While the Holy See no longer exercises the temporal power it once did, [1] it is still a major player on the world stage. Papal representatives have long been spread throughout the world, [2] and, in the past 150 years,…
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The Vatican and the New World Order
Tagged with: politics, political science, united nations, historical, holy see, current, diplomacy
Posted in Politics, Current, Historical
Posted in Politics, Current, Historical
Protestantism in Latin America
It has long been believed that Protestantism “is a sort of Trojan Horse, whose ultimate purpose is to eclipse and replace local culture while extending the cultural hegemony of the United States” (Jose Leonardo Santos, Evangelical Conversion, 2008, p. 83).…
Tagged with: anti-catholicism, central america, church and state, historical, latin america, politics, protestantism, south america, world
Posted in Historical, Politics
Posted in Historical, Politics
Monarchy: Bulwark of Civilization
A 2009 Vatican conference condemned “ethical relativism, which by no means few see as one of the principal conditions for democracy because relativism is said to assure tolerance and mutual respect between people. However, on the basis of these assumptions…
Charles Coulombe Tells All
The following is a slightly edited transcript of my recent interview with Catholic historian Charles Coulombe, KCSS. Hello, Charles. I have some questions for you today. First, I know that you admire the works of Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft. And…
Tagged with: charles coulombe, culture, h.p. lovecraft, historical, history, j.r.r. tolkien, literature, monarchist
Posted in Culture, Historical
Posted in Culture, Historical
State vs. Church: Bad Gov’t Hates Catholicism
We know that American officials often promote immorality abroad [1; 2; 3; 4], and we know that America also has a severe strain of anti-Catholicism, but governments often find that they need religion for legitimacy, and Protestantism has proven to…
Tagged with: anti-catholicism, church and state, historical, politics, protestantism, world
Posted in Historical, Politics
Posted in Historical, Politics
Monarchy: The Cure for Democratic Ills
“[Democracy] soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” — John Adams “Men think that what is just is equal; and that equality is the supremacy of the popular will; and…
Jeb Bush: The Man of the Year
He’s been faithful [1–3], smart [4–5], caring [6], and devoted to his wife and children [7]. Yet, he’s belittled and reviled [8]. I’m talking about Jeb Bush, the man who started out on top but fell quickly [9], the man…
The Roosevelts and the Church
Like the Bushes, the Roosevelts were, in their own ways, hospitable to the Church. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt and Pope Leo XIII exchanged prayers, congratulations, warm regards, and gifts. [1–5] Teddy’s government was also allowed to make recommendations for appointments to…
Tagged with: america, diplomacy, historical, leo xiii, pius x, pius xii
Posted in Historical, Politics
Posted in Historical, Politics
Hillary Clinton’s Catholic-Related Emails
As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton took an interest in Catholic affairs. The following are interesting selections taken from her declassified emails, which are easily searchable, thanks to The Wall Street Journal‘s tool. Here are three on the contraception fight:…
