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Daily Archives: 11 November 2011
Catholic League: The ad the KC Star rejected, distributed to Catholic groups
From The Catholic League: KANSAS CITY CATHOLIC GROUPS SENT KC STAR AD November 11, 2011 by admin Filed under Latest News Releases Catholic League president Bill Donohue speaks to the latest developments regarding its battle with the Kansas City Star: … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage
Tagged Catholic League, D. Kansas City-St. Joseph, SNAP, Wm. Donohue
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27 Comments
Martinmass
Today is the feast of St. Martin of Tours, otherwise called Martinmass. I suspect few of you observed the old forty day fast period which would end today. Also, today marks the octave since All Souls Day. Don’t forget: Pray … Read More
Veterans Day confusion
UPDATE 2034 GMT: Clarification in the comments below. Useful! ___ I turned on the TV for a few minutes and people didn’t seem to know what day it is. In the USA today is Veterans Day. It used to be … Read More
11-11-11 11:11:11
11-11-11 11:11:11 UPDATE: I just the number on my Google Friends widget on the side bar …
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 … Read More
England: Court rules that priests are employees of bishops
Liberals and secularists rail against bishops who are too restrictive or who are perceived to be too controlling. If a bishop actually seeks to govern, they accuse him of being authoritarian, mean-spirited, backward. On the other hand, they think that … Read More
QUAERITUR: The Church on neo-Nazism
From a reader: Is there an official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church on national socialism, hitlerism and white supremism? Several people near our community think that ultra-conservative, ultra-radical-“rigthwing” neo-nazism (with a hint of sincretism and perennialism) is the ultimate … Read More
QUAERITUR: Pastor “refuses” to let visiting priest say funeral
From a reader: Is it right for a pastor to refuse a family’s request for a certain priest to say the funeral mass of a loved one? There is no way to answer your question, given the lack of additional … Read More
RECENT POSTS and THANKS!
Here are some posts which have scrolled along. “resurrection glasses” QUAERITUR: Loss of papal honors for priests who are “removed from the active ministry” Why we need more “ad orientem” worship: “we cannot serve this world with a kind of … Read More
AngelaM on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Thankful for this post Father. Honest, truthful, and with charity. And thank you for the corrections made to folks above…”
