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Category Archives: One Man & One Woman
Secret Consistory: How did other Cardinals react to Card. Kasper’s proposals?
Those of who who read Italian my be interested in an article of Marco Tosatti posted at La Stampa which purports to reconstruct some of the discussion in the now-not-so-Secret Consistory during which Card. Kasper delivered his extremely long and now … Read More
Card. Caffarra on upcoming Synod, Communion for divorced and remarried
At ZENIT there is a translation into English of the wide-ranging interview given by Carlo Card. Caffarra, Archbishop of Bologna, about the upcoming Synod and the issue to be addressed. It was originally in Italian in Il Foglio. You should read … Read More
ASK FATHER: I still wonder if my first marriage was “real”.
Life is messy, my dear readers. We make mistakes. We get get up. We go forward, living with the consequences as best we may. God sees clearly the whole truth and cannot be fooled about anything. We, on the other … Read More
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged annulment, marriage
4 Comments
4 Comments
Bp. Egan (D. Portsmouth): denial of Communion can be act of mercy, love
It is time for happy and articulate culture warriors to rise up and speak out. The Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Most Reverend Philip Egan, explained clearly what every bishop and priest ought to be able to repeat in public with … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Bp. Philip Egan, culture wars, D. Portsmouth, denial of Holy Communion
38 Comments
38 Comments
Will reaffirmation of teaching on divorce and Communion be ignored?
At his fine canon law blog, canonist Ed Peters, sober, offers a rather scary view of a scary trend. He has no combox over there. Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception Interesting … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged canon law, divorce, Ed Peters, marriage
44 Comments
44 Comments
A bishop’s pastoral letter on Pornography
The other day a priest acquaintance sent me a note about the new Pastoral Letter from Bp. Loverde of the Diocese of Arlington concerning Pornography, “Bought With A Price: Every Man’s Duty to Protect Himself and His Family from a … Read More
KY’s AG cites Francis undying quote as excuse for not upholding the law
It is hard to know which box to check: ? tragically ignorant ? mendaciously obtuse We have seen antinomianism rear its dangerous head in many scenarios now: those who are bound to uphold and enforce the law simply deciding sua … Read More
¡Vaya lío! Archbp. Sample weighs in on same-sex unions in Oregon. Fr. Z kudos.
From the Oregonian: Portland Archdiocese joins anti-gay marriage effort; lay group plans Ash Wednesday action Since Pope Francis began his reign as the head of the Catholic Church a year ago, he’s sounded a more welcoming tone toward gays. [Their … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Archd. Portland, Bp. Liam Cary, D. Baker, homosexual activists, same-sex unions
46 Comments
46 Comments
What else do we “tolerate though not accept”?
I keep coming back to the position of Card. Kasper about second “marriages”. HERE That innuendo about a solution for second marriages … that we might fudge just enough to “tolerate though not accept” them…, well… it just bugs me. … Read More
There’s marriage and then there’s marriage*
I had a comment in my messages from an Observant Person who had the misfortune to read an article about Card. Kasper’s remarks on marriage in advance of the Synod. The Observant Person pulled a strange quote from Kasper via CNS: … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on Archbp. of Milwaukee reacts to the SSPX consecrations. Fr Z comments.: “acard: The article says: […] However, following the formal declaration of schism, the Vatican has made it clear that those…”
