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Should the Bishops of the USA have us return to obligatory meatless Fridays during the whole year and not just during Lent?
- Yes, and I think this is very important. (81%, 15,546 Votes)
- Yes, I guess so. (9%, 1,716 Votes)
- No, I hesitate about such a move. (5%, 900 Votes)
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Yearly Archives: 2010
Getting from Washington DC to Rome
I noticed that the annual fall plenary session of the USCCB will be held 15-18 November. But there will be consistory in Rome immediately thereafter. The Cardinals are supposed to be present, at least. It is a consistory after all. … Read More
NPR fired Juan Williams
National Public (Liberal) Radio has fired commentator and columnist Juan Williams for remarks he made about Muslims. Part of the story from NPR: NPR News has terminated the contract of longtime news analyst Juan Williams after remarks he made on … Read More
Archbp. Nienstedt on being Catholic
USAToday has an article on Archbp. John Nienstedt of St. Paul and Minneapolis: Minn. archbishop: No ‘lukewarm’ Catholics welcome ST. PAUL (AP) — The Catholic archbishop for the Twin Cities defended his right Monday to speak to fellow Catholics on … Read More
QUAERITUR: parent won’t attend wedding without SSPX priest
From a reader: My Fiancée’s family is SSPX. Since coming to college she has realized the error in their beliefs, so she is no longer SSPX. We are planning on getting married next november We would absolutely love to get … Read More
POLL ALERT: WSJ on clerical celibacy and abuse of children
For your opportune knowledge, the Wall Street Journal is running an online poll today. At the time of this writing these are the results: UPDATE 1903 GMT:
Oh the … arbority!
My friend Fr. Ray Blake, the great P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton has a new angle on the problem of writer’s for liberal Catholic publications who threaten to sue people who point out the flaws in their theology. … Read More
Don’t like the new translation? You have an option!
The discontents who are whining about the new translation as being deficient or flawed or ugly or mean or vulgar or awkward always have an option. Ignore the new translation and just use Latin. Latin can protect you from the … Read More
Which titular churches will the new Cardinals receive?
Cardinals are the Pope’s special Roman clergy. Historically they were the deacons and priests of diaconal and presbyteral “titles” (parishes) of Rome, while the cardinal bishops were bishops of little dioceses nearby. The College of Cardinals is still divided into … Read More
National Catholic Reporter bitter about CARDINAL Burke (I repeat … CARDINAL)
His Holiness of Our Lord Pope Benedict XVI has seen fit to name Archbishop Raymond Burke a Cardinal of Holy Church. The National Catholic Fishwrap is not very pleased. They won’t take the swipe directly. They use surrogates. Tom Roberts … Read More
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