Footnote by Dr. Christopher Manion

Footnote 6: The Church’s Tax Exemption: Boon? Or Burden?

In Footnote 6, Christopher Manion looks at the demands of some dissidents who want the government to silence the Catholic Church. Should we let them?

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Footnote 5: Should Catholic Voters Care About The Truth?

In Footnote 5, Dr. Manion explores why Catholic bishops are taking moral truths seriously these days, and some “comfortable Catholics” find that – uncomfortable!

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Footnote 4: Eternal Truths, Practical Consequences

In this episode of Footnote, Dr. Manion discusses how Pope Benedict pleads with our bishops to teach all the truths of the Faith, even the “hard parts.” Is that just an abstract appeal to teach some theoretical moral maxims? Hardly. Mary Eberstadt explains how the Church’s failure to teach Humanae Vitae contributed to some very practical, and drastic, consequences for the Church.

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Footnote 3: The Sexual Revolution (continued)

Think the sexual revolution was a walk in the park? Social Scientists have found otherwise – in spite of themselves. In this third episode of Footnote, Christopher Manion looks at contraception and its impact on society and the Catholic Church, as he further examines Mary Eberstadt’s important work, Adam and Eve After The Pill (Ignatius Press).

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Footnote 2: Feminism’s Bitter Pill

This week, we examine the impact of the sexual revolution on American culture through the eyes of social scientists, in view of Catholic doctrine.

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Footnote 1: Introduction to the Campaign for Humanae Vitae

https://media.blubrry.com/bellarmineforumfootnote/bellarmineforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/WFF_Podcast_1_Intro_to_CHV_092712.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDr. Christopher Manion explains the Bellarmine Forum’s Campaign for Humanae Vitae in this new podcast series.

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