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- on Keeping an eye on the “Amoris laetitia” confab in Rome – 7-14 October: “Interestingly enough Fr. Z, someone over at FB on this topic mentioned something about Pope St. Pius Xth, in his…”
- on What’s going on in Rome?: “This is what happens when Rationalists interpret Scripture….Jesus is capable of vice, if not sin. From a short article on…”
- on Keeping an eye on the “Amoris laetitia” confab in Rome – 7-14 October: “He did say in “A Journey of Hope” that “profound change in the Church’s understanding” is a thing. Not just…”
- on What’s going on in Rome?: “And Rome wonders why the SSPX, ICRSS, FSSP, Etc. continue to grow in numbers. Eventually the mental and spiritual onslaught…”
- on Keeping an eye on the “Amoris laetitia” confab in Rome – 7-14 October: “Notice that, at no place in all the bureaucratic gobbledy-gook is there ever any mention of The Cross! I acknowledge…”
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Category Archives: The Drill
Robert Royal on the Biden – Francis meeting
Robert Royal has a terrific column at The Catholic Thing about the meeting of Biden with Francis. He summarized the thoughts of many. Tastes: […] The Vatican press office has not denied Biden’s account and has only said that it was a … Read More
Biden and Francis at Tanagra
In case you didn’t see it (I didn’t have time to read it immediately) Card. Burke published a letter about Catholic Politicians and Non-Admittance to Holy Communion. HERE in six languages. I think you can imagine his position, which is … Read More
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, Francis, Liberals, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, You must be joking!
Tagged can. 915, can.916, Francis, Joe Biden, Traditionis custodes
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32 Comments
You can argue with a Marxist, but not with a Catholic progressive.
Today at The Catholic Thing there is an essay by Francis X. Maier about how Francis is perceived by the left and by the right (to use rapid, sketch terms). In the main, he seems to be willing – as … Read More
Posted in Liberals, The Drill, Traditionis custodes
Tagged Augusto Del Noce, Francis X. Maier, progressives, progressivists, Thomas Stark
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STOP what you are doing. Go to First Things. Read Archbp. Chaput’s latest about the “courtiers” of Francis.
This post’s title says it all. Go to First Things – HERE For those of you who dawdle, a couple tastes: Bernard of Clairvaux, the great 12th-century saint and Doctor of the Church who renewed the Western monastic tradition, once … Read More
Archd. of Santa Fe out over its skiis
Interesting factoid from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Archbishop Wester has solemnly pronounced that the SSPX is “not Catholic” and that Catholics may not attend Mass or receive sacraments at the SSPX chapel in Albuquerque. HERE “Not Catholic”… that goes … Read More
Assault on the Seal and Creeping Incrementalism
One of the direct assaults of Hell on the Church is the undermining by the state of the Seal of Confession. At the Italian La Nuova Bussola, there is a report on the disaster in FRANCE over the abuse scandal … Read More
Reaction to the cruel suppression in Guadalajara
I recently shared the sad news about the cold suppression of the faithful in Guadalajara by Francisco Card. Robles Ortega following the cruel and unnecessary Traditionis custodes. I warmly invite you to resist this cruelty on the part of bishops … Read More
Card. Sarah’s latest interview includes comments on liturgy and Latin and Tradition, Benedict XVI, the Synod, and Vatican II
Do you read French? If not, use some online translation option and read the interview the great Robert Card. Sarah did at cath.ch. HERE The interviewer kept coming back around to questions about liturgy and Latin and tradition. The Cardinals answers … Read More
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