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- on Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy follows up on his essay four years ago: “Pope Francis and Schism”: “Fr. Weinandy’s post seems very schizophrenic to me. On the one hand, saying that the Catholic Laity in the U.S.…”
- on Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy follows up on his essay four years ago: “Pope Francis and Schism”: “Bully is the only thing that comes to mind when I think of Francis. He came to Canada, agreed with…”
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- on Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy follows up on his essay four years ago: “Pope Francis and Schism”: “A great concern of mine follows. As with the ridiculous defense of Francis’s incoherent death penalty “change” by Bishop Barron…”
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- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “Well, to be honest, it isn’t rigid. Maybe that’s what they intended. Clarity is so rigid. It’s so much better…”
- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “Sorry misclick. As to the “ordination” of women, Pope Saint Gelasius I forbade ALL Bishops from doing so, and then…”
- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “So for any sin, it requires the discernment of the local priest. So I guess it’s the same about the…”
- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “Dubium : Estne Papa Catholicus ?”
- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “@ProfessorCover This is not a change of teaching. It is a longwinded statement of refusing to live up to the…”
- on But WAIT! There’s MORE! Card. Duka of Prague sent DUBIA about Communion for the divorced and remarried. RESPONDED!: “I always thought dubia were to be answered in a straightforward way, Yes or No, and then perhaps additional clarity…”
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Tag Archives: Australia
A “walking together” opportunity for Australian Catholics! ACTION ITEM!
There’s going to be a webinar on Synodality (“walking together-ity”). SYNOD ON SYNODALITY – A NEW KIND OF CHURCH Australasian Catholics Coalition for Church Reform (ACCCR), Yarra Theological Union (YTU, and Garratt Publishing are pleased to present the Synod on … Read More
But, you know, “unique expression” and all that. That’s why the Traditional Latin Mass faithful must be crushed.
The powers High Atop The Thing fear people who desire the Traditional Roman Rite and hate the Vetus Ordo because they know that the demographic sink hole opening under the Church is gobbling the people they have neglected to catechize … Read More
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Traditionis custodes
Tagged Australia
6 Comments
6 Comments
“Prisoner 5993, you have been denounced as having attempted to communicate with a mythical transcendent being for the sake of petitioning a selfish and criminal outcome.”
At First Things read this carefully: “Prohibiting Prayer in Australia” by Carl R. Trueman The core with my emphases and comments: […] The state of Victoria in Australia … just passed a bill that will considerably intensify the conflict between religious freedom, … Read More
Reason #987680 for Summorum Pontificum
On this anniversary of Summorum Pontificum going into effect I share with you something from Tradition In Action. There was on 28 August 2020 an ordination of a deacon in the Diocese of Wollongong. As part of the ceremony, an Aboriginal performed pagan … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, You must be joking!
Tagged Australia
33 Comments
33 Comments
Australia: New legislation – priests must violate the Seal or face jail
It believe it is more important now than ever that we return to the old-fashioned confessionals with a complete physical barrier between the penitent and confessor, with a window having a fixed grate and a curtain or something to obscure … Read More
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Australia and removal of all abortion restrictions
From a reader… Dear Fr Z I read your Blog all the time. At the moment we have some horrendous legislation before our parliament, with voting to commence next week. The vote will be an attempt to remove all legal … Read More
Australian Anglicans abandon their “seal of ‘confession’. Trouble to follow.
The pressure will now rise, since Anglicans have betrayed Christian tradition and history (again). Never mind that the Church of England has cobbled up a rite of baptism that omits any reference to the Devil (HERE), now we have this … Read More
Z-SWAG IN THE WILD – Down Under Edition
His Hermeneuticalness is Down Under at the moment and he caught sight of some Z-Swag! Check it out.
Benedict XVI establishes Anglican Ordinariate in Australia
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. From The Catholic Herald: Pope Benedict XVI has established a personal ordinariate in Australia and named a Lancashire-born former bishop of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC) to lead it. The ordinariate, the … Read More
News about Toowoomba, Australian bishops
Remember Toowoomba? The Holy Father accepted Bishop Wm. Morris’s un-proffered resignation after years of misguidance of the diocese. From CNA with my emphases and comments: Australian bishops to issue Toowoomba statement By David Kerr Vatican City, Oct 19, 2011 / … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Australia, Bp. Morris, D. Toowoomba
21 Comments
21 Comments
Australia: A bill to force priests to break the Seal of Confession
After I posted the story on a legislative attempt in Ireland to force priests to break the Seal of Confession, I had a few emails suggesting that I was panicking, that such a thing would never happen, that this was … Read More
Australian bishop removed from diocese for heterodox ideas
I have often thought that the Holy Father should reach out and remove a red hat from some cardinal’s head. Just one. Pour encourager les autres, as it were. Well… perhaps from time to time. From the Australian with my … Read More
Hating the Church in Australia
When it comes to the selection of bishops, finding good candidates, it is the usual practice for the Nuncio, or another figure, to send questionnaires to some priests and, I suppose, lay people, asking for input. This feedback, as well … Read More
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Australia, Sydney Morning Herald
32 Comments
32 Comments
Australia: Auxiliary bishop writes to Pope, considers resignation, Church too narrow
The Canberra Times has this Hard times: troubled bishop writes to Pope BY GRAHAM DOWNIE, RELIGION REPORTER 08 Mar, 2011 08:12 AM The parlous [“parlous”? This is somewhat obsolete version of “perilous”.] state of the Catholic Church in Australia led … Read More
Australia: Some priests claim they will refuse to use the new English translation of Mass
The fruits of the “Spirit of Vatican II” are detaching from the vine. There was an article the Australian site The Age, I believe of Melbourne, about some priests who claim they will refuse to use the new, corrected translation … Read More
Priest in Australia says he will marry homosexuals
UPDATE 16 Feb 1552 GMT: From the The Age: Father Bob Maguire was the page three story in the Herald Sun with the screaming headline: ”I’ll do gay weddings.” Being a modern priest for the modern era who keeps his … Read More
Australia: Holy See tells Catholic diocese not to host Anglican ordination of women
Yes, you read that correctly. I picked up this story from an Australian source theage.com.au. I get the sense that, in the past, the local Catholic diocese in Victoria had allowed Anglicans to have ordinations in a My emphases and … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Anglican Provisions, Australia, Bendigo, Victoria, women's ordination
18 Comments
18 Comments
POLL ALERT: S. Australia voluntary euthanasia law
There is an important poll on the site of the Independent Weekly, in South Australia. VOTE HERE
Posted in Emanations from Penumbras, POLLS, The future and our choices
Tagged Australia, euthanasia, poll
6 Comments
6 Comments
Gaetano on Conference in Rome on “The Synodal Tower of Babel” the day before “Walking Together on Walking Togetherity”: “The Armenian Apostolic Church has a committee of lay persons who advise their bishops on practical matters. They do not,…”
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