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Tag Archives: divorce and remarriage
“The Church, while it strives to emphasise mercy, cannot do so by encouraging sin.”
I was alerted to a piece in The Spectator by Louise Mensch, a divorced a remarried Catholic who knows that, in her present situation, to receive Holy Communion would be a mortal sin. It is a pleasant change of pace … Read More
Fr. Murray answers Card. Kasper, et alii: “Why is the Church not as merciful as God?”
Over at The Catholic Thing Fr. Gerald E. Murray has a good essay about denial of Holy Communion: it isn’t “punishment”. With a few edits… Denial of Communion Awakens Conscience By Fr. Gerald E. Murray Cardinal Walter Kasper published another article … Read More
Couple tells Pope about welcoming homosexual “couples” in parishes. Fr. Z muses.
You can expect that those who support Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried will find eager allies in those who support the homosexualist agenda. The former are willing (or want) to detach the sexual act from marriage. The latter … Read More
INTERVIEW: Card. Burke our challenges and “authentic pastoral care”
His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke was interviewed by Vatican Radio about the “Five Cardinals Book” and about the Synod. Compare and contrast with Card. Kasper’s recent interviews? Night and day! This is on an entirely different level. Cardinal Burke: Christ’s … Read More
“Five Cardinals Book” in defense of marriage, tradition – Remaining in the Truth of Christ
UPDATE 10 Oct: Amazon seems to be selling out as fast as they are stocking. HOWEVER, the good news is that the book is available for KINDLE (USA) for $12.86, which is much less than the paperback. HERE It was $9.99. … Read More
Over the top interview with Card. Kasper on the eve of the Synod
Yet another interview with Card. Kasper is available for your … what… edification? His Eminence gave an interview to Il Quotidiano. My translation: “We will reach a wide consensus. I am not Nostradamus, but I believe, I hope that the line … Read More
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Card. Kasper: Christ’s adultery language is offensive! Fr. Dodaro: No, it’s Christ’s tough love. POLL
Meanwhile, as the Synod is about to rev up. This from CNA: Cardinal Kasper: Adultery language is offensive, insulting Rome, Italy, Oct 3, 2014 / 08:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In recent interviews, German Cardinal Walter Kasper suggested that while … Read More
VIDEOS: Card. Burke & Card. Kasper – compare & contrast. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Catholic News Service issued excepts from a video interview with His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke. (655 views as I post) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo2YaU_u1Y0&feature=player_embedded Card. Kasper also has one. (905 views as I post) Compare and contrast. (Watch the imagery.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N879uaq9-8&feature=player_embedded My first … Read More
Card. Kasper gives YET ANOTHER interview to America Magazine and an Argentinian daily
Walter Card. Kasper, author of a proposal for the civilly remarried to receive Communion – and thus to create an under-class of Catholics, “tolerated but not accepted” Catholics, has given an interview – yet another – to Amerika, which has … Read More
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 … Read More
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Why “oikonomia” isn’t a solution for divorced and civilly remarried.
Italian writers have finally gotten to the section by Archbp. Cyril Vasil, SJ, in The Book, that is, the “Five Cardinals” book in defense of the Catholic teaching on marriage. Available now in the UK: HERE Archbishop Vasil is Secretary of … Read More
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“Bitter clash”? In your dreams, liberals.
At the liberal US Catholic I saw a piece from the RNS, rarely anything but left-leaning, there is a completely irresponsible claim about the book on marriage about which I have written several times. Here is the offending quote. VATICAN … Read More
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Card. Burke: “It simply makes no sense to talk about mercy which doesn’t respect truth.”
His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke, still Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, has been interviewed by Catholic World Report. HERE The first part reminded me of one of the very last things Pope Benedict said in public. During an audience just … Read More
BOOK: Remaining in the Truth of Christ: Marriage and Communion in the Catholic Church
There are all sorts of rumors out there about how The Book™ is being received in Rome as the days tick off to the opening of the Extraordinary Synod. The book I am talking about is, of course, the new … Read More
Wherein Fr. Z rants
First, the moderation queue is ON. Before you reach to my rant (below), there is a must read piece at the blog of Prof. Ed Peters, canoniste extraordinaire, about the two groups who are tugging on the annulment process issue. … Read More
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Card. Kasper accused other Cardinals of attacking the Pope
Card. Kasper, the proponent of the “tolerated by not accepted” solution, has been reacting all over the Italian secular press today. He is “surprised” at the appearance of the “Five Cardinals” Book™. His Eminence is flummoxed that he should be … Read More
“There are not a series of rules made up by the Church; they constitute divine law, and the Church cannot change them.”
Today in the liberal Italian daily Corriere della sera there is an article about the forthcoming book Remaining in the Truth of Christ: Marriage and Communion in the Catholic Church (in English by Ignatius Press HERE – UK link HERE). The books is being rolled … Read More
Déjà vu from Card. Kasper and Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine
Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine has run more from Card. Kasper in support the divorced and civilly remarried receiving Holy Communion. This is the “tolerate but not accepted” solution, which, through “mercy”, would see these people as a sort of second-class Catholic … Read More
The hard truth about marriage, mercy and Eastern “oikonomia”
I have been posting about the soon-to-be-released book by five cardinala and four scholars called Remaining In The Truth Of Christ. This book is a defense of the Catholic doctrine marriage. It is an important book, some of it may … Read More
Some of the mistakes we make in life can’t be fixed.
Today I read Sam Gregg’s great piece at American Spectator today wherein he unloaded on sentimentalism. HERE A sample: Despite its claims to take the mind seriously, sentimental humanitarianism is also rather “uncomfortable” (to use classic sentimental humanitarian language) with … Read More
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