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Category Archives: Pope of Christian Unity
2006 comments by Card. Kasper about Anglicans, women bishops, and ecumenical dialogue
Fr. Finigan at his fine blog, The Hermeneutic of Continuity, has a piece today about something Card. Kasper told Anglicans at Lambeth in 2006 as the then-President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Here is an excerpt: It [viz. … Read More
Misogynist England now waging a war on women
England is clearly a misogynistic waging a war on women. This must be true because the official state church of England has rejected women bishops. From the site of The Church of England. General Synod Rejects Draft Legislation on Women … Read More
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Russian Orthodox Metropolitan’s grim letter to the new Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury
Here is the Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion’s letter to the new Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury: Dear Brother and Lord Bishop, I would like to extend to you wholehearted congratulations on your election as Head of one of the oldest episcopal … Read More
New Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury – a new hope!
Via the best Catholic weekly in the UK, The Catholic Herald… Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has welcomed the appointment of the Rt Rev Justin Welby, Bishop of Durham, as the next Archbishop of Canterbury. Writing on behalf of the … Read More
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Lutheran Ordinariate?
Could there be an Ordinariate for former Lutherans in a way similar to those for former Anglicans? It is hard for me to see how. Perhaps it could be possible. From CWN: The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting … Read More
Declaration of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” about the SSPX and the discussions
From VIS: The Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” takes this occasion to announce that, in its most recent official communication (6 September 2012), the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X has indicated that additional time for reflection and study is needed … Read More
SSPX formally expelled Bp. Williamson
Communiqué of the General House of the Society of Saint Pius X (October 24, 2012) 24-10-2012 Bishop Richard Williamson, having distanced himself from the management and the government of the SSPX for several years, and refusing to show due respect … Read More
“Benedict went to Westminster”
I believe it was about two years ago that His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI visited London and gave his magnificent addresses in Westminster Abbey ( wearing a stole with the coat-of-arms of Leo XIII) and Westminster Hall to civil authorities. … Read More
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Will SSPX Bp. Williamson be expelled?
From CWN: The controversial Bishop Richard Williamson may soon be dismissed from the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), according to a leading Vatican journalist. Citing a report on the German internet site Kreuz.net, Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa says … Read More
QUAERITUR: Can I attend an “Anglican Use” parish?
From a reader: My city has a an Anglican Use parish, and my understanding is their Mass is just like the TLM except, not in Latin. I can deal with that. Is it permissible for regular Latin Rite Catholics to … Read More
QUAERITUR: How many priests are in the SSPX?
The SSPX says that they now have 569 priests. Remember that the SSPX, or FSSPX, is a “priestly fraternity”, a “society of priests”. Lay people don’t belong to the SSPX, though there are some associated groups. Meanwhile, Benedict XVI is … Read More
17-21 Sept: FSSP Extraordinary Form Low Mass Training Seminar
I received this note from a priest of the FSSP: Just a quick note regarding our Fall dates for Low Mass Priest Training at our seminary from 17-21 September. Also, if there is interest, much of our Latin Mass Training Video, is available for … Read More
SSPX Statement: We wait for the “serious debate” which will bring ecclesiastic authorities back to Tradition
At the SSPX site DICI we read the General Chapter Statement. Bottom line: Not negative, but clarificatory. They left the door open for more discussions under Archbp. Di Noia. You can read the whole thing there, but here is the … Read More
SSPX Bp. Fellay speaks about their General Chapter, the new CDF Prefect, unity with Rome (unresolved)
At the site of the SSPX DICI, there is an interview with the SSPX Superior Bp. Bernard Fellay about the recently concluded General Chapter (which is a gathering in which the participants discuss policies, internal matters, etc.). Read it all, … Read More
REMINDER: Z-Swag – Newman’s “To be deep in history” Mug
Those of you who may be new readers may not know about the mug I made with a phrase of Bl. John Henry Newman: “To be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant.” Thinking back on the course … Read More
QUAERITUR: Anglicans using a Catholic church for their services
From a reader: I have been informed by an Anglican group that my Bishop gave the green light to let an Anglican (not an ordinariate group, but a schismatic Anglican group) use one of our school’s sanctuary and altar to … Read More
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Reason #2775 for Anglicanorum coetibus
More from the Church of Making Irony Redundant. These guys never fail to amaze. They have an astonishingly complicated array of commission and conventions and meetings and votes… all for about 4 people. And those 4 are going to do … Read More
Westminster Choir in St. Peter’s Basilica
I am catching a few minutes of the rebroadcast of the Holy Father’s Mass for Sts. Peter and Paul on EWTN. I only have a few fleeting minutes. The Choir of Westminster Abbey is there. Is it my imagination or … Read More
Benedict XVI’s sermon for Sts. Peter and Paul: “The Church is not a community of the perfect, but a community of sinners.”
The Holy Father’s sermon for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with my emphases and comments. (He gently addresses the issue of “scandal”. Look for it!) Your Eminences, Brother Bishops and Priests, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are gathered … Read More
Benedict XVI establishes Anglican Ordinariate in Australia
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From The Catholic Herald: Pope Benedict XVI has established a personal ordinariate in Australia and named a Lancashire-born former bishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) to lead it. The ordinariate, the … Read More
