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Sara Ritchey

Sara Ritchey is an assistant professor of medieval European history at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Her work has appeared in Religion Compass, Spiritus, Church History and other scholarly publications.

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Catholic Cohabitators, Fornicators, and Masturbators, Please Step Up

On sacrament-denial and slut-shaming: why Barbara Johnson is a Catholic hero.
Sara Ritchey
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Catholic Priests, Celibacy, and the Marriage Loophole

The creation of the Ordinariate is about sex, and resoundingly so. It affirms, not questions or challenges, the Catholic teaching on priestly celibacy and procreative marital sexuality.
Sara Ritchey
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