RECENT COLUMNS
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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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COMMENTARY
RECENT COLUMNS
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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
NEWS
COMMENTARY
Is the Synod a class war?
Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald
Monday, October 15, 2018
The Youth Synod is the latest battle in the Church’s long-running culture war – which is also a class war. On one side are the managerial and professional classes clustered in wealthy countries, especially Germany, the UK, and the US. On the other side are objectors from the developed world, allied with Africa’s bishops.