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Category Archives: Our Catholic Identity
ASK FATHER: Son married in another church without a dispensation
From a reader… QUAERITUR: My son left the Catholic Church And now belongs to the Church of England. he is getting married in C of E without a dispensation as he no longer considers himself a Catholic. I know he will not … Read More
Another Cardinal stands up to Card. Marx and German bishops:
His Eminence Kurt. Card. Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity (Card. Kasper’s old billet), has firmly rejected the progressivist notions which Card. Müller called “absolutely anti-Catholic”. From LifeSite with my emphases and comments: Vatican cardinal tells German bishops: We can’t … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged Card. Koch, Card. Marx, German Bishops, Synod, Synod of Bishops
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Wherein Fr. Z muses on a growing trend
Let me put some facts together for you. At La Stampa Marco Tosatti is reporting that, before the upcoming Synod on the Family in October, things are already heating up. It seems that Cantagalli, the Italian publisher of Permanere nella verità … Read More
“Blessed are they who persecute the righteous, for they shall be called the children of God.”
The estimable translator and teacher Anthony Esolen has a wickedly biting commentary piece at Crisis today. Read it in the context of controversy over the upcoming Synod on the Family in October, namely, there are those who suggest that Christ … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Lighter fare, Our Catholic Identity, Synod
Tagged Anthony Esolen, satire, Synod of Bishops
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Card. Müller: Delegate doctrinal decisions to regional conferences? “absolutely anti-Catholic”!
Recently Card. Marx and the German Bishops conference flexed their muscles a bit and suggested that they should have oversight of doctrine (rather than Rome) and that they were pretty much not subordinated to Rome. I have now read an … Read More
Card. Nichols reacts to the 500 Priests
The other day I posted about an open letter, in the UK’s weekly the Catholic Herald, signed by almost 500 priests of England and Wales. The letter urged the members of the upcoming Synod in October to stand firm on the … Read More
Of the Premonstratensian Rite and Confessions
I received a note from the MC at my friend Fr. Ray Blake’s parish in Brighton. They recently had a retreat which ended with Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Premonstratensian Rite (Norbertine). There are some fine photos. … Read More
New interview with Card. Burke
A new interview with His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke with LifesiteNews. Read it all there, but here is some: Exclusive interview: Cardinal Burke says confusion spreading among Catholics ‘in an alarming way’ (full text) Editor’s Note: Cardinal Raymond Burke spoke … Read More
8 major studies of identital twins prove homosexuality Is NOT genetic
From OrthodoxyToday: Identical Twin Studies Prove Homosexuality is Not Genetic Eight major studies of identical twins in Australia, the U.S., and Scandinavia during the last two decades all arrive at the same conclusion: gays were not born that way. “At best … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged homosexualist agenda, homosexuality, nature nurture
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Nearly 500 faithful priests in England and Wales sign letter urging Synod to stand firm!
At the UK’s Catholic Herald, for which I write a weekly column, find the following: Nearly 500 priests in England and Wales urge synod to stand firm on Communion for the remarried Priests says that doctrine and practice must ‘remain … Read More
