In recent days Rorate Cæli has posted two striking reflections about the background to what is happening in the Catholic Church. They seem to me eloquent and forceful, articles that are worth reflecting upon.
The first was submitted by Peter Kwasniewski and is a translation of an article from last year by Martin Mosebach - I have heard both of them speak in Oxford - and looks into the background of the “abuse crisis” involving priests. It sets out to place this in the historical context of both the post-Vatican II Church and, to a lesser extent, of what went before.
The article can be read at “The Church’s reform disaster: No one wants to see the causes of the abuse scandal. Yet they can be clearly identified”: Martin Mosebach
The second article is by Roberto di Mattei, well known as a historian of the Church in recent decades and as a commentator on trends within it. In his essay he looks at the change in status and effectiveness of what used to be the Holy Office and which has now become the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
His article can be read at “Complexities and paradoxes in the history of the Church”: Vatican II, John XXIII, Ottaviani, and the Tucho Fernández challenge- by Roberto de Mattei
Whether or not you agree with everything the two essays say they are certainly intellectually stimulating and historically apposite. They should be seen as at very least contributing to the debate and discussion within the Church.
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