Tag Archives: CNS

17 February 2012

Sickening example of what is happening in the USA at the highest levels of government

I felt a bit physically sick as I read this whole thing.  I give only a part of it, below.
Part of what makes me sick is the manifest death of reason together with ethics.  It seems that liberal politicians today … Continue reading

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11 November 2011

Contradictory reports about the “white paper” of the Pont. Council “Iustitia et Pax”

I posted about the story on Chiesa that Card. Bertone, the Secretary of State, was blind-sided by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace controversial (dreadful) “white paper” and that, subsequently, he decided that all documents have to get the … Continue reading

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30 October 2011

USCCB doctrine committee confirmed its position on the theological work of Sr. Elizabeth Johnson

Remember Sr. Elizabeth Johnson?  Teacher at the Jesuit-run Fordham University?  She wrote some things about the Holy Trinity that seemed to the US Bishops not to be exactly in line with Catholic doctrine and was called on it.  She objected. … Continue reading

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23 September 2011

CNS makes the same “Copernican Revolution” error about the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble” for the SSPX

A long time reader alerted me to a video put out by the Rome office of Catholic News Service about the recent development in the talks between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X.  You can read … Continue reading

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22 February 2011

Dog Bites Man! Sun Rises In East! SSPX, Holy See disagree!

John Thavis of CNS has a piece today, with the headline “Traditionalist bishop cites lack of progress in talks with Vatican” which was also – for reasons which will be obvious – picked up by the National Catholic Fishwrap and … Continue reading

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26 July 2010

Power outage

From the blog of CNS:
Power outage at USCCB, CNS
Power is out this morning at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Washington yesterday afternoon. And since we’re in the USCCB building, it means … Continue reading

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