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Category Archives: The Drill
Pope Francis will no longer impose the pallium on Archbishops
A letter dated 12 January was sent out to all the nunciatures by Msgr. Guido Marini, the papal Master of Ceremonies. HERE Pope Francis has changed the way the pallium will be distributed to new Metropolitan Archbishops. The pallium is … Read More
Of Cardinals and Canaries
A post by the distinguished scholar Fr. John Hunwicke caught my eye. Here it is, in toto, but do check the comments over there as well. My emphases: Cardinal Rodriguez [That’s Oscar Card. Rodiguez Maradiaga… Archbp. of Tegucigalpa, sometimes referred … Read More
Washington DC attacks religious freedom of Catholic schools
I was alerted to this terrible development. From the Cardinal Newman Society. Check out their feed on my sidebar. Mayor Signs Coercive Bills Damaging Religious Freedom of D.C. Catholic Schools, Colleges District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser has signed into … Read More
Archbp. Cordileone to Nancy Pelosi: No Catholic Can Dissent from Church Teaching on Abortion
Canon 915! From CNS: SF Archbishop on Pelosi: No Catholic Can Dissent from Church Teaching on Abortion (CNSNews.com) – Responding to statements made by House Minority Leader Nancy [the Theologian] Pelosi [more HERE] — who would not say at her … Read More
Card. Marx pulls a fast one with the text of ‘Evangelii gaudium’.
There was an interview with His Eminence Reinhard Card. Marx in America Magazine. We can trust that the interview really conveys what Card. Marx thinks because, as we are informed, he had a chance to go over it before publication. … Read More
Petition for a Catholic Requiem for King Richard III
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald: Thousands sign petition calling for Richard III to have a Catholic burial Three thousand people have signed a petition calling for Richard III to be given a Catholic burial. The petition, addressed … Read More
If you want peace, DEFEND LIFE!
There are rumors floating around about a restructuring of the Roman Curia, and a document which would replace Pastor bonus (will it be called”Mercenarius malus“?). Something in an article in CNA (HERE) that caught, and disturbed, my eye. The draft … Read More
Samuel Gregg on Benedict XVI’s Regensburg Address and Islamic Jihadism
At NRO be sure to take in every word of Samuel Gregg’s exceptional answers in a short interview on questions that have to be asked about Islam. Gregg brings us back in particular to Benedict XVI’s insightful Regensburg Address. Here … Read More
“Five Revealing Details” about Pope Francis
One of my new go-to guys for thinking about things Vatican is Andrea Gagliarducci and his Monday Vatican post. Today he has a piece about “Five Revealing Details” about Pope Francis, what he is doing, what he aims to do. … Read More
So the Pope and some journalists walk into an airplane…
I am sensing a pattern. The Holy Father takes a trip. The Holy Father talks to journalists on the plane. The Holy Father is asked a question about a hot button issue. The Holy Father speaks off the cuff. The … Read More
