The Catholic Theological Society of America, in their annual meeting, considered a resolution yesterday about the HHS contraceptive mandate. As you might imagine, hilarity ensued before the resolution was tabled.
You see, the poor theologians kinda’/sorta’ want to defend religious liberty because they’re perenially yelping about their own religious freedom to take white-out to the Catechism but… and this is a big “but”… many, as you might have heard, have mixed feelings about contraception. And the poor theologians had to decide if they really wanted to be seen as being on the side of the bishops vs. the beloved Obama administration?
What’s a 21st century Catholic theologian to do?
June 9, 2012 at 11:54 pm
Herding cats is an appropriate metaphor I believe.
June 10, 2012 at 12:03 am
They should find other employment if they are Heterodox.
June 10, 2012 at 12:55 am
The CTSA is more concerned about siding with the bishops on Freedom of Religion than with upholdng virtue. Let them all get a job and work for their living or let them not eat.