Tag Archives: cardinals

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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The Feeder Feed: Cardinal Edition

Posted on 1 March 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I no longer have the big and varied feeders that I once did at The Sabine Farm, but I do have a small feeder on the window here at the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue.
As result I don’t have the … Continue reading →

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Cardinals and their doctorates… or not.

Posted on 18 February 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

It was once customary for bishops to sport after their names the “D.D.” of the “Doctor of Divinity” degree. Whenever I see that designation I think of a limerick I learned from the late Msgr. Richard Schuler…
There once was a … Continue reading →

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New Cardinals and their churches in Rome and cardinalatial trivia

Posted on 18 February 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

You may have heard, but the Pope created a few more Cardinals today, 22 to be exact, though several are over 80 years of age and therefore cannot enter or vote in a conclave.
Each cardinal is assigned a church in … Continue reading →

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QUAERITUR: If, after announcing new cardinals, the Pope dies before the consistory.

Posted on 27 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have received several queries about what would happen if, before the upcoming consistory and the “creation” of the new cardinals, the Holy Father were to – quod Deus avertat – die.
Would the men whose names were already announced be … Continue reading →

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New ceremony for the creation of cardinals

Posted on 10 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

My old mentor Msgr. Schuler used to ask the unwary: “What’s the difference between a priest and a monsignor? … None. But often the monsignor doesn’t know it.”
To be made a cardinal of Holy Church brings with the office some … Continue reading →

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The Feeder Feed: Z-CAM edition

Posted on 27 May 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here are a few screenshots from the live Z-CAM which I have running again.  I still have some technical problems, but it is running.  I have chaplets of the Rosary in Latin, prayers for the Pope, and other prayers.

And I … Continue reading →

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Cardinals to take possession of their titular churches in Rome

Posted on 1 February 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A couple of WDTPRS’s favorite Cardinals will soon be taking possession of their cardinalatial titles in Rome:
Sabato 5 febbraio 2011, alle ore 18.30, l’Em.mo Cardinale Raymond Leo Burke, Prefetto del Supremo Tribunale della Segnatura Apostolica, prenderà possesso della … Continue reading →

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The Pope’s hinge-men: a proposal about cardinals.

Posted on 22 October 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A great deal hinges on the naming of cardinals.  The very word comes from Latin cardo, “hinge”.  Cardinals are the Pope’s hingemen.
Phil Lawler made a proposal about the naming of new cardinals.  Here is a key passage.
Rather than appointing the … Continue reading →

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Roman exorcist says there are satanic groups in Vatican

Posted on 4 March 2010 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

There is a CNA post about something which is less than savory.  It might be useful to have some discussion here.
Keep in mind that I discourage prurient interest in things having to do with the enemy of the soul and … Continue reading →

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