Roman Catholicism

It highlights the fact that the pontiff has a major consistency problem in the area of international relations

‘Worrying about personal, community or national identity… easily introduces an ideological criterion that distorts social life’

The already tiny community is rapidly diminishing, with estimates of between 800 and 1,100 people left alive

‘Francis clearly understands that the Vatican is structurally gay,’ says Frédéric Martel

Did any of the commentators even watch the speech?

Open a crack in the door marked ‘reform’ and it never stays a crack

A date was set for mass arrests across France, with Templars from Grand Master Jacques de Molay downwards seized and charged with trumped-up claims of corruption, heresy and sodomy

Had the Thirty Years’ War been labeled this way, we might well have accorded it a more important place in our understanding of the modern world

Like the first Roman emperors, popes attracted envy, scandal and violent retribution

On Instagram, a nice Catholic boy stands out in a crowd of lip-filled, drugged out memelords and wellness scammers