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Category Archives: POPES
Dreher: “Pope Francis only confirms my decision to leave” the Catholic Church. A HARD look at where we are.
There is an intense piece by Rod Dreher over at TIME. The whole thing is worth a close look, but here are some longish samples. NB: While I disagree with Dreher’s decision to leave the Catholic Church, I sure understand … Read More
Fr. Swamp Fox, the Catholic Maquis, and You. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I have written “Be The Maquis!” a few times. Why? Right now liberals – who misread Pope Francis and shamelessly instrumentalize him – are emboldened. They sense that they have the big mo, and, given the help they receive from … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Francis, Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Reading Francis Through Benedict, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged American history, Be The Maquis, Catholic and Faithful American and Free, patriots, Roman Martyrology, The Swamp Fox
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WHERE’S THE OUTRAGE? Francis and the ‘c’atholic Left.
Liberals, living in Nephelokokkygia, think that Pope Francis is “teachable“. When he confounds their expectations and does something Catholic, they say, “He’ll come around.” When he makes sharp negative remarks about radical feminists, they respond, “We’ll guide him him.” And then … Read More
Images of a recent Mass of Benedict XVI
On YouTube someone posted a filmette of still photos of Benedict XVI saying Mass on 1 September with some of his old students. You might remember that for many years he would meet with some former (hah… current!) pupils for … Read More
Must read post about Pope Francis and the “phoney war” being waged over him
Over at The Sensible Bond there is a must read post. Here is a sample with my emphases: The phoney war in the Church: five linguistic thoughts on THAT interview Like speed, language is also war. It’s the stuff of propaganda. … Read More
Reading Francis Through Benedict: a workshop on misunderstanding Francis
We now have in Francis the most wonderfulest and fluffliest Pope ehvur. Liberals are crowing that the bestest Pope of all is against rules. He’s chill about abortion and women’s ordination and, like, stuff. No other Pope has ever kissed … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, Reading Francis Through Benedict, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Pope Francis
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Archbp. Vigneron defends statement on Communion and supporters of same-sex marriage
From LifeSite: Detroit Archbishop defends his stance that gay ‘marriage’ supporters should not receive Communion DETROIT, Sept. 24, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Despite strong criticism and a public rebuke from another bishop, Detroit’s Archbishop Allen Vigneron has reaffirmed his insistence that … Read More
A priest’s great idea for solidarity with Pope Francis
My friend Fr. Richard Heilman (whom I have featured before, HERE and HERE), had a great idea yesterday. We were talking about how Pope Francis spends an hour before the Blessed Sacrament in the evening. Why not coordinate exposition and … Read More
Loose cannon (now former) priest has been excommunicated
“Pope Francis is just, like, he’s just the most wonderfullest Pope, like, EHvur!” So, the liberals gush, completely ignoring what Francis is about. And so we turn out attention down-under, where a loose cannon of a priest ran amok for … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged excommunication, Greg Reynold. Archd. Melbourne
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