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October 22, 2014 – Beyond the Expansion Framework: How Same Sex Marriage Changes the Institutional Meaning of Marriage and Heterosexual Men’s Conception of Marriage

This article critically argues that “same sex marriage” does not expand the benefits of traditional marriage to everyone; rather, it fundamentally changes the meaning of marriage by making gender (sex) optional. In so doing, the already tenuous connection between sexuality, marriage, and procreation is further weakened. In particular, the argument is made that marriage always served as…

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June 22, 2014 – Catholic Contributions and Critiques of Human Rights Law within European Institutions

This article examines European institutions and their developing policies from a Catholic perspective. It explores how different EU institutions work and are justified as “democratic.”  In particular, the article focuses on a dangerous development within EU institutions towards gender ideology, an essentially Marxist ideology. It also discusses non-negotiable principles that Catholic are bound in conscience to uphold, and how…

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April 1, 2014 – CATHOLIC CONTRIBUTIONS AND CRITIQUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW WITHIN EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

https://avemarialaw-international-law-journal.avemarialaw.edu/Content/ILJ/articles/Piotr%20MazurkiewiczCatholicContributions.pdf Facing the risk of a communication deadlock, the Church, rather to propose the renewal of theological language, which would explain the world in a complete and at the same time understandable manner, took over the terminology proposed by the world. Instead of the proposal of a new great theological narrative, she made her own…

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March 24, 2014 – Text of Cardinal Burke’s March 24th Speech to Catholic Media Symposium

https://zenit.org/articles/text-of-cardinal-burke-s-march-24th-speech-to-catholic-media-symposium/ https://zenit.org/articles/bishop-conley-releases-pastoral-letter-on-contraception/ Here is the complete text of Cardinal Raymond Burke’s keynote speech to Alliance Defending Freedom’s Catholic Media Symposium, taking place in Rome March 24-27. The speech is entitled “The Gospel of Life and the Defense of Freedom.”