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Category Archives: What are they REALLY saying?
@JamesMartinSJ – “It is stupefying that women can’t preach”, says the Jesuit. Oh, yeah? Here’s what’s truly stupefying.
Get a load of this… It is stupefying to me that women cannot preach at Mass. The faithful during Mass, as well as the presiders, are missing out on the wisdom, experience and inspired reflections of half of its members. … Read More →
PODCAzT 173: A darkly humorous look at the Amazon Synod’s Instrumentum Laboris
Today we hear an outstanding offering of William Kilpatrick who writes at Crisis. He has had a look at the Instrumentum Laboris for the upcoming Synod of Bishops in Rome in October about the Amazon. He has nailed it. A … Read More →
Francis: Church Must Learn to Abandon Old ‘Traditions’
Today is the Feast of St. Vincent of Lérins. He bequeathed to the generations a few principles of identifying sound doctrine. I wrote something at length about that HERE. It might be a good idea to read that in tandem … Read More →
Posted in Francis, The Coming Storm, The Drill, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Apostolic Tradition, tradition
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43 Comments
Francis and the Deaconess Study Commission
At Crux Charles Collins (quondam Vatican Radio speaker) has some cleared-eye comments on recent remarks made on an airplane trip by Francis about the possibility of the ordination of women to the diaconate. In his view, and I agree, Francis … Read More →
Posted in Francis, Liberals, The Drill, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged deaconesses, deaconettes, diaconate
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2 Comments
Another look at Catholic/Islamic statement: “diversity of religions … are willed by God in His wisdom”
What about that joint document of Francis and the Imam? Francis signed something that very strongly suggested that God wills, in his active/positive will, a diversity of religions. This is impossible. The only way to interpret that in a Christian … Read More →
Posted in Francis, The Drill, The Religion of Peace, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged Islam, permissive will, Religion of Peace
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26 Comments
PODCAzT 169: Bp. Athanasius Schneider on “the only God-willed religion”
The terrific and courageous Bp. Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary in Astana, has sent out for wide distribution an essay entitled The Gift of Filial Adoption The Christian Faith: the only valid and the only God-willed religion Clearly, from the title, this … Read More →
Francis signed document saying that God willed the “pluralism and diversity of religions”. What’s up with that?
UPDATE 6 Feb 2019 Fr. Hunwicke posted a comment at his splendid blog. HERE Fr Zed has given a characteristically fine and intelligent interpretation of PF’s words. As have some others. Having perused them, I am also rather interested in … Read More →
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, The Drill, What are they REALLY saying?
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Tagged permissive will
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68 Comments
Sweden has started “chipping” its residents
From Fabiosa: Have you ever thought that the science fiction film gadgets would be accessible in real life? And we aren’t talking about computers and mobile phones. Where some people are pleased and delighted about the advent of new technologies, … Read More →
Francis to clergy, seminarians, religion in Palermo: “Clericalism… one of the most difficult perversions”
Francis made a pastoral visit to Palermo. One of the events celebrated is the 25th anniversary of the death of Fr. Pino Puglisi, a venerated local figure. He challenged the Mafia. They killed him. BTW… the infamous Stonewall Inn in … Read More →
@AlbanyDiocese – Is it just me, or is this pretty weird?
After the years and years of Agony in Albany, things are looking up. There is a great bishop there now and, I hear, many improvements. However, just as Rome was not built in a day, nor destroyed in a day, … Read More →
Posted in Liberals, What are they REALLY saying?, Women Religious, You must be joking!
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Tagged D. Albany
29 Comments
29 Comments
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