Mid-City Christian: Why Divinize the Pope?

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Why Divinize the Pope?

James Kalb

Last month, I discussed the tendency among prominent supporters of Pope Francis to speak as if he had very special and even divine qualities. Where does that come from? Some possibilities seem obvious. Any argument looks good if it favors the result wanted, so people convinced the pope’s new initiatives are right are easily tempted […]

John Horvat II

In our polarized nation, an “us versus them” scenario naturally arises. We are not supposed to frame the debate in this way. “Us” should refer to all Americans. “Them” is a term that is better not used at all. This is the central message of Sen. Ben Sasse’s new book, Them: Why We Hate Each […]