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I’m rather suspicious of the idea, presented in this Catholic Exchange article, that the glory of Vatican II’s marital theology was its rescinding a contractual model in favor of a “covenantal” one — and, consequently, the advancement of the notion of “partnership” in place of a hierarchy which is clearly delineated in the passages from [...]

Continue Reading “From Contract to Covenant”: What was valid yesterday is “invalid” today?

So we got a dress-rehearsal yesterday. Pope John Paul II rushed to a hospital after suffering from the flu for several days: this on top of his being nearly 85 years old, in declining health, susceptible to freak injuries, and thus slowing physical momentum, for over 10 years now. They say he’ll come out of [...]

Continue Reading The Pope’s OK

The rest of the country will talk about some groundhog in Pennsylvania today, but serious Catholics know that the real significance of this day is its being the Feast of the Purification of the B.V.M., the theme of the 4th Joyful Mystery of the Rosary, when our Lord is presented in the Temple at the [...]

Continue Reading No King but Caesar #3: On Candlemas Day, some rancid Christmas leftovers

[After a long hiatus, another installment in one of A9C's irregular series, in which are explored the doings and sayings of those who call themselves Catholics but yet refuse to accept Christ the King's jurisdiction over the political sphere, just like that wicked mob in Pilate's courtyard that said, well, you know....] Some bishops in [...]

Continue Reading The “No King but Caesar” Files, #2

Other bloggers talk about taking the Christmas holidays off, but since the Annals is so infrequently updated, what would be the point in that? There’s always something to say about something…. So I’m rummaging through the meager Web site of John Vennari’s Catholic Family News, to which I’ve never had a subscription.* One of the [...]

Continue Reading Pre-Christmas intercontextual reading assignment

I have the understanding that columnist Robert Novak is what’s called a “neo-conservative,” but his work this morning deserves much attention (and has already gotten some from Open Book, whence I found this): pointing out the White House snub of visiting Italian dignitary Rocco Buttiglione, whose nomination to serve as Justice Minister in the European [...]

Continue Reading What Bush really thinks of principled Christians