Letters To The Editor

Bishops wrong on death penalty ban
May 21 2013
Re Christopher Gunty’s editorial on capital punishment, “Justice or vengeance?," the banning of capital punishment, which is supported by Gunty and the bishops (in Baltimore and the USCCB), is inconsistent with the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Where were Catholics on National Day of Prayer?
May 17 2013
In the tradition of our nation and in the goodness of their hearts, people from across the land at tens of thousands of locations observed the National Day of Prayer May 2.

On evil, gun control and the MCC
May 10 2013
The Maryland Catholic Conference (MCC), representing the local Roman Catholic Church, has been a vocal supporter of the recently-passed Maryland gun ban.

Thank you Catholics for helping to pass stormwater fee amendment
Apr 26 2013
I would like to thank the dozens of Catholics from throughout Baltimore County who contacted my office to express their concerns with the state-mandated stormwater fee.

Benjamin Carson for president
Mar 28 2013
My name is Mathias Andrulewicz Jr. and I am a freshman Political Science student at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. I am writing to you out of great respect and gratitude for your inspiring life story, your efforts in strengthening the American education system, and your recent move into the political arena to act as a representative of traditional Christian values.

Catholic hospitals should provide care consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church
Mar 26 2013
Catholic hospitals don't seem to share the Church's concerns about IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies.

Prisons won’t function without death penalty
Mar 19 2013
“Maryland revisits death penalty repeal” (CR, Feb. 7) included an important quotation from the Catechism, where the death penalty is appropriate “if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor.”

Repeal proponents lack consistency
Mar 19 2013
I find it hard to believe that there are many so called “Catholic” politicians who will say they are against the death penalty because their faith prohibits the taking of a human life.

Priest struck by reaction of readers
Feb 22 2013
I would like to salute the Catholic Review for encouraging letters and reviews of its publication. Such an opportunity for exchange and discussion in our Church is refreshing.

Catholic Review article is embarrassing
Feb 12 2013
The article “Why not women priests?” breaks new ground in bringing forth arguments that support an all-male clergy.

Is this the best explanation the papal theologian can offer?
Feb 12 2013
Pope Benedict XVI's announcement of his intention to resign is truly a startling development, but perhaps it does show that, in the words of Cardinal Dolan, God really is in charge.

Writer is shocked by what he read
Feb 12 2013
I am sometimes surprised by what I read in the Catholic Review, but I don’t ever remember being shocked.

Writers question editorial choices
Feb 12 2013
Every week we pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. In light of this, we feel compelled to write to question the editorial choices of your newspaper.

Father appalled by reasons for the exclusion of women as priests
Feb 12 2013
As a Catholic and a father of four girls, I have struggled to explain to my daughters why their Church excludes them from the priesthood.

Identity theft is not a victimless crime
Feb 08 2013
In her article, "Welcoming strangers" (CR, Jan.24), Sister Linda Stilling recounted a sympathetic anecdote concerning an undocumented alien with a fraudulent driver's license bearing another man's photo.