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- Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “samwise: Stop digging. As far as an audio version, you didn’t read my post much less the book. You have…”
- on ASK FATHER: 8 December 2024 is Immaculate Conception but also the 2nd Sunday of Advent – What to do?: “The problem with the comment by Joseph Corvus is that it makes sense, clearly more than we can expect from…”
- on Letter of Bp. Jude Noble to the Faithful of the Diocese of Black Duck concerning 8 December 2024: “Problem is that even setting aside the very strange American Saturday-and-Monday dispensations (is the Immaculate Conception an exception to that…”
- on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “Here’s another case where a PhD (in music) is opening on Liturgy as though he has an STL/STD: https://onepeterfive.com/author/eschaeferthe-collegium-org/ BXVI…”
- on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “I listened to his interviews on the new book: https://youtu.be/qcXc3arWIWc?si=Wt6yGeKePCmu-UEi https://youtu.be/q3VQq8Y_-yg?si=MHXuOMkbTk14DGSe Tim Gordon has better arguments than Dr K in…”
- on Letter of Bp. Jude Noble to the Faithful of the Diocese of Black Duck concerning 8 December 2024: “Heartening as the news from Black Duck is, it prompted the realisation we haven’t heard for quite a while from…”
- on ASK FATHER: 8 December 2024 is Immaculate Conception but also the 2nd Sunday of Advent – What to do?: “I am not sure how the rubrics for the traditional Latin Mass could be any clearer: “Sunday I class takes…”
- on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “samwise: Valid objection Not really, no. Now, it’s my turn to ask: Have you read it yet?”
- on Letter of Bp. Jude Noble to the Faithful of the Diocese of Black Duck concerning 8 December 2024: “How about Anyone around before 1962 can do whatever we want. We are Pre-conciliar. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS BEFORE THE MADNESS!”
- on ASK FATHER: 8 December 2024 is Immaculate Conception but also the 2nd Sunday of Advent – What to do?: “So let me get this straight…. For the N.O., Ascension Thursday is so important that it is moved to a…”
- on ASK FATHER: 8 December 2024 is Immaculate Conception but also the 2nd Sunday of Advent – What to do?: “FSSP Phoenix is transferring to the 9th, probably to be “in union” with the local bishop. Will be interesting to…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1178: Maiestatis ac ditioni vim tuetur et fidem conciliat: “I’m still disappointed the Jacinta and Francisco were beatified under this pontificate (Fatima). Personally I don’t see the miracle associated…”
- on I had a funny thought about a possible US Ambassador to the Holy See – UPDATED: “Besides the general restrictions from the Church against priests holding public office… Would the secular side really be comfortable with…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1179: One two, buckle my shoe…: “Mate in… 6? White to move. [NB: I’ll hold comments with solutions ’till the next day so there won’t be…”
- on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “Valid objection: Is a PhD in philosophy qualified to pontificate on matters best suited for an STL/STD in Liturgical Studies…”
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Tag Archives: Card. Levada
New Prefect at CDF: Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop of Regensburg
As most of us expected, the resignation (because of the age limit) of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, William Card. Levada, has been accepted and the Holy Father has appointed Gerhard Ludwig Müller, 64, previously the … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA, The Drill
Tagged Archbp. Müller, Card. Levada, CDF, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Regensburg, SSPX
152 Comments
152 Comments
SSPX Bp. Fellay says “No” to Rome? Maybe so. Maybe not.
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli at Vatican Insider with my emphases and comments: The letter sent by the Secretary General of the Society of St. Pius X, outlining the hitches in the latest version of the text delivered by the … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, Card. Levada, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
42 Comments
42 Comments
Long interview with Card Levada about the mean Vatican picking on the nuns… NOT.
My friend the nearly-ubiquitous John L Allen Jr (still alas with the Fiswrap) has a fascinating and long interview with the Prefect of the CDF Card. Levada about the LCWR and Sr Farley and “being mean to nuns”. Must read. … Read More
Posted in Brick by Brick, Magisterium of Nuns, The Drill
Tagged Card. Levada, John L. Allen, LCWR
16 Comments
16 Comments
Card Levada makes pointed comments about LCWR
The nearly ubiquitous John L Allen, Jr., still and sadly writing for the Fishwrap, reports for the same the following. I insert some emphases and comments: Vatican official warns of ‘dialogue of the deaf’ with LCWR [a subsidiary of the … Read More
SSPX Bp. Fellay interviewed after CDF meeting today
From the site of the SSPX. Here is the salient parts, as far as I can tell. Read the whole thing there. […]When I stated on August 15 of this year that we were in agreement on the fact that … Read More
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The Drill
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Card. Levada, CDF, Msgr. Pozzo, PCED, SSPX
24 Comments
24 Comments
A pessimistic article about SSPX and talks with Rome
In Vatican Insider of La Stampa comes this. My emphases and comments. Beware: Weird translation. You might have better success in Italian. Or else the original French, more more nuanced, here. Before a key meeting in Rome, the leader of … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Card. Bertone, Card. Levada, CDF, Pres. Obama, Robert Mugabe, SSPX
43 Comments
43 Comments
CDF speculations
You might want to have a look at the intrepid Andrea Tornielli’s article in La Stampa (in English) about the proximate need for a a new Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Card. Levada is coming … Read More
Card. Levada opines about the upcoming Assisi meeting
The Assisi inter-faith meeting for peace. All you have to do is mention it in some circles and the fireworks begin. Benedict XVI, Pope of Christian Unity, has slated another meeting in Assisi, also an inter-faith gathering for peace. It … Read More
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity
Tagged Assisi, Card. Levada, ecumenism, Pope of Christian Unity
51 Comments
51 Comments
Card. Levada on the present clerical sexual abuser controversies
The former Archbishop of San Francisco, now CDF Prefect, His Eminence William Card. Levada, offered a piece to his former archdiocesan newspaper about the recent controversies. His Eminence is now the head of the Vatican dicastery that handles the cases … Read More
Card. Levada’s speech in Canada on Anglicanorum coetibus
I am starting a lot of entries with anecdotes these days about old Vatican days. I was speaking one day, some time ago, to high official involved in the Vatican’s efforts for Christian unity. I pushed him, hard, on a … Read More
A few musings about Card. Levada’s homily in Nebraska
I am listening to Card. Levada’s homily at the consecration of the new FSSP chapel in Nebraska. A few things popped out at me. First, I think it very interesting that he mentioned Anglicanorum coetibus in this talk. The Cardinal, … Read More
“Vatican Tempests. The Academy for Life Puts Its Neck on the Line”
Everyone… read this. I just finished it on the Italian site and then found it in English. This is about the civil war in the Pontifical Academy for Life over remarks made by Archbp. Rino Fisichella about a case of … Read More
Posted in The Drill
Tagged abortion, Archbp. Fisichella, Card. Bertone, Card. Levada, CDF, L'Osservatore Romano, Pontifical Academy for Life
13 Comments
13 Comments
ZENIT: Pont. Comm. “Ecclesia Dei” makeover & new threats to SSPX
From ZENIT with my emphases and comments: Pius X Society: Restructuring of Ecclesia Dei ImminentFaces Threat of New Excommunications in Germany By Kris Dmytrenko TORONTO, JUNE 15, 2009 (Zenit.org).- An announcement that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith … Read More
Fr. John Zuhlsdorf on New book SHUTS DOWN the old chestnut objections to the Traditional Latin Mass. Get ready to respond to objections and to deepen your understanding.: “samwise: Stop digging. As far as an audio version, you didn’t read my post much less the book. You have…”
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