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Tag Archives: Andrea Tornielli
One of the aims of reform of the Roman Curia – weaken it.
One of the things I have been saying all along is one aim during the present pontificate is the reduction of the number of Cardinal Prefects and Presidents (and therefore Archbishop Secretaries) in dicasteries of the Roman Curia. Put several … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Roman Curia
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Tornielli calls into question accuracy of Pope Francis’ interview. Fr. Z asks a serious question.
Andrea Tornielli has a piece today at Sacri Palazzi wherein he calls into question the veracity of Scalfari’s account of the interview with Pope Francis. I don’t have time to translate the whole thing for you at the moment, since … Continue reading
Posted in I'm just askin'..., Pope Francis
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Eugenio Scalfari, interview, La Repubblica, Pope Francis
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The Vatican Document Leaks – The Butler Did it!?
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa: 05/25/2012 Vatican announces it has caught poison pen letter writer The culprit is allegedly the Pope’s butler, a layman. But doubts are growing in the Holy See ANDREA TORNIELLI vatican city The … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, Throwing a Nutty
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Butler, Fishwrap, Vatileaks
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Has SSPX Bp. Fellay SIGNED the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble”? Tornielli says yes!
I have read Andrea Tornielli’s report on Vatican Insider that SSPX Bp. Fellay as SIGNED the CDF’s “Doctrinal Preamble”. Italian HERE. Il superiore della Fraternità San Pio X ha sottoscritto il preambolo dottrinale proposto dalla Santa Sede, anche se con … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Bp. Fellay, CDF, Doctrinal Preamble, SSPX, Veuve Clicquot
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SSPX options and the Pope of Christian Unity
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli’s Vatican Insider of the Italian daily La Stampa. My emphases and comments. The Superior General of the Society of St. Pius X writes to his priests: “We are waiting, … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
52 Comments
New architecture and music “team” at the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship?
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli of Vatican Insider. Not my translation, but my emphases and comments: New Vatican commission cracks down on church architecture The new commission will be established shortly, as part of the Congregation for Divine Worship. It … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Brick by Brick, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, architecture., ars celebrandi, Card. Cañizares Llovera, CDW, Say The Black - Do The Red
18 Comments
A monastic Mass broadcast. Vocations without hijinx ensue.
Andrea Tornielli passed this along from Vatican Insider of La Stampa. It is in Italian but here is the general line. The director of Tv2000, the television broadcast of the Italian Bishops Conference, transmitted a Mass from the Benedictine monastery … Continue reading
Card. Bertone offers up more about the Third Secret of Fatima
Andrea Tornielli has a piece about interviews given by His Eminence Tarcisio Card. Bertone in the days surrounding the beatification of Pope John Paul II during which the topic of the “third secret” of Fatima was brushed up. At the … Continue reading
Posted in Linking Back
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Card. Bertone, Fatima, Fourth Secret, Sr. Lucia, third secret
59 Comments
An Italian lesson in how to override the Pope
An unhappy story of a Diocese in Italy where, apparently, local authorities believe they have the right to override the Pope’s legislation for the whole Latin Church. The intrepid Italian Vatican watcher Andrea Tornielli reports that in a small town … Continue reading
Cong. for Divine Worship… but no longer Discipline of the Sacraments?
The intrepid Andrea Tornielli is reporting that, well… here it is in my quick translation: In the next weeks there will be published a document of Benedict XVI which will reorganize the competences of the Congregation for Divine Worship entrusting … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Congregation for Divine Worship, ratum non consummatum, Roman Rota
13 Comments
Tornielli on Protestant Traditionalists
Beyond the interview with Card. Canizares, Andrea Tornielli added a rather explosive entry to his blog: The Liturgy and Traditionalist Protestantism. (My translation.) Let’s just say it: many (or some, or few, you decide) traditionalists do not love Pope Benedict’s … Continue reading
Catholic Herald front and center on “Reform of the Reform”
The Catholic Herald, the best Catholic weekly in the UK, has a front page piece on the Reform of the Reform of the Church’s liturgy. It is penned by the wonderfully persistent Anna Arco. My emphases and comments. Vatican seeks … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
Tagged ad orientem, Andrea Tornielli, Catholic Herald, Latin, Reform of the Reform
17 Comments
