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"The power to tax involves the power to destroy," wrote Chief Justice John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819.
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Chinese police and national security agents arrested 13 believers after raiding a Christian worship service in the nation’s Sichuan province last week.
This recent letter from Pope Francis seems to pivot from a Vatican decree in March 2021, which explicitly stated that priests couldn't bless same-sex unions because God "cannot bless sin."
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a school's decision was legal for firing a guidance counselor for being in a same-sex marriage.
"I promise you that this Sunday, I will inform our congregation and mobilize them to boycott Angels games and do everything they can to stop this immoral action in our city," says local pastor.
Two bills proposed by state elected officials would remove the Catholic Church’s right to the “seal of confession” protecting priests’ right to refuse to provide private information divulged during confessionals, and Catholic advocates warn it could be a slippery slope when it comes to protections for religious freedom.
Pope Francis has raised the possibility of reconsidering the celibacy requirement for Catholic priests, stating that it is a "temporary prescription" and could be relaxed, although he did not believe it would encourage more men to consider a clerical vocation.
Zelensky accused the monks of being "agents of Russia" and claimed that his government would not allow a "terrorist state" to "manipulate the spirituality of our people" or to "steal valuables" from holy sites.
