The Catholic News Agency Misrepresented Key Amoris Text

New statement from the German bishops raises questions yet again about the meaning of Amoris Laetitia. Doctrinal Change in Amoris Laetitia? Pardon the use of an apocalyptic mixed metaphor, but Amoris Laetitia has been at the epicenter of a giant firestorm of controversy since its publication in 2016, the fundamental question being this: Does Amoris […]

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#Epsteindidntkillhimself

In a departure from the usual NewWalden fare, I just couldn’t not post anything about what I saw on Twitter just now. Ann Coulter shared a brief two-minute video from 60 Minutes about the Jeffrey Epstein death. There are a number of facts that appear to be inconsistent with the suicide hypothesis, but the last […]

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J.D. Flynn’s Defense of Vatican Is Indefensible

Is Flynn presenting an argument or merely promoting Vatican propaganda? A Brief Recap If you follow NewWalden, you know that I’ve been covering the publication of a new book by the Vatican’s Pontifical Biblical Commission. Based on excerpts published in la Repubblica, I concluded—I believe fairly and accurately—that the new Vatican book calls into question […]

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