De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

Bishop Thomas Paprocki has described Cardinal Robert McElroy's theology as heretical. Is that accusation justified? In a landmark address to the Outreach Conference with Fr James Martin, Cardinal McElroy presents a vision of mercy, doctrine and human sexuality that many believe represents a decisive departure from Catholic tradition. Rev. Dr Stephen Morgan subjects McElroy's arguments to careful theological scrutiny, drawing on Newman, Benedict XVI and Veritatis Splendor to expose the fault lines in his reasoning and to ask whether what is being proposed is genuine development or something far more radical? Read Morgan's outstanding piece in full at Catholic Unscripted

The quiet dissolution of the Marian Franciscans marks the end of one of the most intriguing and symbolically important traditional Catholic apostolates to emerge in Britain during the pontificate of Pope Francis. The official statements released by the community itself, alongside subsequent statements from the Dioceses of Dunkeld and Portsmouth, are restrained, sorrowful and carefully ecclesial in tone. There are no accusations, no denunciations, no appeals to factional outrage. Instead there is gratitude, obedience, prayer and an unmistakable sense of grief. Yet underneath that restraint lies a profound story about the state of the Church in post Francis Catholicism and the increasingly fractured ecclesial culture which now exists within diocesan life itself. Read my full report here .