Category Archives: The Drill

Francis, the G8, and reform of the Roman Curia – some musings

Posted on 13 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over here I posted about the new G8 that Pope Francis will call together in October.  They are supposedly to help with alterations to the constitution called Pastor bonus, that governs the Roman Curia.
We all agree that reform of the … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis convokes a “group” of Cardinals

Posted on 13 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

One month into his pontificate, Pope Francis has done a few unusual things.  Here is another.
The G8.
Pope Francis invited a group of cardinals to meet to help him, among other things it seems, revise John Paul II’s Apostolic Constitution Pastor … Continue reading →

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Fishwrap supports the US bishops… once in a while

Posted on 11 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) today has an article about the US bishops and the hotly debated gun-control legislation.
In evidence is their use of a story from the Religion News Service.
As the Senate takes up a heated debate over … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis and the cuillère à sauce individuelle and grand liturgy

Posted on 10 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Last night I watched a movie I haven’t seen in years from a brand new blu-ray disk (thanks CEF!) on the big hi-def screen: Babette’s Feast.
This movie has it all.
I can say “everything” now because it is the Pope’s favorite film … Continue reading →

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What does Fr. Z really say? A response to critics on the left and the right.

Posted on 9 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Back on 2 April – which in blog years is like a decade ago – I offered a brief manifesto about how I think we ought to approach Pope Francis.
In fact, there are any number of entries I have posted … Continue reading →

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CNN insinuates that Archbp. Vigneron “dialed back” his words about promoters of same-sex marriage and Holy Communion

Posted on 9 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a deeply flawed, perhaps even mendacious, piece on CNN about Archbishop Vigneron’s comments about Catholics who promote same-sex marriage and reception of Holy Communion.  I posted about that HERE.
The CNN article suggests, implies, hints, that the Archdiocese of … Continue reading →

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Fishwrap’s Winters responds

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Over the National Schismatic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters has responded to something I wrote HERE.
Winters is mostly wrong about things, but he occasionally right and, when he is, I have happily said so here.
Winters opens with a little snark – … Continue reading →

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Archbp. Vigneron: Catholics who push same-sex marriage should not receive Communion

Posted on 8 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A regular commentator here, the distinguish canonist Ed Peters, was quoted in an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press.
Archbp. Vigneron made a clear statement about receiving Holy Communion if you advocate same-sex marriage.
This is in the Freep:
Detroit-area Catholic leaders … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis’ sermon for his “enthronement” at St. John Lateran

Posted on 7 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Francis took possession of his cathedral church today.  As Bishop of Rome his cathedral is the Basilica of St. John Lateran.  The Mass today was for his “enthronement” (Italian “insediamento”).
I think that we might have a new challenge in … Continue reading →

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Obama Admin in Army Reserve brief lumps Catholicism in with Al Qaeda, Hamas, KKK

Posted on 6 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I call it “creeping incrementalism”.
Liberals will state or propose something outrageous.  There is an outcry against it.  They back done.   They wait for awhile.  They do it again.  There is an outcry, but the outcry isn’t quite as loud. … Continue reading →

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