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Category Archives: Francis
Seeking Jesus outside Church? Pope Francis says: “Dangerous and harmful”
His Holiness Pope Francis said during his last Wednesday audience before the summer break that those who believe that they can have a relationship with Jesus outside the Church are on a harmful and dangerous path. From AsiaNews, which has … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Christian Unity, ecumenism, Pope of Christian Unity
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27 Comments
Francis and the Franciscan Friars have a meeting
Andrea Tornielli tells us that the Holy Father granted an audience to the embattled Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Oddly, we didn’t hear about this meeting before. It happened on 10 June. Usually the Pope’s meetings are listed in public … Read More
Posted in Francis, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Fr. Volpi, Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
31 Comments
31 Comments
Liberals hating on Pope Francis, who just refuses to get with their agenda!
Liberals will eventually turn on Pope Francis. There are even some indications at The Fishwrap that this is starting. Francis’ style doesn’t seem conservative at all, but he is NOT going to change doctrine. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t … Read More
Pope Francis: canceling stuff right and left
Apparently His Holiness of our Lord is drawing X’s through his appointment book. Everything must go! Wednesday audiences, daily semi-public Masses, etc. In addition to clearing his book for July, tonight in Rome he has chosen not to accompany the … Read More
Fishwrap’s coverage of Fr. Walker’s murder… not
Fr. Walker was murdered and Fr. Terra was assaulted so badly that he is in critical condition. These priests worked among the poor of Phoenix in a pretty dodgy part of town. They are beloved of their flock and they … Read More
Francis: “I get ‘existential hives’ when I see that everyone takes it out against the Church and Pius XII”
I buried the lead. When I wrote HERE about that Vanguardia story, recounted by CNA, I didn’t mention the most important thing. Pope Francis stuck up for Ven. Pius XII: […] One of your projects is to open the Vatican … Read More
Posted in Francis, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Gary L. Krupp, holocaust, Jews, Pius XII, Pope Francis, Rabbi Dalin, Ron Rychlak
16 Comments
16 Comments
The Holy Father’s curious comment
In a story on CNA we read that the Holy Father gave an interview to La Vanguardia. Inter alia, His Holiness said, I pray every day the divine office every day with the Psalms of David. We do the 150 … Read More
Pope Francis: Marriage and things Jesus does not like
Pope Francis and marriage… what’s up with that? Here is something that he said about marriage in his daily, off-the-cuff sermonette: From ZENIT: Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning with a group of married couples at various stages in their … Read More
Posted in Francis, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged marriage, Pope Francis
12 Comments
12 Comments
Hey Fishwrap! This is what “sentire cum Ecclesia” REALLY means!
I wonder which of the master wordsmiths at Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) cobbled up the clucking editorial cum open letter to Pope Francis. NSR is displaying their case of the vapors over the mean old Vatican’s treatment of the consciously evolved sister-leaders … Read More
Brick by Brick in El Paso
For your “Brick by Brick” file, in the El Paso Times: El Paso Catholic Diocese to offer Mass in Latin [Will it be the Novus Ordo?] “Oremus,” which means ‘let us pray’ in Latin will be heard regularly in Mass … Read More
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