Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Catholic Insight

Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World

Month: March 2018

Lettergate and the Limits of Prediction

The controversy over ‘Lettergate’ is an indicative one, wherein the Vatican Secretariat for Communication, Msgr. Dario Vigano (who has since been demoted, sort of, to third-in-command at said Curia) distorted the views of Pope Emeritus Benedict in his comments on a collection of Pope Francis’ ‘theology’, a compendium of theological works that have shaped the[…]

Of Coercion and Suffering

Paula Adamick has a piece on coercion by the State, very a propos, for the power and intrusion of the government is waxing stronger than ever of late. Although the coercive dimension of public law is a necessary tool in any society, Saint Thomas teaches that it is only to be used for those things[…]

The Culture of Coercion

“Everything not forbidden is compulsory.” The Once and Future King, T.H.White Canada’s morally corrosive socialism is now so far advanced that the totalitarian drift of her various governments, academia and media has been both predictable and inevitable. As with all socialistic governments, its undeclared but ultimate goal is to replace God with the State which, in turn,[…]

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