Mrs. Buckley was an Episcopalian, if I recall correctly.
And Mr. Buckley famously dissented from Church teaching in the 1960s with the essay, “Mater, Si, Magister, Non.”
In the end, he seems to have been a pretty good Catholic, but like all of us, he had his share of flaws. It's difficult to say how much of it influenced the development of young Christopher, who hasn't amounted to much more than a louse.
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Pat Buckley was born in Vancouver BC. Her father was an Episcopalian who sent his children to Jesuit schools.
She must have converted to Catholicism, otherwise Bill Buckley would never have married her.
Bill Buckley came from a large Roman Catholic family. He and his wife, Pat, lived lived their lives and died devout Roaman Catholics. His sister, Patricia Buckley married Brent Bozell, and is the mother of the Brent Bozell we all know.
And Mr. Buckley famously dissented from Church teaching in the 1960s with the essay, “Mater, Si, Magister, Non.”
I believe there is doubt about just who actually wrote the controversial comments referencing "Mater si, Magistra no". WFB certainly published the comments though. Interestingly I found this at National Review Online from an interview later in his life:
Lopez: Anything you wrote during your tenure that you regret?Buckley: I had belated second thoughts about the wisdom of republishing a quip of Garry Wills's in my "For the Record" column. It was the phrase: "Mater si, Magistra no," in response to a papal encyclical that got us into lots and lots of trouble with the liberal Catholic press over lots and lots of years.