To be or to have?

Le Monde des religions, July-August 2009 — We are plunged into an economic crisis of unprecedented magnitude, which should call into question our development model, based on the perpetual growth of production and consumption. The word "crisis"...

The law and love

Le Monde des religions, May-June 2009 — The excommunication pronounced by the Archbishop of Recife against the mother and the medical team who performed an abortion on the 9-year-old Brazilian girl, who had been raped and was pregnant with twins, has sparked outrage around the world...

The Pope and the Fundamentalists

Le Monde des religions, March-April 2009 — The crisis triggered by Benedict XVI's decision to lift the excommunication imposed on the four bishops ordained by Archbishop Lefebvre in 1988 is far from over. Let the Pope do his job by trying to...

Why so much contempt?

The World of Religions, January-February 2009 — There are fewer commonalities than one might imagine between the various religions of the world. Above all, there is the famous golden rule, expressed in a thousand different ways: do not do to others what you would not want done to you...

Seventh Heaven

Le Monde des religions, November-December 2008 — On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the encyclical Humanae Vitae, Benedict XVI firmly reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to contraception, with the exception of "observance...".

Are human rights universal?

Le Monde des religions, September-October 2008 — As its name indicates, the Declaration of the Rights of Man aims to be universal, that is to say, it intends to be based on a natural and rational foundation that transcends all...