated on an earlier thought.
"Non-practicing Catholics" have more liberal worldview than "conservative" Catholics — and often they jeer at them. These qualities make it easy to forget that you're draining with Catholics. But when the push comes to shove, you discover that you can't rely on them. They won't openly oppose the Church, they won't protect the people who are "immoral" according to Catholic morality, and if they are forced to choose a side, they'll side with the Catholics.
The Polish PO/KO party (often perceived as "liberal") is just like that. Their views are more liberal than the conservative right wing, they love portraying themselves as an opposition to it, but in the end they are a right-wing party. When it's convenient to them, they happily present liberal postulates — but they are as fast to withdraw them to please their right-wing electorate.
#PLpol
@servelan@newsie.socialSeparation of church and state dodges a bullet — for now
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5352594-supreme-court-catholic-school-funding/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialA look at the Catholic Church's decade-long dialogue with Silicon Valley on AI, as Pope Leo prepares to make AI's potential threat to humanity a signature issue (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/pope-leo-ai-te
@rainerzufall_le@mastodon.socialKann euch das Buch "Opus. The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church" von Gareth Gore empfehlen. Sehr lesenswert. Der Zusammenhang zwischen der Besetzung des US Supreme Court und Opus Dei war mir bspw. völlig neu.
Tatsächlich sehe ich nach dem Buch Papst Benedikt XVI in einem etwas positiveren Licht und Johannes Paul II in einem noch negativeren.
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.socialStatement by Teresa Berger, Professor of Liturgical Studies and Thomas E. Golden Jr. Professor of Catholic Theology at YDS/ISM.
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On a panel at St. Thomas More two days ago, I said in front of a large audience that I would be truly shocked if the cardinals elected a person from the U.S.! Conventional wisdom, after all, always had it that leadership of the Roman Catholic Church would come from somewhere else than a reigning superpower. 🧵
@kaiengert@mastodon.socialThis is quite an effort to signal a single bit of information.
https://apnews.com/article/conclave-pope-francis-cardinals-50c798caa826bbb7c913791175536add
@bobmueller@mastodon.worldBeyond Dogma: Can Compassion Exist Without Compromise?
I discuss a religious perspective on compassion, questioning the validity of core beliefs that might hinder empathy. Then I discuss new legislation in Washington State on clergy reporting child abuse, scrutinizing the Catholic Church's position on confessions.
