Commonweal Mag 4+

Name: Commonweal Mag
Rating: 1.6 (7 reviews)
Author: PressPad Sp. z o.o.

PressPad Sp. z o.o.

Designed for iPad

- 1.6 • 7 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

Commonweal’s mission is to provide a forum for civil, reasoned debate on the interaction of faith with contemporary politics and culture. Read by a passionate audience of educated Catholics as well as readers from many other faiths, Commonweal presents well-argued, respectful points of view from across the ideological spectrum. In an often contentiously divided Catholic church and secular culture, its status as an independent, lay-run journal of opinion encourages conversations that can be difficult in other settings.

Since its founding in 1924 Commonweal has staked a claim for Catholic principles and perspective in American life. It has been credited with helping prepare American Catholics for Vatican II, and Commonweal’s current readers say it has helped them weather the church’s sexual-abuse scandal and work through questions related to the role of women, church teachings on sexuality, and other contemporary issues. The magazine has an ongoing interest in social justice, ecumenism, just-war teaching, liturgical renewal, and the interchange between Catholicism and liberal democracy. Today Commonweal publishes many of the leading Catholic theologians, writers and public figures in the United States.

Commonweal has a unique history of taking strong and controversial positions, often liberal and opinionated yet tolerant in tone. The editors condemned the firebombing of Dresden and the use of atomic weapons; they have criticized American racism; supported resistance to U.S. involvement in Vietnam; and took issue with the 1968 papal encyclical Humanae vitae but also the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade. Today the magazine maintains prolife convictions while being critical of single-issue abortion politics, and provides a space for marginalized voices.
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The magazine offers a yearly ($59.99) subscription
- Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase
- Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period
- Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase
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Jun 22, 2021

Version 100.10.0

bugfixes and improvements

1.6 out of 5

7 Ratings

Poor access for subscribers

App for Commonweal fails to download to my iPhone.

Access to members virtually does not exist. There is a link to sign in on the third or fourth page. Very hard to find. Requires User name and password for each visit.

No place to log in if you already subscribe.

I’ll stick to reading it via web browser.

Only purpose seems to be to subscribe

Too bad all the wonderful aspects of Commonweal cannot be accessed via the App. It appears to be simply a way for new subscribers to join.

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