(ANALYSIS) The Catholic press operates differently compared to mainstream media. Catholic media, depending where the publication or TV station falls on the doctrinal spectrum, aren’t governed by objectivity but by church teachings. This is where the conflict arises and when culture war battles within the church — and society — manifest themselves.
Read More(OPINION) When popes talk about sex, it tends to make headlines. This was certainly true when Pope Francis told The Associated Press last month the Catholic Church opposes criminalizing homosexuality and that “we are all children of God, and God loves us as we are.” The pope then noted that homosexual activity is “not a crime. Yes, but it’s a sin.”
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