Daily Archives: 19 February 2009

Some recent posts and other stuff

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some recent entries:

A fictional dialogue
Fr. Kennedy of Brisbane: See ya!
BBC: SSPX Bp. Williamson expelled from Argentina … Continue reading →

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Cold outside – hot inside

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A shot from the morning view of the chapel at sunrise.
Cold outside.

But it is sure warm inside, as this jar of Chinese hot pepper oil suggests!

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A fictional dialogue

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sandro Magister has posted a marvelous fictional dialogue… and more.
Go check it out.
In the meantime, enjoy this with my emphases and comments:
The text that follows is not a review of the book "Who’s afraid of Vatican II?" But it … Continue reading →

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Online petition that Communion be withheld from pro-abortion pols.

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The excellent canon law blog of Edward Peters, In the Light of the Law, there is an interesting post about a … well… read it.
Be sure to go to the site and look at comments and the rest. Spike … Continue reading →

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You couldn’t make this up!

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I was alerted to the following ironic tidbit.
The embattled auxiliary bishop-elect of Linz was assigned the same titular diocese as that which was held by the late Archbishop Jean Jadot.
Zuri(Titular See)
Zuitanus
Past and Present Ordinaries
    * Franz Joseph Fischer † … Continue reading →

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Fr. Kennedy of Brisbane: See ya!

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You know about the weird dissident Fr. Kennedy in Brisbane, who baptizes invalidly and doesn’t believe in the resurrection of Christ.
Now this.
Finally… finally…
Priest fired for unholy communion Cosima Marriner February 20, 2009   THE first Australian priest to be sacked … Continue reading →

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Mariawald Abbey: transition to TLM

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader:
You might be interested in the fact that, starting next monday, the Trappist abbey of Mariawald, Germany, will begin the transition to the usus antiquor. As can be seen here, daily Holy Mass in the "Tridentine Rite" is … Continue reading →

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BBC: SSPX Bp. Williamson expelled from Argentina

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From BBC NEWS:
Argentina expels Holocaust bishop [What a nasty headline]
Argentina has ordered an ultra-traditionalist British bishop who denies the Holocaust to leave the country or face expulsion.
The Interior Ministry said Richard Williamson had been told he had … Continue reading →

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Sides being chosen

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Two German Cardinals have spoke up in defense of Pope Benedict against the criticisms from bishops in Germany over the lifting of the excommunications of the SSPX bishops.
First, Walter Card. Kasper spoke bluntly with Vatican Radio about the anti-Roman attitude … Continue reading →

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Exercises in intimidation: The Tablet attacks Fr. Finigan

Posted on 19 February 2009 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 2356 GMT 23 Feb.
The Tablet attempts to silence Fr. Finigan’s response.__________________
UPDATE: 2014 GMT 19 Feb:
His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Finigan responds.
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I mentioned a while back that the UK’s ultra-leftist weekly, nicknamed "the bitter Pill", … Continue reading →

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