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- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “Up until the hippy oops happy(?) deformations oozing out of the post V-II days of the late 60s…to the best…”
- on Catholic reactions to the reactionary reactions against Harrison Butker: “Couldn’t help but notice the female kicker ran straight off the playing field after making the kick. No down field…”
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- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “I was confirmed by Bishop Bruskewitz, and Bishop (then Monsignor) Tom Olmstead was our pastor, so we had questions. We…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “Well they only want catechists that aren’t ’too Catholic.’ The minute that you tell the kids that using birth control…”
- on Archbp. Cordilone to Rep. Nancy Pelosi – formal declaration: “@ grayanderson, The full text of Archbishop Cordilone’s letter is in this Catholic News Agency article: Full text of Archbishop…”
- on Should bishops “quiz” confirmands?: “My Confirmation was conferred by a newly consecrated auxiliary bishop. It was his first Confirmation as a member of the…”
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- on Catholic reactions to the reactionary reactions against Harrison Butker: “Before he can be replaced by a female kicker, they’re going to need to define what a female is.”
- on Pentecost Monday – several reasons to weep: “Forgive me if I’m missing something here. Why didn’t Paul VI then move to undo the changes that he was…”
- on Daily Rome Shot 1025: 20% off: “I was wrong! And so was the other puzzler/ess. They missed that their knight was still pinned and I missed…”
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Nancy “the Theologian” Pelosi… words fail!
Nancy “the Theologian” Pelosi… words fail! From LifeSite: Nancy Pelosi: Gay ‘marriage’ is ‘consistent’ with Catholic teaching WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2015 (LifeSiteNews.com) — House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, says that same-sex “marriage” is perfectly “consistent” with Catholic … Read More
Damian Thompson on the Irish Betrayal
You should read Damian Thompson’s take on the recent horrific betrayal by the Irish. HERE Gay marriage will split the Catholic Church Ireland, for so long the most overtly Catholic state in Western Europe, has voted for gay marriage by … Read More
Tolerance is over
The world is going nuts. I have often felt a bit like Cassandra, but … Cassandra was right. Here is another take. From the pen of John Zmirak at The Stream with my emphases and comments: The expected Supreme Court decision imposing … Read More
8 major studies of identital twins prove homosexuality Is NOT genetic
From OrthodoxyToday: Identical Twin Studies Prove Homosexuality is Not Genetic Eight major studies of identical twins in Australia, the U.S., and Scandinavia during the last two decades all arrive at the same conclusion: gays were not born that way. “At best … Read More
Posted in One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged homosexualist agenda, homosexuality, nature nurture
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CNS warns Catholic schools not to honor supporters of same-sex unions
The Cardinal Newman Society (see their feed on my sidebar… scroll down), which keep tabs on what is going on with Catholic higher education in these USA, has issued a statement: Cardinal Newman Society Statement Opposing Honors and Platforms for … Read More
Belgian Archbishop advocates Catholic recognition of same-sex stuff
Certain elements in the Church are lately emboldened. They have sensed that they have a window of opportunity. The iron is heating and they are striking. Today we read of a bishop in Belgium who has been touted as, perhaps, … Read More
Card. De Paolis on communion for divorced, remarried: “If approved, the consequences would be of unprecedented gravity.”
The outline of features for the next Synod of Bishops in October 2015, or Lineamenta, has been released. The Lineamenta is based on the last Synod’s final document, the Relatio Synodi. For the Relatio, the members of the Synod voted on each paragraph. According to the … Read More
Posted in Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Si vis pacem para bellum!, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Card. DePaolis, Communion, divorced and remarried, homosexuality, Lineamenta, Relatio Synodi, Synod of Bishops
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34 Comments
Another funny video from Lutherans
Not all explanations have to be dry. A funny video from the guys at Lutheran Satire: I think I should commit to memory that last quickly delivered blast response to why the “preacher”‘s floating interlocutor has never heard any of … Read More
A Sin That Cries Out To Heaven: Sodomy, Homosexual Acts
Over at St. Peter’s List there is a great explanation of the Sins That Cry Out To Heaven, namely willful murder (the blood of Abel), the sin of Sodom (the sin of Sodom), oppression of the poor, and defrauding laborers of … Read More
“The truly bizarre document that the Vatican released Monday”
Have you been following the reports of Robert Royal about the Synod of Bishops? Here’s today’s: Synod Day 8 – A Bizarre Document and Process Print I have been in Rome, by my rough count, 100 times during my adult … Read More
Behold how the Left thinks
At Daily Kos you can find a good example of how the Left thinks. This is also an insight into how the catholic Left think, too. For confirmation just watch the combox of the Fishwrap. You see similar attitudes and … Read More
As The Synod Turns
Any one who looks at Catholic stuff on these interwebs today (and for the near future) is going to be inundated with Synod stuff. We have to be wary. Do you remember that, just before Benedict XVI abdicated, during an … Read More
Posted in CRUX WATCH
Tagged Crux, homosexuality, same-sex unions, Synod of Bishops, Synod of the Media
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36 Comments
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
Fishwrap: Approve of “gay” sex or risk a shrinking, irrelevant Church.
I think we are going to see the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) lurch even farther to the left, even deeper into angry dissent now that they have to cope with and distinguish themselves with Crux. I suspect Crux will … Read More
“What was once a request to live and let live has now become a demand for approval.”
I warmly recommend to the readership a column by Francis Card. George, Archbishop of Chicago. His Eminence knocks this one over the fence. We enter in medias res. You can find the whole thing HERE: […] In recent years, … Read More
Posted in Fr. Z KUDOS, Liberals, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Religious Liberty, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged American Protective Association, anti-catholicism, Card. George, homosexuality, Klu Klux Klan, Know-Nothing Party, Obamacare
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25 Comments
How Churches (actually “ecclesial communities”) commit suicide
My friend Fr. Martin Fox of the blog Bonfire of the Vanities has a great post. ‘Gay marriage’ is church suicide Give into the Zeitgeist? Not a plan of success: Membership Episcopal Church: -18% (2002-2012) [that “-” means “minus”, as … Read More
Meltdown Countdown: Fishwrap on the Synod
The Synod on the Family will start in October. Already the dissidents at the National Schismatic Reporter (aka Fishwrap) are whining. They have twigged to the fact that they are not going to get what they want. Today … Read More
AC-DC or Transgender Comics
There is, you should know to your horror, a trend in catholic “theology”, written by subversives, to “queer” theology. Nothing is sacred. You all know what is going on in society as a whole. So, even as I remind the readership … Read More
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
Tagged comics, Green Lantern, homosexuality, Marvel Comics, Thor, transgender
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19 Comments
ASK FATHER: Can I go to same-sex ceremony or reception?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I am invited to my Aunt’s wedding ceremony to her same-sex partner. My family has in the past received conflicting advice from parish priest’s on the issue. One said skip the ceremony and go to the … Read More
KY’s AG cites Francis undying quote as excuse for not upholding the law
It is hard to know which box to check: ? tragically ignorant ? mendaciously obtuse We have seen antinomianism rear its dangerous head in many scenarios now: those who are bound to uphold and enforce the law simply deciding sua … Read More
SolarDoug on Archbp. Cordilone to Rep. Nancy Pelosi – formal declaration: “The letter is dated May 20, 2022. I’m happy that this is being made public, but I’m confused as to…”
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