All culture arises out of religion. When religious faith decays, culture must decline, though often seeming to flourish for a space of time after the religion which has nourished it has fallen into disbelief... no cultured person should remain indifferent to the erosion of apprehension of the transcendent.'

Russell Kirk, Eliot and His Age

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Is Catholic Radicalism Dying?

The editors of the New Oxford Review took note of Charlotte Allen's claim that post-Vatican II radicalism is finally dying off (particularly in this country).  Allen claims that the flame of Catholic dissent is dying with the deaths of Mary Daly and Edward Schillebeeckx in late 2009.  With the works of these theologians behind us, let's hope that Allen is correct.

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