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Tag Archives: bishops
New Prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops
There doesn’t seem to be all that much controversy around Leo XIV’s newly appointed Prefect for Bishops and President of the Pontifical Commission for America Latina (which operates under the umbrella of the Dicastery for Bishops). The only thing I … Read More
An article at First Things about how Vatican II built up bishops to the detriment of priests
I think this article frames the issue quite well. Vatican II’s document on bishops converted bishops into a sort of “super priests” whereas the document(s) on priests … didn’t do much at all. The article is at First Things. Some … Read More
One bishop, two dioceses.
At Catholic Culture Phil Lawler has views about the recent appointment of one bishop to oversee two distinct dioceses. Yesterday’s news included the curious report that in two different cases—one in Ireland, one in Wales—Pope Francis had appointed one bishop to … Read More
ASK FATHER: “Do you know a time with blessed bishops?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: YOU: “reasonable or not, charitable or not, moral or not.” [I wrote that HERE] Write more about that during history. I doubt this was different in the past… pre CV2… Generally, bishops were ever crooks. Machiavelians … Read More
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“If great big bishops will not guard the noble deposit, then it may be time to depose them.
At Crisis today there is a well-written, well-argued piece by Regis Martin which merits wide attention. Share it. Does the Church No Longer Defend the Deposit of Faith? The writer laments that we are living in strange times: “Times in … Read More
Food for thought: “How to Red-Pill a Bishop”
Today at Crisis there is a thoughtful piece by Michael Warren Davis about bishops, both impressive and dreadful. How to Red-Pill a Bishop For those of you who have been living the feral life in depths of the forest for … Read More
Brick By Brick: UK bishops back live-streaming of Extraordinary Form during Holy Week
I found this very encouraging at the Catholic Herald. If only more bishops remembered not to forget the Extraordinary Form. Bishops back live-streaming of Extraordinary Form Holy Week The Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) in Warrington will provide a … Read More
The Oath: Every Bishops’ Aaron and Hur
Consider what is entrusted to a bishop. Consider how he, like everyone else, struggles with the world, the flesh and the Devil. Consider that, though fortified with the graces of the sacrament of orders and defended by the holy angels, … Read More
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PODCAzT 164: Open Letter From A Young Priest To Bishops
At Crisis there is posted an open letter from an anonymous young priest to bishops. It is a cri de coeur. Where Are the Bishops Who Will Defend Faithful Priests? I read this letter today, so that it will have … Read More
A Bishop calls on his brother Bishops to celebrate the Traditional Pontifical Mass, TLM
A few bishops have blogs. A few blogs of bishops are worth looking at. Here is a blog post on a bishop’s blog which every bishop should read. Most Rev. Thomas E. Gullickson is the Papal Nuncio in Switzerland. … Read More
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