Hard Questions Honor Truth

It's necessary—not 'heretical'—for theologians (priests or laypersons) to ask Uncomfortable Questions About Catholic Teaching. Here's why.

Let’s talk about a topic that is often misunderstood and sometimes even controversial: the role of theologians or bishops asking uncomfortable questions about Catholic theology or teaching. 

There have always been theologians who have taken positions against what the Church teaches. We saw it following Humane Vitae, Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical on huma…