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- redneckpride4ever on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I’ve been jumping the gun with my mouth since last week, so I won’t start typing a long winded rant.…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@prayfatima I don’t believe I’ve ever said the SSPX should be free of criticism. That’s a far cry, though, from…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “WVC: Good points. It’s actually a work of mercy to admonish the sinner and instruct the ignorant. You write: “There’s…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@ B: I agree that resolution is decades away. An “honest assessment of Vatican II and the aftermath” will not…”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “From the CatholicVote site Zeale: “US bishops offer pastoral responses after SSPX excommunications and schism” …”Bishop Terry LaValley of the…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@ TonyO I generally refer to “the Mass for grown-ups” and “the kiddies’ Mass”. Just thought I’d share.”
- on 19th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end.: “@TonyO I concur — fracturing “the West” into multiple eparchies is a solution to the “too big to fail/ too…”
- on SSPX “Out The Door”… literally on Sunday, at their chapels: “@prayfatima – somewhere along the line you’ve gotten “not judge the sinner” confused with “allow the sinner to do as…”
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Category Archives: Pò sì jiù
Of Star Wars and Immanentism and Birdcages and Elite Snobbery. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
In my talks I sometimes address the steady slide of many Catholics into Immanentism Lite. They don’t exactly deny that God is transcendent, it’s just that they never give transcendence the slightest thought. They have never had too, have they? … Read More
Lighter Fare… not so much. POLL!
It’s starting to feel like this, isn’t it? Be honest, now. Has it crossed your mind? Even in a fleeting way?
Ass. of Catholic Priests formed to push passé liberal agenda
The National Schismatic Reporter has an online piece about a new group for ultra-liberal priests called the Association of U.S. Catholic Priests. The group is comprised of self-described “Vatican II priests”. In 2012, 240 people showed up for a meeting and … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood
Tagged Association of Catholic Priests, Biological Solution
66 Comments
66 Comments
Pres. Obama’s disrespect for the military
I was really angry when I first saw this. Mr. President. These guys are NOT your valets! They are NOT hotel doormen! From the Daily Caller: Obama breaches Marine umbrella protocol The commander in chief of the American armed forces … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù
Tagged military, Pres. Obama, umbrella, United States Marine Corps, USMC
76 Comments
76 Comments
Card. O’Malley to boycott Boston College when they honor pro-abortion Irish PM
I wrote HERE about Jesuit-run Boston College’s plan to have anti-Catholic catholic, pro-abortion Prime Minister of Ireland Enda Kenny speak at commencement and then confer on him an honor. Outrageous. Shades of Notre Shame. Now I read at the site of … Read More
Shades of Notre Shame! Jesuit-run Boston College to honor pro-abortion ‘catholic’ Irish PM
Did you see that Jesuit-run Boston College is going to have the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as their commencement speaker and then give him an honorary degree? HERE Shades of Notre Shame! Enda Kenny, catholic, promoted abortion in Ireland. … Read More
Does a California bill really classify pedophilia as a “sexual orientation”?
UPDATE: 5 April 13:19 GMT From information provided by readers in the combox, below, you will see that there were a lot of problems with the information about the bill and the issues. That’s why I posted the title in … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Pò sì jiù, The future and our choices
Tagged Jackie Speier, pedophilia, sexual orientation
70 Comments
70 Comments
Faithful Chinese Bishops dies – forgave his enemies
From Fides: The death of Mgr. Chen Shizhong: during forced labor he had received the gift of forgiving his enemies Yibin (Agenzia Fides) – On December 16, 2012, His Exc. Mgr. John Chen Shizhong, Bishop of the Diocese of Yibin … Read More
“During Pres. Obama’s third term…”
I have sometimes made a passing comment about what was going to happen to us during the third term of Pres. Obama. The usual sort of person pooh-poohed that. “But Father! But Father!”, they chortled, “You can’t be serious! That’s against … Read More
Your Excellencies: Tell the National ‘c’atholic Reporter to drop the term “Catholic”
I see the other day, election day, that The National Catholic Reporter – aka Fishwrap – pandered for The First Gay President, effectively begging Catholics to endanger our nation and their souls by voting for him. They have an editorial … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Dogs and Fleas, Emanations from Penumbras, Liberals, Magisterium of Nuns, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Religious Liberty, The Drill, The future and our choices, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Bp. Nickless, Card. Bernardin, D. Sioux City, Fishwrap, National Catholic Reporter, pandering, Pres. Obama
33 Comments
33 Comments
redneckpride4ever on Daily Rome Shot 1655: inconsistencies: “I’ve been jumping the gun with my mouth since last week, so I won’t start typing a long winded rant.…”
