Corpus Christi and the Modern World

God Made You This Way—Not!

Regis Nicoll
 

According to a gay victim of the clerical sex scandal in Chile, Pope Francis told him, “You have to be happy with who you are. God made you this way.” It’s the conclusion reached by many Christians with same-sex attraction, whose stories share telling similarities. They knew they were different at a young age. Throughout […]

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Corpus Christi and the Modern World

John M. Grondelski
 

At first glance, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi seems primarily an internal church feast: what do we believe by the “Body and Blood of Christ.” Once upon a time (especially when societies were more religiously homogenous) that internal faith found external expression in public processions with the Eucharist. In some places (e.g., Poland), public expression […]

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