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- Lurker 59 on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “@Rob83 There is the apostolic mandate, which belongs to the episcopate and entails sacramental validity, and the papal mandate –…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “@Ben “ne quis eam a reliquo sacro doctrinae Ecclesiae patrimonio disiungat” seems to me to be a perfectly good qualifier…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Throughout all of this, my thoughts keep turning to Novatian. Different argument perhaps, but rhyming situation. Don’t jump off the…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “This is rather more than I expected. Putting the bishops in front of a firing squad was presumed. If you…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Yubbly, Validity of the Novus Ordo is the deal breaker.”
- on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “The only issue is whether the papal mandate is a legitimate exercise of papal authority, and whether conditions exist to…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “@Yubbly, I had exactly the same thought, what if the SSPX en masse said ok, here are our adherence and…”
- on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: “Dear Fr Kelly Thanks for your explanations – lack of transparency is a real issue here. Dear Fr Reader Maybe…”
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Category Archives: The future and our choices
Anti-Catholic bigotry from MSNBC’s Joy Reid
From MSNBC via CMR comes another great example of MSM anti-Catholic bigotry. The MSNBC-sanctioned bigot this time is the anchor Joy Reid, who commented on the Hobby Lobby religious freedom case before the Supreme Court. Anchor Joy Reid says: The Obama … Read More
Gov. Walker won’t delete Bible verse, despite threats from hate-activist atheists
About the great Governor of Wisconsin. I wonder if he will run for President. From The Blaze: Scott Walker Says He Won’t Cave to Atheists’ Demand to Pull Bible Verse “Governor Walker will not remove the post on his social … Read More
Of True Grit and SLAP and getting to work
Remember my post Dear Traditionalists? I wrote: “It’s ‘grind it out’ time.” Here’s some grit for your grinding. I saw this interesting post from SLAP (Survivors of Liturgical Abuse in Parishes), linking to Regina Magazine. There is a post called … Read More
More about the organization of ‘c’atholic dissidents (hint: Fishwrap)
In the last few days I electronically printed a couple posts (HERE and HERE) in which I talked about how the highly-organized, spiderweb-like Left, uses networks of small front groups to mask the activity of larger initiatives. I applied that … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Linking Back, Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, You must be joking!
Tagged Baltimore, communists, Fishwrap, Janice Sevré-Duszynska, LCWR, National Catholic Reporter, NCAN, NCR, NSR, Ordination Tambourine, Red Emma, Sr. Teresa Forcades
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20 Comments
More about the silencing of a Catholic blogger
As you know, an English Catholic deacon of the Diocese of Lancaster who was a blogger was silenced by his bishop. HERE My friend the Dean of Bexley, the P.P of Blackfen, His Hermeneuticalness, Fr. Timothy Finigan, distinguished English blogger … Read More
Bp. Egan (D. Portsmouth): denial of Communion can be act of mercy, love
It is time for happy and articulate culture warriors to rise up and speak out. The Bishop of Portsmouth, England, Most Reverend Philip Egan, explained clearly what every bishop and priest ought to be able to repeat in public with … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Bp. Philip Egan, culture wars, D. Portsmouth, denial of Holy Communion
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38 Comments
A bishop’s pastoral letter on Pornography
The other day a priest acquaintance sent me a note about the new Pastoral Letter from Bp. Loverde of the Diocese of Arlington concerning Pornography, “Bought With A Price: Every Man’s Duty to Protect Himself and His Family from a … Read More
KY’s AG cites Francis undying quote as excuse for not upholding the law
It is hard to know which box to check: ? tragically ignorant ? mendaciously obtuse We have seen antinomianism rear its dangerous head in many scenarios now: those who are bound to uphold and enforce the law simply deciding sua … Read More
¡Vaya lío! Archbp. Sample weighs in on same-sex unions in Oregon. Fr. Z kudos.
From the Oregonian: Portland Archdiocese joins anti-gay marriage effort; lay group plans Ash Wednesday action Since Pope Francis began his reign as the head of the Catholic Church a year ago, he’s sounded a more welcoming tone toward gays. [Their … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Archd. Portland, Bp. Liam Cary, D. Baker, homosexual activists, same-sex unions
46 Comments
46 Comments
So a Lesbian walks into a Muslim barbershop…
… a lawsuit ensues. This story underscores something increasingly common: more and more people want to force you to their will and they will use intimidation and government agencies and violence to force your conformity. Let’s watch what happens, when … Read More
Lurker 59 on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “@Rob83 There is the apostolic mandate, which belongs to the episcopate and entails sacramental validity, and the papal mandate –…”
