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- on What’s going on in Rome?: “And Rome wonders why the SSPX, ICRSS, FSSP, Etc. continue to grow in numbers. Eventually the mental and spiritual onslaught…”
- on Keeping an eye on the “Amoris laetitia” confab in Rome – 7-14 October: “Notice that, at no place in all the bureaucratic gobbledy-gook is there ever any mention of The Cross! I acknowledge…”
- on What’s going on in Rome?: “Test of Sister Helen’s full address can be found at https://www.amorislaetitia.va/content/dam/amorislaetitia/7-october/alford/07-10-2026-alford-eng-or-meditation.pdf Her discussion of the hermeneutic of the flirt footnotes…”
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- on What’s going on in Rome?: “These folks can’t seem to conceive of any meaningful relationship that doesn’t involve sexuality of some kind. It’s the “unifying…”
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Category Archives: Puir Slow-Witted Gowk
Former Irish President says infant baptism is a form of coersion
Ireland. The gift that keeps on giving. I read at the NCRegister that former Irish President Mary McAleese thinks that infant baptism is a violation of human rights. Baptizing babies, she said, makes “infant conscripts who are held to lifelong … Read More
Atheists sue US House chaplain for not allowing non-prayer “invocation” in the House
From The Catholic League: Atheists Sue U.S. House Chaplain May 6, 2016 Bill Donohue comments on an atheist group suing the U.S. House chaplain: Thursday, May 5, was America’s annual National Day of Prayer. So of course the anti-prayer Freedom From … Read More
Reason #8573 for Summorum Pontificum
A priest friend sent a video of a Portuguese priest, Fr. José Cruz in Moita dos Ferreiros from Easter 2014. I can imagine statues of Our Lady of Fatima weeping at the sight of this. Enjoy more of Cruz HERE.
Risibly bad TV coverage of Synod from Chicago
Some of the worst analysis from a TV broadcast and journalist that I have ever heard about the Church. HERE Count the problems. Remember… this is about the coverage. Moderation queue is ON.
Can you believe how ridiculous this is getting?
Can you believe how ridiculous this is getting? At a guitar shop, teenagers complained that a guitar with the Confederate flag was on display! HERE Ummm… no, kids. Fail. Thank you, American educators! Well done. And then there … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Puir Slow-Witted Gowk, You must be joking!
Tagged confederate battle flag
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28 Comments
Ann Carey, expert on women religious, dissects LCWR keynote – “convoluted, confused, and unfounded”
Ann Carey, author of the thoughtful and balanced Sisters in Crisis Revisited: From Unraveling to Reform and Renewal, masterfully dissected the astonishingly myopic and self-centered speech given at the recent LCWR meeting by Sr. Nancy Shreck. I urge you to … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, Puir Slow-Witted Gowk, Women Religious, You must be joking!
Tagged Ann Carey, LCWR, women religious
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31 Comments
Nancy Pelosi rides again!
Hamas is a “humanitarian organization.” “And we have to confer with the Qataris, who have told me over and over again that Hamas is a humanitarian organization,” Pelosi said to Crowley. HERE Perhaps she should go spend some with Hamas … Read More
Meltdown Countdown: Fishwrap on the Synod
The Synod on the Family will start in October. Already the dissidents at the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) are whining. They have twigged to the fact that they are not going to get what they want. Today … Read More
COSTCO won’t sell conservative book
From examiner.com: Retailer Costco removing D’Souza’s “America” book from its shelves On Monday, WND has learned that wholesale retailer giant, Costco, began removing Dinesh D’Souza’s bestselling book “America: Imagine the World Without Her” from their store shelves nationwide. Jerome R. … Read More
ACTION ITEM! POLL ALERT! Wymyn to be ordained or not?
There is another silly wymyn thing taking place in Kalamazoo -zoo-zoo-zoo-zoo! HERE The local bishop, Most Rev. Paul Bradley, wrote clearly to the diocese as to the consequences of participating in a simulation of a woman’s ordination. His full statement … Read More
Posted in Be The Maquis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, POLLS, Puir Slow-Witted Gowk, You must be joking!
Tagged D. Kalamazoo, poll, women, women's ordination, wymyn
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