The Briefing 10-19-15

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1) Rome Synod of Family exposes fault lines between two visions of Catholicism

US archbishops Chaput and Cupich offer sharply different visions of Vatican synod, Religion News Service (David Gibson)

How to Read the Vatican Family Gathering, Wall Street Journal (Charles J. Chaput)

The Plot to Change Catholicism, New York Times (Ross Douthat)

Pope Francis’s First Crisis, New Yorker (Alexander Stille)

2) Unbelievers drawn to divinity schools ultimate conclusion of liberal Christianity

Secular, but Feeling a Call to Divinity School, New York Times (Samuel G. Freedman)

3) Religious pregnancy crisis centers file lawsuit against California's mandate to provide abortion info

Religious clinics sue for right to not mention abortion to Californians, Los Angeles Times (Melanie Mason)