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In Necessary Things Flexibility, in Uncertain Things Progressivism
“In necessary things unity, in uncertain things liberty, in all things charity.” So said Peter Meiderlin , seventeenth century German Lutheran theologian, summing up what many orthodox Christians believe...
Personal Ordinariates, Universal Faith
This week, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) of the Catholic Church announced that an upcoming Apostolic Constitution will streamline and clarify processes for Anglicans to...
Of Capitalists and Christians
Last weekend, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), along with their allies the Free Democrats (FDP), won 48.4% of the vote in parliamentary elections. Although the CDU...
