Phyllis Zagano
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US bishops speak on racism, silent on women
The bishops’ silence on misogyny may stem from false theology: the Arian heresy that women can’t image Christ because Jesus was male. This ancient error continues to trap church leaders in an all-male clerical bubble that prevents them from fully defending women.
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Women cannot image Christ as deacons – Vatican
Pope Francis elevated the Final Synod Document to magisterial teaching, stating that discernment on women deacons must continue and “what comes from the Holy Spirit cannot be stopped.” Yet this new commission report attempts to close discussion entirely.
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The burden borne by poor women
Women, Leo points out, suffer disproportionately from poverty, violence, and exclusion. Quoting Pope Francis, he affirms their dignity and heroic witness. Yet, the exhortation raises questions about whether the church’s actions match its words on gender equality.
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Selective Catholicism: contradictions of faith and politics
Catholic social teaching on immigrants, the poor and creation finds little space in the Catholic right. While bishops accompany immigrants to hearings and teach about environmental stewardship, many Catholics dismiss such concerns as “radical left politics,” narrowing faith to partisan agendas.
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