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The Erosion of Catholic Sacramental Discipline in Germany

Christian Spaemann

On February 1, 2017, the German Bishops’ Conference published a press release announcing their new document, “The Joy of Love Lived in Families Is Also the Joy of the...

A Pope and a Psychiatrist on Transsexual Marriages

Christian Spaemann

At the press conference on his return flight from Azerbaijan, Pope Francis spoke on, among other things, the topic of transsexuals. He told the story of a girl who,...