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Relativism is ‘root of the new moral paradigm proposed by Pope Francis’: Catholic historian A world-renowned Catholic academic and historian has stated that “ethical relativism,” which has so completely undermined marriage and the family, “is at the root of the new moral paradigm proposed by Pope Francis.”  Professor Roberto di Mattei made the comment, at a conference earlier this month, in reference to the ongoing battle in the Church over the family since the publication of Pope Francis’ 2016 exhortation Amoris Laetitia. The Sept. 6-8 conference, organized by Voice of the Family, an initiative of LifeSiteNews and the Society...

Lucifer, The First Liberal In his encyclical on The Nature of True Liberty (Libertas Praestantissimum), Leo XIII makes the remarkable claim that liberalism is diabolic in its origins. "But many there are who follow in the footsteps of Lucifer, and adopt as their own his rebellious cry, I will not serve; and consequently substitute for true liberty what is sheer and most foolish license. Such, for instance, are the men belonging to that widely spread and powerful organization, who, usurping the name of liberty, style themselves liberals" (Libertas Praestantissimum, n.14). Although the Holy Father’s comparison may seem hyperbolic, nonetheless the...