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Tag Archives: Damian Thompson
Rumors of war against the Apostolic Nuncio in Great Britain
In the next year or so, a large percentage of the dioceses in England and Wales will be opening up as their bishops retire. That means the role of the Apostolic Nuncio in Great Britain is of critical importance.
The … Continue reading
Problems with the Anglican Ordinariate in England?
Preamble: Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity.
Pope Benedict gets to determine the parameters and dynamics of ecumenism, not his critics. According to his approach and vision, he has been making headway. Some will say that he … Continue reading
The Archbishop of Glasgow on the Holy Father’s provisions in Summorum Pontificum
All day long people have been filling my email with requests for me to react to the opinions of His Excellency, nay rather, His Grace, Mario Conti, Archbishop of Glasgow, who has spoken about the Holy Father’s provisions in Summorum … Continue reading
Robert Mickens on Pope Benedict and Summorum Pontificum. It is to laugh.
Damian Thompson has rightly shared with us Robert Micken’s little trip to the zoo. Mr. Mickens, Rome correspondent for The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill aka RU486), has taken exception to Pope Benedict and the provisions of Summorum Pontificum.
I’ll leave … Continue reading
Posted in Green Inkers
Tagged Damian Thompson, Robert Mickens, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Tablet, Universae Ecclesiae
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Summorum Pontificum, Latin, liberals, TLMs, seminarians, Magic Circles and an Instruction
From Damian Thompson’s blog comes a piece about Latin, seminarians, the Extraordinary Form and liberal enemies of all of the above, with my emphases and comments. Edited.
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In contrast, the proposal to teach all seminarians to celebrate the Tridentine Mass is … Continue reading
UK: Catholic Church rejects Govt. plans to allow homsexual “weddings” in churches
The other day I posted a new PODCAzT about the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 2003 document Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons.
That CDF document, addressed to bishops, states in terms … Continue reading
On The Road: back in Manhattan… some views and news
I rose at oh dark hundred this morning, did my chores, and headed to the airport.
Off through the LSD TUNNEL OF LIBERAL NEW AGE LOVE in the Detroit airport.
Our approach into NYC.
A great view of the park.
To supper. A sort … Continue reading
Did the Holy Father get a free ride from the BBC during his visit?
From Damian Thompson:
The Times’s paywall is mysteriously down, so I nipped behind it and found a blog post from my former colleague the Rev George Pitcher, now the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Secretary for Public Affairs. Writes George:
I … Continue reading
Damian Thompson’s take on the Pope at Westminster
Damian Thompson offers some analysis.
I found it reassuring that many of his points are in harmony with some of my thoughts.
Here is some of with my E&C:
How odd that it should be the Guardian that grasped the magnitude … Continue reading
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged "Nixon goes to China", Damian Thompson, Westminster
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Damian Thompson’s take on the music CD for the papal visit
Damian Thompson has rained vituperation down upon a music CD prepared in advance of the Holy Father’s visit to the UK.
Papal visit CD: musical atrocities that make the Birdie Song sound like Mozart
[I admit that I didn’t know … Continue reading
