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- Lurker 59 on Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX: “Card Koch — “God wills the salvation of all people and that He then also finds other ways for people…”
- on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “At the early Mass at the seminary in Dillwyn, VA this morning, (new) Bishop Goldade was the celebrant. Attendance was…”
- on My View For Awhile: Philly on the 4th: “Fr. Z: I guess Delta likes you:) Anyway enjoy your conference and safe travels to West Virginia from Pennsylvania south…”
- on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Thanks Fr. Z. This and the full post at Rorate is excellent stuff — very well done. However, what Dan…”
- on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “It is shameful that this was done in such a sloppy and ambiguous way. Whether you think excommunication is warranted…”
- on IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.: “Fr Gerald Murray reaches basically the same conclusions here: https://youtu.be/VMyv7O-P0yo?is=PIJIbjd1J7i-D0Ai”
- on WDTPRS – 14th Ordinary Sunday (Novus Ordo): from dust to freedom: “Yes, the real problem is the watered down nature of the prayers in the Novus Ordo. Ten years ago when…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1653: Pius X’s caption call: “Bishop Wack is vivacious and charming. I’ve rarely met someone so instantly likeable, and I’m not surprised to see people…”
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Category Archives: You must be joking!
FISHWRAP: Piteous tirade about the people who attend the Traditional Latin Mass
Happily, I had not sullied my eyes with a glimpse of the Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) for some time. Then I received a message from a priest friend asking if I had seen the opinion piece there about the Traditional … Read More
10 Dec now Memorial of Our Lady of Loreto (Novus Ordo) – LATIN PROBLEM ALERT
In the Bolletino yesterday, we read that Francis has made 10 December in the Novus Ordo an Optional Memorial (Memoria ad libitum) for Our Lady of Loreto. The decree from the Congregation for Divine Worship is in the above-linked Bolletino … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, You must be joking!
Tagged Latin, O.L. of Loreto
14 Comments
14 Comments
#AmazonSynod through a lens from St John Henry Newman
Corruptio optimi pessima… the corruption of the best thing is the worst sort of corruption. The other day I heard Australian author Tracey Rowland give a great talk in Rome about Newman’s idea of a university in juxtaposition with what’s … Read More
Posted in Pò sì jiù, Synod, You must be joking!
Tagged Amazon Synod, inculturation, John Henry Newman, Synod
10 Comments
10 Comments
Pagan Idols at the Amazon “walking together” Synod
More blah blah from the Holy See about the antics surrounding the Amazon (“walking together”) Synod… Amazoniana Synod… cha cha cha… We’ve seen the photos of the ubiquitous carving of the pregnant woman, which is pretty obviously some sort of … Read More
You can’t make this stuff up: eRosary. Wherein an annoyed Fr. Z rants.
UPDATE: I figured I needed to do more, after I read that. So, here is an old recording I made of a chaplet of the Most Holy Rosary using the Joyful Mysteries. I didn’t include the “Fatima Prayer” because there … Read More
The Holy See: Goat Rodeo
This is just great. The Communist founder of the anti-Catholic La Repubblica, Eugenio Scalfari had a chat with the Pope. Scalfari, slightly younger than dirt and no doubt still enjoying a perfect memory so he doesn’t have to – you know – … Read More
More fresh hell from beyond the ‘limes’: the Land of Karl Rahner and Walter Kasper and Really Bad Ideas
The ancient Roman historian Tacitus said that the Germans of his day had a strong tendency to folk assembly government, and that big decisions were decided by the whole tribe. The men of the whole tribe. Women could speak up and … Read More
Posted in Pò sì jiù, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, You must be joking!
Tagged Germany, limes, Synod
19 Comments
19 Comments
Jesuit-run John Carroll University goes to the zoo over annual “drag queen” shows
From The Blaze comes a story about how some students at a JESUIT college are miffed because the annual – that was annual and since 2013 – drag queen show was cancelled. Some of you might say, “Hey! At least … Read More
Lurker 59 on Card. Koch, Prefect for Christian Unity, makes observations about the SSPX: “Card Koch — “God wills the salvation of all people and that He then also finds other ways for people…”
