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Category Archives: CRUX WATCH
How about this? “Cradle Catholics should speak less, listen more.”
Michael Sean Winters, the Wile e. Coyote of the liberal catholic Left at the Fishwrap, and hyper-liberal Massimo “Beans” Faggiolo at Villanova, and the papalatrous gnostic Austen Ivereigh at Crux have incited a little war on converts recently. According to … Read More
Crux tweets horrid image of Pope Francis, Pres. Trump… funded by @KofC
CRUX is funded by the Knights of Columbus. CRUX posted this image on Twitter concerning the meeting of Pope Francis and Pres. Trump. Link to Tweet HERE Knights of Columbus… is it time to cancel your insurance? Moderation queue is ON. … Read More
Is ‘Amoris laetitia’ compromised because of ghostwriter plagiarism?
There is a bit of hard reporting and analysis at Crux today which merits close attention. Also, at the end, I have a face-saving solution for everyone regarding the Five Dubia and controversy about Amoris laetitia Chapter 8. Here is some helpful … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH, The Drill
Tagged AAS, Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Amoris Laetitia, Victor Fernandez
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John Allen on Summorum Pontificum: “Most Catholics who wanted access to the older Mass already had it”
Over at CRUX (now perhaps Crux 2.0? – the Boston Globe ended its life support – Zombie Crux? – the KofCs support it now, which I can’t get my head around… but I digress…), editor John L. Allen made an odd statement … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH, Liberals, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, You must be joking!
Tagged Crux, John L. Allen
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Wherein Fr. Z sends his readers to Crux… yes… you read that right.
My friend the nearly ubiquitous John L. Allen, Jr, formerly of the Fishwrap and now with the Boston Globe, at the site of his new project Crux has a fun column. I don’t get to say “fun” about Crux very often, … Read More
Two African Cardinals standing up!
In the lead up (already) to next October’s Synod, the continuation of last October’s wild ride with its bizarre rules, backroom maneuvers, and strange proposals, Africa (pace Card. Kasper) is coming into its own. I saw this at the National … Read More
John Allen pulled a fast one over at Crux about the Synod
A preliminary list of some of the bishop-members of next October’s Synod of Bishops to discuss “the family” has been released. There are big holes in the membership still, since many conferences haven’t yet elected officers, etc. You can tell … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH, Francis, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged John Allen, Synod of Bishops
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ACTION ITEM – POLL – Card. Burke on Church becoming “feminized” UPDATE
Over Crux, the same-sex union between the Fishwrap and the secular Boston Globe (with all the same characters). There is a poll, on the left side.. scroll down. I, for one, agree. Make up your own mind. Results as of this writing… Perhaps … Read More
ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! – Crux poll on recent Synod of Bishops
I have stopped looking at Crux as often as I did when it first entered the fray. Why? They say they want “balance”. I don’t see much balance. Today an email blurb arrived with teases about the fare they are … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, CRUX WATCH, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS
Tagged Crux Watch, poll, Synod of Bishops
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29 Comments
RNS smear of Card. Burke
Liberal Religion News Service is less and less careful to pretended objectivity when it comes to coverage of Catholic matters. Crux, by the way, took what follows lock and stock. Watch how they paint him, smear, with words and premises which … Read More
More bile from CRUX
Crux Watch continues. Are you starting to get a picture of what Crux is like? I am. Here is a taste from today by Margery Eagan. Tell me if this doesn’t drip bitterness and really make you want to adhere to … Read More
As The Synod Turns
Any one who looks at Catholic stuff on these interwebs today (and for the near future) is going to be inundated with Synod stuff. We have to be wary. Do you remember that, just before Benedict XVI abdicated, during an … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH
Tagged Crux, homosexuality, same-sex unions, Synod of Bishops, Synod of the Media
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36 Comments
Crux – Fr. Z’s initial observations
I have been watching the new initiative from the Boston Globe, with the involvement of former Fishwrap writer John Allen: Crux. I have some initial observations. Happily, it seems to me that Crux has the potential to make the National catholic Fishwrap irrelevant. … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, CRUX WATCH, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Boston Globe, Crux, Crux Watch, Lisa Miller, Margery Eagan, Michael O’Loughlin
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50 Comments
