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Rep. Barney Frank, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Alan Wolfe, Thomas Frank, Andrew Greeley and others weigh in on how Kerry should define America -- and defeat Bush's morality crusade.
Compiled by Salon staff
July 26, 2004
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A journalist's investigation of holy Christian visions turns into a tortured spiritual quest.
By Laura Miller
May 6, 2004
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Readers weigh in Gary Kamiya's "A Tale of Two Miseries," Catholics' view of the presidential election, and Sen. Zell Miller's recent attack on Bush's critics.
April 1, 2004
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Will John Kerry's fellow Catholics turn out for him the way they did for the last JFK?
By Andrew Greeley
March 27, 2004
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Whatever decision the Catholic bishops make in Dallas this week, it's sure to lack a widespread or profound understanding of sexuality and the priesthood.
By Richard Rodriguez
June 14, 2002
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Some of the best sex in my life has been administered by men of the cloth.
By Augusten Burroughs
May 15, 2002
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The pope's refusal to seriously address the current sex scandal -- and his attempt to blame homosexuals for the problem -- follows in a grand tradition of church coverups.
By Robert Scheer
May 1, 2002
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In these hard times, ex-priests need community, too, and now there's a magazine just for them!
By Tom McNichol
April 23, 2002
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A priest and nun are silenced after refusing to condemn homosexuality.
By Cheryl L. Reed
March 27, 2002
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By scapegoating homosexual priests, the Catholic Church seeks to avoid a tougher look at its secret history of abuse.
By Cheryl L. Reed
March 27, 2002
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A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood.
By Eugene Kennedy
March 16, 2002
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Bush's agonizing over stem cell research points up the administration's effort to woo the Catholic vote -- at a time when many say it no longer exists.
By Anthony York
July 30, 2001
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In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile.
By Paul Donnelly
May 4, 2001
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Living in a convent is an unusual choice for a student, but isn't every life a bit unusual?
By S.E. Molina
May 1, 2001
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Artist Renée Cox talks about the recent furor over her work, Mayor Giuliani, religion and growing up black in Scarsdale.
By Karen Croft
February 22, 2001
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"Yo Mama" artist Renée Cox won't let adulterer Rudy Giuliani use Catholicism to beat her up.
By Amy Reiter
February 16, 2001
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December 15, 2000
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A 15-year-old finds that her church fosters hatred and fear when it should be about tolerance and love.
By Ariel Amundsen
December 13, 2000
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What does religion mean now? Is it a mystical experience, a collection of social protocols or just common sense?
By Amy Standen
November 20, 2000
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A Brazilian priest gets spanked by the Vatican for being pro-condom.
By Jack Boulware
July 12, 2000
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America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings.
By Stanley Crouch
May 10, 2000
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It's true she was a bride of Christ -- just don't ask for details of the marriage.
By Theresa Rusho
May 10, 2000
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He stopped taking my calls after I slammed him in the press, but he still had time to be kind to my mother, an Orthodox Jew.
By Ari L. Goldman
May 5, 2000
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For just a few bucks, an Italian housewife will do your praying for you.
By J.A. Getzlaff
May 1, 2000
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Siniad kicked up the stairway to heaven. No wonder they're divorcing: Montel's wife claims
they've been together for 60 lifetimes! Plus:
Holy Madonna! Here comes Material Nipper No. 2!
By Amy Reiter
April 20, 2000