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Tag Archives: Card. Kasper
“Amazon rite” proposed at Amazon Synod: more condescension to follow
From Ed Pentin at the National Catholic Register about topics raised at the Amazon Synod: According to a Vatican-provided synthesis of interventions, subjects so far discussed have included a reflection on “indigenous rites” of the Sacrifice of the Mass that, it … Continue reading
Card. Kasper: homosexual relationships are analogous to marriages
Card. Kasper, ladies and gentlemen. The Gift that Keeps on Giving. From LifeSite: Cardinal Kasper: Homosexual unions are ‘analogous’ to Christian marriage [Sure! Both of them involve carbon-based life forms!] March 14, 2018 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Cardinal Walter Kasper, whose … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, Sin That Cries To Heaven, You must be joking!
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Card. Kasper, homosexuality
15 Comments
Wherein Card. Kasper tells us what we can and can’t say
This from Jesuit-run Amerika: Cardinal Kasper: Quit throwing around the word ‘heretic’ [Hmmm. I’ll bet he says that!] Think twice before calling someone a “heretic.” That is the seemingly simple advice from Cardinal Walter Kasper, the prominent German theologian whose ideas … Continue reading
Posted in 1983 CIC can. 915, One Man & One Woman, The Drill
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, can. 915, Card. Kasper, divorced and remarried
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CH: “Cardinal Kasper chases the spectre of Luther”
As you may know by now, the Catholic Herald is the UK’s best Catholic weekly. This week in the print and online digital edition there is a review of a new book – released in time for this year’s LutherFest! … Continue reading
A First Things article recommended, about Pope Benedict
Be clear before reading: It is not complimentary toward Pope Francis (which might bother some) or toward Card. Kasper (which shouldn’t bother anyone). That aside, the useful piece includes background on the dispute between Card. Ratzinger and Card. Kasper with … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Card. Kasper, divorced and remarried, First Things
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The German Church: Nuts
In our day we finally gone beyond the decades long, post-Conciliar scandal of priest against priest when it comes to sacramental discipline. We have now reached bishop against bishop and conference against conference. If you are in one diocese or … Continue reading
Peter Kwasniewski: Why tradition is important and reverence alone isn’t enough
Over a Rorate there is something so good that it compels me to overcome even their animosity toward me, extend an olive branch again, and direct you there to read patiently and completely. Peter Kwasniewski of Wyoming Catholic College (where … Continue reading
Card. Kasper: It’s a scandal to deny Communion to adulterers
In the Augustinian Order today is the Feast of St John Stone, one of the 40 English Martyrs canonized by the author of Humanae Vitae. He died under Henry VIII opposing the original version of the Kasper Proposal. Speaking of … Continue reading
Bishop calls for rituals to bless adultery and sodomy
What follows should make EVERY CATHOLIC angry. There is no left or right or anything else in this. If you are Catholic, this should make you angry. If you read Patheos, or Rorate, or Aletheia you should be angry and, frankly, alarmed. … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, What are they REALLY saying?, You must be joking!
Tagged Bp. Johan Bonny, Card. Kasper, divorced and remarried, homosexualist agenda, homosexuality, marriage, sodomy
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Important analysis of #AmorisLaetitia : Who won the battle? (Seminarians – ALERT!)
Is Fatigue of Love setting in yet? There has been a lot of commentary in the last few hard days about Amoris laetitia (aka Familiaris divortio). What I have been trying to get across is that 1) Amoris did not change Catholic doctrine or law, and that … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, HONORED GUESTS, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Pope Francis, Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, What are they REALLY saying?
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Card. Kasper, Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, tolerated but not accepted
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More analysis: “There will be those who will try and contort #AmorisLaetitia into the Kaspser proposal”
The newly released Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris laetitia in English is HERE. From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, some analysis of Amoris laetitia. My emphases and comments. Francis has left Church teaching on Communion for the divorced and remarried … Continue reading
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pope Francis, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Amoris Laetitia, Apostolic Exhortation, Card. Kasper, divorced and remarried, Pope Francis, tolerated but not accepted
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Card. Kasper musings on the forthcoming Apostolic Exhortation
I’ve given a couple talks here in Florida in the last couple days, both during Q&A and after, and also in my email, I’m getting questions about Card. Kasper’s claim, made in a recent speech, that the forthcoming Apostolic Exhortation … Continue reading
Fr. Rutler on Card. Kasper and the Germans: “Modernists are people who do not believe what they believe.”
Run, don’t walk, to Crisis to see Fr. George Rutler’s latest. HERE. The German bishops, theologians and Card. Kasper are front and center. Here are some of my favorite moments… […] The social consequences of German idealism were hymned in … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Drill
Tagged Africa, Card. Kasper, Charles Péguy, Fr. George Rutler
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Synod notes: The Final Report is coming. I’m not optimistic.
Based on my vacuuming up bits of information via conversations and emails. Today the members of the Synod are going over the draft of the Final Report. God help us all. I am not optimistic, given the breakdown of … Continue reading
Great analysis of the “spin” of last year’s Synod on the Family. Fr. Z rants.
Synod Fatigue is sure to be setting in now, if it hasn’t already. Just wait. It’ll get worse. But you must stay focused. Don’t tune out Synod news. “But Father! But Father!”, some will say, “It’s all too much! I … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Cri de Coeur, Goat Rodeos, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Pray For A Miracle, Synod, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Austin Ruse, Card. Baldissieri, Card. Kasper, Card. Sarah, Rigging The Synod, Synod of Bishops
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Edward Pentin’s next installment about last year’s Synod
“Innocent III could say crazy things, and almost no one would know until a year or so later! Now it’s two clicks and it’s gone around the blogosphere.” Everyone should pay attention to a new installment of Edward Pentin’s wrap … Continue reading
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Synod
Tagged Card. Kasper, Edward Pentin, John Rist, Synod of Bishops
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Marge and Homer? Card. Kasper to the rescue!
As you may have heard, Homer and Marge Simpson are splitting up! After years of marriage, they will separate. Oh, the humanity. But, be of good cheer! Cardinal Kasper has a solution! Perhaps when they remarry (other people… of the same … Continue reading
Posted in Lighter fare
Tagged Card. Kasper, divorce and remarriage, Simpsons, tolerated but not accepted
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Card. Kasper and the game of lowering expectations
From the National Catholic Register we have this from EWTN host Raymond Arroyo: Cardinal Kasper Backpedals on Papal Endorsement of Controversial Proposal Almost single-handedly [well.. he had significant help… from the Pope himself, not to mention a gaggle of others] … Continue reading
Card. Napier corrects RNS’s David Gibson about “the Pope’s theologian”
There is a good piece today at CNA by the always-engaging Andrea Gagliarducci about Wilfrid Fox Card. Napier of Durban, who is rapidly climbing on my favorite list. Kasper is not the ‘Pope’s theologian,’ says leading African cardinal Vatican City, … Continue reading
Wherein Fr. Z muses on a growing trend
Let me put some facts together for you. At La Stampa Marco Tosatti is reporting that, before the upcoming Synod on the Family in October, things are already heating up. It seems that Cantagalli, the Italian publisher of Permanere nella verità … Continue reading
