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Tag Archives: ecumenism
A new way to look at the “status” of the SSPX. Wherein Fr. Hunwicke bowls a wicked googly.
With great respect to Fr. John Hunwicke, I reproduce here, entirely, his recent comments about the ecclesial “status” of the SSPX. This is a theological curve-ball thrown for a strike on the inside. In terms Fr. H would perhaps be … Read More
UPDATE! ASK FATHER: Use of a Catholic church for the “ordination” of woman Episcopalian “bishop”
UPDATE 17 Jan 2020: There is a development. CNA reports: Catholic parish will not host Episcopalian consecration The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia will no longer hold an episcopal consecration and ordination at a Catholic parish in Williamsburg, following an … Read More
Women-priest fakers AGAIN allow Protestants to define who Catholics are. Fr. Z rants about consequences.
First, those who promote ordination of women as deacons (aka deaconettes) claim that they are only interested in diaconate for women, not priesthood. While your planet’s yellow sun doesn’t give me mind reading powers, I think that’s not true. No … Read More
KC, MO: anti-Catholic atrocity scheduled before Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
When anti-Catholic atrocities take place, Catholic bishops should act. I read in the Kansas City Star (a McClatchy paper), that some “Lutherans” are going to host a sacrilegious, fake catholic “ordination” of a woman by the usual wymyn suspects. HERE It … Read More
Posted in ACTION ITEM!, Liberals, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, Wherein Fr. Z Rants, You must be joking!
Tagged D. Kansas City-St. Joseph, ecumenical dialogue, ecumenism, ELCA, graviora delicta, Lutherans, ordination of women, sacrilege, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, wymyn
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29 Comments
Seeking Jesus outside Church? Pope Francis says: “Dangerous and harmful”
His Holiness Pope Francis said during his last Wednesday audience before the summer break that those who believe that they can have a relationship with Jesus outside the Church are on a harmful and dangerous path. From AsiaNews, which has … Read More
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Christian Unity, ecumenism, Pope of Christian Unity
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28 Comments
GUEST POST: A Baptist Pastor asks for thoughts
I received this, which I bring to the readership’s attention: Greetings Father Z, I am a Baptist Pastor and a fan of your blog. Recently, I read the following thread on a Christianity forum. I asked the original poster if … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged ecumenism
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67 Comments
ACTION ITEM! An idea for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity!
Today we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Admit it. You forgot this, right? I must confess that, in the past, I have been a little… what to say… lukewarm?… about this Week for Christian Unity. But we … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty
Tagged bakery, cakes, ecumenism, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
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55 Comments
Scalia on wymymprysts. Make popcorn!
There was another fake women’s ordination the other day. Elizabeth Scalia has excellent comments. Context: A granny from Long Island went through a fake ordination. She babbled to someone in the the press, who lapped it up with gusto. This … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Liberals
Tagged ecumenism, Elizabeth Scalia, women's ordination, wymyn
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15 Comments
WaPo: Homosexual Episcopal bishop dictates to Catholics what we should believe
I saw in WaPo that the homosexual Episcopalian ex-bishop of New Hampshire is telling Catholics what their doctrine and discipline should be. This serves as a follow-up to my post about Protestants who deign to determine for Catholics what ordination really is … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged ecumenism, Episcopal Church, Episcopalians, Gene Robinson, homosexuals
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70 Comments
Women-priest fakers allow Protestants to define who Catholics are. There must be consequences.
When anti-Catholic ecumenical atrocities take place, Catholic bishops should act. Here is an example which calls for consequences. From WTAX in Kentucky: Kentucky woman ordained as priest in defiance of Roman Catholic Church [Note either the carelessness or the bias? … Read More
Pope Francis: “it is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”
Dissenters and liberals are not going to like this. Today in the Pauline Chapel of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for his Name Day, the Feast of St. George. There is a transcript. Among the things the … Read More
Posted in Francis, Liberals, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged ecumenism, New Evangelization, parresia, Pope Francis
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38 Comments
What Did St. Francis Really Say? – 3
Now that we have a Pope named Francis, and all sorts of people are making references to St. Francis of Assisi in an attempt to pigeonhole this new Pope, we should consider who Francis of Assisi really was, what he … Read More
Posted in Francis, The Drill
Tagged ecumenism, Pope Francis, St. Francis of Assisi, Sultan
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50 Comments
Lutheran Ordinariate coming?
Vatican Insider has something today about some Lutherans who are getting nervous about the Holy Father establishing an Ordinariate for Lutherans, along the lines of that which he established for Anglicans. “A Lutheran ordinariate? That’s a bad sign” An ordinariate … Read More
Lutheran Ordinariate?
Could there be an Ordinariate for former Lutherans in a way similar to those for former Anglicans? It is hard for me to see how. Perhaps it could be possible. From CWN: The president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting … Read More
Unitatis redintegratio applied: Episcopal “Bishop” not seated for installation of Archbp. Cordileone
Rex novus in Aegypto. The other day Archbishop Cordileone was “installed” (a fitting word given the shape of the Cathedral in San Francisco). You may recall that just days before the installation the Episcopalian (Episcopal) “Bishop” of California, Marc Andrus, … Read More
Of Women Priests and Ecumenism and how we should respond. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
I was sent something from the California Catholic Daily about a member of parish liturgy committee who participated in a fake and sacrilegious “ordination” by Roman Catholic Womenpriests. My emphases: A member of the liturgy committee at a San Francisco parish … Read More
Posted in "But Father! But Father!", "How To..." - Practical Notes, Dogs and Fleas, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged ecumenism, sacrilege, women's ordination, Women's Ordination Conference, wymyn
101 Comments
101 Comments
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
True ecumenical gesture: Catholics, Orthodox together give Pope new Papal Tiara – WDTPRS POLL
UPDATE 26 May 0305 GMT: From a reader: Seeing today’s post on the new tiara made me remember that there is a list in the papal Caeremoniale Romanum of the days, other than the Pope’s coronation, when the tiara is … Read More
Methodist “ordination” in Liverpool’s Catholic Cathedral cancelled
From the UK’s best Catholic weekly, The Catholic Herald, comes this news. Archbishop calls off Methodist ordinations By David V Barrett on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 The controversial proposed ordination of Methodist ministers in Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral in July has … Read More
OSV: Ecumenism and the Pope of Christian Unity
Our Sunday Visitor was kind enough to send me an advance copy of an editorial for their 8 May issue. I think, once you read it, you’ll know why they sent it. Allow me to preface this by saying that … Read More
