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Category Archives: Canon Law
UPDATE: Wherein the Bishop of Black Duck gives pastoral care to a pro-abortion ‘c’atholic politician
UPDATE: 27 May 2021 I’ve lately read that some 60 bishops are pressuring that the issue of Communion for pro-abortion politicians NOT be even be discussed at the USCCB meeting. I don’t get it. The Lord says that if there … Read More
For you who voted for Democrats in the last election, please give this statement some thought.
From LifeSite: Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she should be able to get communion even though she is a pro-abortion Catholic. The ardent abortion advocate insists she can use her own judgment on whether or not she is eligible to receive … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Canon Law, Emanations from Penumbras, You must be joking!
Tagged can. 915, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Party of Death
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ASK FATHER: “Can a priest say the Latin Mass if he doesn’t know Latin formally?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Can a priest say Latin mass if he doesn’t know Latin formally? Message: For instance, could a Novus Ordo priest be convinced to do a Low Mass even though he is not fluent in Latin? By … Read More
REMINDER: Ascension THURSDAY – usually Holy Day of Obligation
It ought to be clear to everyone that THURSDAY 13 May is the Ascension of the Lord. THURSDAY is Ascension… not Sunday. There really is no such thing as Ascension Thursday Sunday. It ought to be either Sunday after Ascension (TLM) … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can priests refuse to hear confessions face to face?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: A bishop made a comment about saying that a priest doesn’t have the power to deny a penitent face to face confession. In other words, a bishop basically said “ a priest can’t override a penitent … Read More
Fishwrap’s Wile E. Coyote
At Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) Michael Sean Winters (aka Madame Defarge aka the Wile E. Coyote of the catholic Left – coined by Robby George, I think), who in the past regularly wished physical and financial harm on those … Read More
ASK FATHER: Bishop says no TLM on weekdays
From a reader… QUAERITUR: It seems that the diocese has disallowed the celebration of any daily Masses to be in the EF, after finally adding an official EF to the regular Sunday schedule. You’ve said multiple times that a priest … Read More
ASK FATHER: Must I go to a Novus Ordo Mass and receive on the hand to fulfill my “Easter Duty”?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Our churches in the Diocese of ___ have been allowed to have public Masses offered with 15% capacity of the fire code regulations, but with very strict restrictions from the bishop (more strict than the government’s … Read More
ASK FATHER: Mass intention register … in Latin
From a seminarian: First, many prayers for you always! Second, many of us at the seminary are looking for a personal mass intention book to keep record of masses. Preferably we have seen a red version that is labeled in … Read More
ASK FATHER: If someone desecrates Hosts, does the Real Presence remain?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: If someone breaks the tabernacle takes the consecrated Hosts desecrates (throws away to the gutters or dirty place) does the real presence exists? There are some distinctions to be made here. Firstly, the person who does … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, ASK FATHER Question Box, Canon Law
Tagged can. 1367, desecration, Eucharist, RS 172
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