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Robert MickensJesuit liberation theologian Jon Sobrino was formally denounced this week by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. But in a surprise move, the Pope?s enforcers have not silenced the man, banned his books or barred Catholics from reading them Free
From the editor’s desk
| A more mature judgement Free The Vatican's denunciation of certain works by the Jesuit theologian Jon Sobrino will be widely seen as a renewal of its campaign against liberation theology. He is one of its leading exponents. Nevertheless, the terms of the latest judgement differ ... | Two cheers for an elected lords |
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Features
Don?t think twice, he?s all right Free Bill McGarveyWhatever many of his fans, and even the Pope, might think, Bob Dylan has always baulked at being called a prophet. What is true is that his is a voice articulating joy and grief, hope and anxiety, for millions across the generations and all over the world...
|  Ethics of the heartCharles E. Curran Theologians from around the globe gathered in Liverpool last weekend to honour
Kevin T. Kelly at a major conference. Kelly has long combined the role of moral theologian with that of pastor. Here, a friend and colleague warns that the likes of Kelly, whose approach is informed by his pastoral experience, are disappearing fast, and that the loss is immense... |
When never means maybeChris RyderDespite the apparently unbreakable end-of-March deadline for Catholics and Protestants to sit down at Stormont Castle, power-sharing in Northern Ireland may not return until the autumn. But a deal there will be, however cash-sweetened and shaky...
|  A little of what you fancyDominic Prince? can do others good, as Dominic Prince discovers at Cheltenham Festival. Not only does racing give priests a point of contact with their congregations, their winnings are well spent, too... |
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Columnists
 Clifford Longley?The treatment of Lord Levy reeks of jealousy of his wealth and influence?  Ann Wroe?As he raised the drill he asked me whether I had thought of joining the Legion of Mary?
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Books and arts
In search of a lost Iraqi tribe Free
Last Days in Babylon: the story of the Jews of Baghdad
Marina Benjamin
Since 2003, over a million and a half Iraqi Christians have left their homes. Many settled in Baghdad; others went abroad where they now form a large diaspora. Tens of thousands ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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