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Category Archives: The Drill
Olive branches between Francis and Card. Müller
At Corriere today there is an odd story that might interest you. Papa Francesco scrive al cardinale Müller: disgelo con i tradizionalisti Il Papa in una lettera di 7 righe: «Caro fratello, molte grazie per il tuo libro: il tuo … Read More
All those synodizers, those dreamers of process, get a key thing wrong
The left has a problem in view of the Amazon Synod (“walking together”) and Francis’ document Querida. The Synod was stacked so as to make certain recommendations. They made those recommendations. Francis tells everyone to read them, and he himself ignores … Read More
VIDEO – On EWTN – Fr. Murray and Dr. Royal about Exhortation, devastating interview with Card. Zen about China
Tonight on Arroyo’s show, my good friends Fr. Murray and Prof. Royal talk about a range of issues involving the new Apostolic Exhortation. In the second half of the show, former Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Card. Zen gave a … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Apostolic Exhortation, Card. Zen
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Getting things straight about the book by Card. Sarah and Benedict XVI
At Church Militant there is a piece which accuracy sums up the controversy surrounding Card. Sarah’s recently published book, together with Benedict XVI. The Depths Of Our Hearts. The book is out in French and Italian. The English, inexplicably, languishes in … Read More
Why does Francis partner with JEFFREY SACHS?
Michael (“#UniteTheClans”) Matt of The Remnant has a video with some really good information, which you should all know about. All of you. All of you should know this. First, some of you will be tempted to focus on Michael’s … Read More
The German Synod (“walking together”): the culmination of German alienation from authentic Church renewal
My old friend Msgr Hans Feichtinger has a piece today at First Things about the clown-car of a synod (“walking together”) going on in that caput malorum omnium, Germany. He’s German, though not working in Germany (lucky, he) and he knows what he … Read More
Posted in Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Germany, Msgr. Hans Feichtinger, synodality
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READ: NRO piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”
First, an image to set the scene. Let’s now move along. In the wake of posting about Robert Royal’s roundup of books on Francis, I read today at NRO a piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”. The … Read More
Posted in Francis, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Daniel J. Mahoney, Francis
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IL MESSAGGERO: Archbp. Gänswein sacked? #BOOKGATE continues – UPDATED
UPDATE 6 Feb 2020: Some updates at the bottom: how other newsies are treating this. ___ Originally published on: Feb 6, 2020 at 02:43 The Italian daily Il Messaggero of 6 February has run with the story that was in the … Read More
Some stuff from my mail
These came to my mail. A little levity in a serious matter. And, in language the left can understand… Twitter provides more grist. This from Beans.. How much damage the use of “ontological” has done to recent Church teaching on … Read More
More about #BOOKGATE and a Litany Against Modernists
More on BOOKGATE below. But first, I thought some of you would enjoy this new litany (for private use) in Italian. LITANIE ANTIMODERNISTE O glorioso S.Ignazio fa finire questo strazio S. Giovanna d’Arco al modernista chiudi il varco … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Lighter fare, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, BOOKGATE, litany, litany against modernists, modernists, Robert Card. Sarah
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