Links for 07/01/16 | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The Brexit vote came out the way it did because Cameron and Osborne imposed austerity on the UK. The EU was seen as another organ of austerity, so it was dumped. This simple statement should be mandatory reading for all conservatives. Neo-liberals should also look at it. Sanders call for free education would turn the working class into the learning class. Take heed. Think of what that might have done in Britain.
If everyone put Christ first, there would still be a need for divorce - as there are still people who put Christ on their lips and lead with a fist (with or without alcohol). The Pope's statement about the invalidity of many marriages still speaks volumes, as I am sure there are people who think they put Christ first everyday who leave their spouses because they feel unhappy, just like their mothers did. The Church must put Christ first and deal with the victims of such people with charity - not worrying about whether the marriage was valid or not, but dealing with the fact that it is over and that the person so abused or abandoned deserves love again.
I suspect that Benedict understands the term "gay lobby" differently than we would. In the Vatican, there is no movement to doctrinal liberalization in such a lobby. It is probably more of a dating club. Would that they would actually get off the codependent sin and confess cycle and become out and proud.
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