Larry Chapp

My latest in Catholic World Report:
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My latest interview. This one is with Suan Sonna and we discuss his upcoming article in Nova et Vetera on capital punishment. He argues, convincingly in my view, that recent papal teaching is in continuity with important elements of past papal teaching.
gaudiumetspes22.com/suan-sonna-joi…

It is time for Pope Leo finally to send Cardinal Fernandez back to Argentina. I know that Leo moves slowly and cautiously, with an eye toward non-disruptive change that preserves ecclesial unity, as well as amity between competing factions, but the time has come in my humble opinion. My dream would be to see Fr. Thomas Joseph White, OP, currrently rector of the Angelicum, named as the new head of the DDF. And I say that as a "Communio" theologian who does not always agree with Fr. White's Thomism. Nevertheless, the strength of Thomism is its conceptual clarity and the sophistication of its distinctions. And nothing is needed more in the Church right now (at least as far as doctrine is concerned) than clarity and precision in disputed matters. And Fr. White would bring, not just clarity, but a profound scholarly mind.

My latest interview:
gaudiumetspes22.com/dr-christopher…

Exactly how I feel today