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Category Archives: The Drill
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
English translation problem on Vatican website of key paragraph of an important document
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I was reading an article on the SSPX website on Religious Liberty last night. In it, they quoted Dignitatis Humanæ of the Second Vatican Council. Interestingly, the part the SSPX would particularly object to is missing on the … Read More
Posted in Religious Liberty, The Drill, Vatican II
Tagged conscience, Dignitatis humanae, religious freedom, translations, Vatican website
27 Comments
27 Comments
Is Pope Francis turning away from Kasper and to Caffarra?
Sandro Magister has some analysis of the lead up to next October’s Synod on the Family. It might surprise you. The Synod Market Index. Kasper Down, Caffarra Up Even Pope Francis is distancing himself from the former and taking sides … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, The Drill
Tagged Card. Caffarra, Card. Kasper, divorced and remarried, Synod of Bishops
38 Comments
38 Comments
A note about the term Church Militant
I post this because our dear Michael Sean Winters had a little nutty about my use of this term over at the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter). All of you Catholics who are reading this, even if you mostly identify … Read More
Untying the Pope Francis “knot”. Some analysis.
“Looking at a short, partially improvised homily as if its words were the equivalent of an encyclical of Paul VI is simply ridiculous, and is an offense against the pope’s own intentions.” This is a quote from this good piece at Crisis … Read More
Posted in Francis, HONORED GUESTS, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, Pope Francis
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42 Comments
NRO: Pope Francis Enters His Third Year of Scolding Introverts
At NRO, Nicholas Frankovich, a deputy managing editor, has some sharp comments on Pope Francis as he begins the third year of his pontificate. You can sense the frustration in his commentary, along with his hope. There is a lot … Read More
Ross Douthat: three groups of Pope Francis’ critics on the ‘right’
The insightful Ross Douthat of, remarkably, Hell’s Bible (aka New York Times) has some comments about Pope Francis’ critics on the right. This is worth your time. It is long, so we’ll have just a taste here. Keep in mind that … Read More
Another liberal turns on Pope Francis
A couple days ago (I’ve been busy) Breitbart had a summary of how Hell’s Bible (aka New York Times – “Women See Themselves as Left Out Amid Talk of Change in Catholic Church”) is cooling in regard to the Left’s … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged feminists, Pope Francis, women's ordination
20 Comments
20 Comments
Archbp. Cordileone, Church in San Francisco under attack from without, within
This is another indication of what is coming our way in the near future. Folks… start getting your heads into that mental place where you can deal with open persecution. From LifeSite: SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) – San Francisco’s … Read More
“They paved paradise and they put up a….”
Right now I am in the midst of making daily podcasts and, in them, mentioning the Roman Station church of the day. I provide a little history of the churches. Thus, I am daily reminded that churches can come and … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Archd. St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minneapolis
8 Comments
8 Comments
