http://dir.salon.com/topics/pope/?source=rss&aim=pope en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST By Frances Kissling Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/29/antisemitism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/29/antisemitism/index.html?source=rss As his embrace of a Holocaust denier and a right-wing sect proves, Benedict just doesn't get it about the church's ongoing problem with anti-Semitism. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/08/the_pope_and_capitalism/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/08/the_pope_and_capitalism/index.html?source=rss Social justice, wealth redistribution, a new morality for Wall Street -- the pontiff throws down on capitalism by Peter Wensierski and Steffen Winter Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/11/bishop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/02/11/bishop/index.html?source=rss Catholic bishop Richard Williamson says he is willing to "review the historical evidence" about whether the Holocaust occurred, but rejects the suggestion that he visit a concentration camp. By Mike Madden Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/03/funeral/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/03/funeral/index.html?source=rss Romney, whose religion may have hurt his chances at the Republican nomination, discreetly mourns his church's president and "prophet" at a Utah funeral as his own campaign's vital signs ebb. By Catherine Price Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/30/reuters_ru486/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/10/30/reuters_ru486/index.html?source=rss That's what Reuters makes it seem like. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/27/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/06/27/pope/index.html?source=rss Pope Benedict XVI has some opinions on the global economy. By Page Rockwell Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/27/condoms/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/27/condoms/index.html?source=rss The Roman Catholic Church comes one step closer to loosening its prohibition on condom use. By Garrison Keillor Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/20/keillor/index.html?source=rss It's time the powers-that-be took my advice: No more papal Muslim-bashing, no apologies for American cars and a lot more action in Washington. By Mary Jo McConahay Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/20/latin_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/20/latin_america/index.html?source=rss Cardinal Ratzinger led the Catholic Church's efforts to quell Latin America's liberation theology movement in the 1980s. Now that he's pontiff, will he soften his stance? By Arianna Huffington Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/huffington/2005/04/14/pope/index.html?source=rss The media's obsessive coverage of the pope's death does not include a discussion of the tragic failures of his reign. By Colman McCarthy Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/08/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/08/pope/index.html?source=rss John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church as an autocrat, and those who crossed him often suffered greatly for it. By Mark Follman Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/07/pope_watch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/07/pope_watch/index.html?source=rss This week marks an unprecedented display of ceremony by President Bush and other U.S. politicians in Rome. Good faith, or good politics? By Joan Walsh Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/05/mother/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/05/mother/index.html?source=rss Dying of cancer, my mother was driven away from the church she loved by its doctrinal rigidity. That I can't forgive. By John Hooper and Stephen Bates Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/04/next_pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/04/next_pope/index.html?source=rss As the cardinals begin their deliberations, they are likely to consider a black or tan pope, but not a progressive one. By Frances Kissling Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/04/pope_legacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/04/04/pope_legacy/index.html?source=rss The charismatic Pope John Paul II chose not to engage all Catholics, and so leaves a tragic legacy of missed opportunity that has ultimately damaged the church. By Eric Boehlert Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/04/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2005/04/04/pope/index.html?source=rss With the media's pope marathon in full swing, the White House might want to release any bits of bad news. By Julia Scott Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/02/pope_s_legacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/02/pope_s_legacy/index.html?source=rss Catholic scholar Mary Segers discusses Pope John Paul II's important role in Eastern Europe, failure to acknowledge women's independence, and belief that real Christianity thrived only in poor countries. By Amy Sullivan Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/02/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/04/02/pope/index.html?source=rss John Paul II has been appropriated by the American right. But his "culture of life" was not the same as theirs. By Norman Birnbaum Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/06/03/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/06/03/pope/index.html?source=rss Bush stumbles to Rome in search of Catholic votes -- but the pope may give him a much-needed lecture instead. By Karen Croft Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/31/fix_mon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/fix/2003/03/31/fix_mon/index.html?source=rss Madonna hurls grenades at Bush, Meg Ryan bares all, and Richard Gere to open a spa? Plus: Hugh Grant is looking for someone to "breed" with! By Eugene Cullen Kennedy Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/26/kennedy_rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/04/26/kennedy_rome/index.html?source=rss By utterly failing to address the church's sex abuse scandal this week in Rome, the Catholic aristocracy demonstrated its complete irrelevance. By Paul Donnelly Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/04/crime_family/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2001/05/04/crime_family/index.html?source=rss In a passel of 10 kids, one learns the fine points of foraging, opportunism and guile. By Stanley Crouch Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/col/crouch/2000/05/10/cardinal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/crouch/2000/05/10/cardinal/index.html?source=rss America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings. By Abigail Beshkin and Rob Mank Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/24/stephanopoulos/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/24/stephanopoulos/index.html?source=rss Fighting Yasser Arafat and a rival branch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Sister Maria Stephanopoulos hopes the pope will help in one of the many religious turf wars in the holy lands. By Flore de Preneuf Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:01:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/22/pope/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/22/pope/index.html?source=rss Pope John Paul's historic visit to Israel is supposed to spread a message of peace, but Israeli and Palestinian spinmeisters are standing by to read in support of their causes.