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ASK FATHER: Some say @TaylorRMarshall, Tim Gordon, Archbp. Vigano are schismatic. Is this true?”
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am a relatively new re-convert to Christiantiy. I have learned much from Dr. Taylor Marshall and I have started attending my local Traditional Latin Mass and have picked my latin missal at his recommendation. Some … Continue reading
10th Annual Canon Law Conference – Day 1
One of the events I look forward to each year is the annual conference held at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe near La Crosse, WI. These conferences are rather like a retreat, with time for prayer and rest. … Continue reading
Canonist Ed Peters on trying Gov. Andrew “the Ghoul” Cuomo for heresy. Fr. Z makes some observations.
When I was travel back to these USA from Tokyo, I was addressed by fellow travelers about Gov. Cuomo. “When is he going to excommunicated?” They were really angry. People are angry. Rightly so. They want action, not words, from … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Andrew Cuomo, Becket, canon law, Ed Peters, excommunication, heresy, St. Thomas More
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Canonist Ed Peters performs an autopsy.
When it was found that the Pope’s Letter to Bishops of Buenos Aires was included in the AAS with a note from Card. Parolin, libs lined up for their customary conga line. They blew up the importance of that moment … Continue reading
Posted in Canon Law, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged AAS, beans, Buenos Aires, canon law, Ed Peters, Massimo Faggioli
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“No man is above canon law!”
As the Gorsuch Trials continue, this comes from the often amusing Eye of the Tiber: Catechumen nominee Neil Schlesing said that “no man is above canon law” when pressed on whether Pope Francis could allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion. … Continue reading
Canonist Ed Peters: different ways people deal with Canon 915 (denial of Communion)
The distinguished, commonsensical canonist Ed Peters has a blistering bit today at his blog In the Light of the Law. Let’s see what he has to say, with my usual emphases and comments. I’ll cut in to the meat. You should … Continue reading
26 July: Canon Law Conference – Speculum Iustitiae
To begin, for the readers of the Fishwrap, I’ll lead off with this. Buy this book now… HERE (UK HERE). And now the real thing. Each summer, His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke organizes a conference for canon and civil lawyers. … Continue reading
Canonist Ed Peters on the changes to law for marriage nullity procedures
You will want to have at least a glance at largifical canonist Ed Peters take on the changes to Canon Law for the Latin and the Eastern Churches concerning the procedure for handling marriage cases which were announced yesterday. A … Continue reading
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pope Francis
Tagged annulm, canon law, Ed Peters, marriage, nullity
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Pope Francis has changed canon law procedures for “annulments”
Today we received the texts of the two Letters Motu Proprio from His Holiness Pope Francis which change the Codes of Canon Law concerning the procedures for declarations of nullity for both the Latin and the Eastern Church. The texts are … Continue reading
Posted in One Man & One Woman, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged annulments, canon law, canonical process, declaration of nullity
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Day 2: Canon Law Conference – VIDEO greetings to you readers from Card. Burke
This video might be hard to view using Chrome. The conference is named also Speculum Iustitiae … “Mirror of Justice”, which is a title given to Our Lady in the Litany. We continue today with a presentation on the Apostolic … Continue reading
Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, canon law, Card. Burke, D. LaCrosse, Speculum Iustitiae
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Day 1: Canon Law Conference (and a video message)
See the video message, for you readers, below! ___ I’ve journeyed to LaCrosse and the magnificent Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the annual Speculum Iustitiae conference. Card. Burke organized the conference six years ago. It is always intellectually … Continue reading
Posted in On the road, SESSIUNCULA, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, canon law, Card. Burke, D. LaCrosse
8 Comments
ASK FATHER: Same-sex confusion, false understanding of marriage, and nullity
From a reader… This may be more of a canon law question (and therefore not necessarily your expertise), but I was rueing the number of Catholics rejoicing with the recent SSM ruling, and it strike me, if they are married, … Continue reading
Dr. Peters on Sr. Walsh’s piece in America Magazine
The distinguished canonist Ed Peters has a response to a piece from Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, who used to work at the USCCB and who now writes for Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine. Dr. Peters doesn’t have a combox, so… I’ll open … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged canon law, divorce and remarriage, Ed Peters, marriage, Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, Synod of Bishops
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Ed Peters on Card. Kasper on Pope saying half of marriages are not valid
The distinguished canonist Ed Peters writes about the reckless comments made by Card. Walter Kasper the other day at Fordham University. My emphases and comments. Even if the pope said it, it was reckless to repeat it Cardinal Kasper, in a lengthy … Continue reading
Will reaffirmation of teaching on divorce and Communion be ignored?
At his fine canon law blog, canonist Ed Peters, sober, offers a rather scary view of a scary trend. He has no combox over there. Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception Interesting … Continue reading
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged canon law, divorce, Ed Peters, marriage
45 Comments
“immensely complex… huge ramifications… major reverberations…”
The Holy Father baptized the baby of a couple who are only civilly married. ¡Vaya lío! From the excellent Canon Law blog of Ed Peters… who is probably smart not to have an open combox. Or .. maybe he just … Continue reading
Canon Law Conference at O.L. Guadalupe Shrine
Over the last couple days I attended a Canon Law and Civil Law Conference at the beautiful Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Diocese of LaCrosse. A great setting for a great conference. Alas, the Shrine is in … Continue reading
Posted in On the road, What Fr. Z is up to
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Bp. Gainer, canon law, Canon Law Conference, Card. Burke
17 Comments
QUAERITUR: Does registering in a parish mean anything?
From a reader: What does canon law say about becoming a member of a parish outside of the geographical jurisdiction of the parish closest to you? For example: Joining another parish farther away from you, but in your diocese, because … Continue reading
Sentimentality and feelin’ good V. reason and good order
From the blog of Prof Ed Peters, canonist. Some thoughts on the VPO statement regarding the Mandatum rite controversy by Dr. Edward Peters The background to this controversy is the antinomianism that prevails today. The Church is passing through a … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, Pope Francis, SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged antinomianism, canon law, Ed Peters
95 Comments
Have we entered an age of a new gnosticism?
There is an adage: Qui bene distinguit, bene docet, that is, someone who makes distinctions well, teaches well. Distinguished canonist Ed Peters makes good distinctions about the Holy Father’s disregard for the Church’s duly promulgated law when he chose to … Continue reading
