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(82,333 posts) Fri May 30, 2014, 01:12 PM May 2014

Big Questions: The politics of sainthood, marriage equality and the evolution of the Catholic Church

May 29 6 a.m.
Robert K. Elder
relder@suntimes.com | @robertkelder

By contemporary terms, Cristina Traina is an enigma.

A driven Roman Catholic and professor of religion at Northwestern University, Traina is a prolific writer on religious ethics and social issues — including why she thinks the church should support marriage equality.

At the same time, Traina identifies herself as lesbian and remains married to her husband, a Lutheran minister and father to their three grown children.

In this first live episode of “The Big Questions Podcast,” we tackle all of these questions, plus the politics of sainthood and the evolution of the Catholic Church.

http://glenview.suntimes.com/2014/05/29/big-questions-politics-sainthood-marriage-equality-evolution-catholic-church/

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