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- Matthew: Just the definition of the word normal (even in German) shows that it is a perversion . The German bishops don’ t want to lose that sweet tax money they get by ignoring the Church&...
- rcg: Yes, homosexual ity is from nature. As are two headed calves, cancer, hemophilia , any number of maladies and events that are not good for the individual or our species. I am sure that low-s...
- youngcatholicgirl: Thank you, Father. Like Ms. M-S, I don’ t always get the chance to comment, but I’ve listened faithfully while doing the supper dishes all week.
- tho: To paraphrase Aristotle, everything in nature has a purpose. What is the ultimate purpose of sodomy? In a marriage the way is open for a child, even in the sin of fornicatio n life may spring...
- LeeGilbert: “Ger man bishops discussed this with experts. 8221; This is not at all re-assurin g. Here in the States the “exp erts” ; have cost us billions of dollars, particu...
- GypsyMom: One of the hardest things about this whole crisis is how orthodox Catholics are turning on each other through the confusion. Labels such as “cra zy,” and “sch ismatic...
- TonyO: As to standing vs. kneeling, in our Western culture standing is our sign of respect vs. the old kneeling in the presence of feudal royalty. @ joekstl2: this is a matter of societal custom...
- Amerikaner: Scratch them and I am sure you will find homosexual s. That is why they push this agenda. It is to justify their sins
- joekstl2: To Subarbanba nshee: I understand your comment on priests’ anointed hands vs lay peoples’. But your tongue is not anointed either. [Oh, brother!] I assume you are not against lay people...
- Fr. Aaron Sandbothe: Mysticalro se, In the Eastern and Oriental Catholic Churches we have had patriarchs retire who then lived the remainder of their lives as Patriarch Emeritus. They retain their...
- Marion Ancilla Mariae II: “. . . they are discussing this in the same way that Dems discussed impeachmen t the day after the 2016 election.& #8221; Oh, come, come, Father. Surely we can be...
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- Ryan: Minor point of clarity. I dread the idea of even potential sacrilege which communion in the hand presents to the laity. The question was directed toward the Apostles at the last super.
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- monstrance: How long before the German state would force these views upon the Church anyways ? And the rest of Europe for that matter. If they’re throwing in towel now, there will be nothing left...
- bobbird: Aegidius: We have have the same here: The Wanderer v. Nat’ l Catholic Reporter [Fr. Z calls it “Fis hwrap̶ 1;. I call it the “Ant i-Catholic Distorter& #8221;]. I am...
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- Kerry: In a letter from Evelyn Waugh to Lady Daphne Action, in Waugh̵ 7;s book, A Bitter Trial, he wrote: ” I think it a great cheek of the Germans to try and teach the rest of the world...
- acardnal: Interestin g. LifeSiteNe ws just posted a video of Venerable Bishop Sheen discussing “fal se compassion ” shown to homosexual s, et al. Seems an appropriat e response to the...
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- Suburbanbanshee: Joekstl2 – The priest has his hands consecrate d to touch the consecrate d Host, and the rest of us don’ t. So spirituall y, yes, we have “gru bby hands̶ 1;...
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- ADVENTCAzT 2019 07: “O Come Redeemer of the Earth”
- ASK FATHER: Do I sin if I think that Benedict XVI on purpose didn’t resign the papacy?
- Reflections on the symbolism of the altar rail or Communion rail and some practical suggestions
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 06: “Jesus thirsts for us to thirst for Him.”
- Stepping on the Third Gear
- Newly Received! Challenge Coin – Coloring Books – Bibles – 2020 Ordo
- ASK FATHER: Are vestments made of materials other than silk tolerated for Mass in the Extraordinary Form?
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- Sending snail-mail 2019 Christmas cards
- Solemn Requiem Mass for the late Bp. Robert C. Morlino, prayers also for Bp. Paul Sirba – VIDEO/AUDIO sermon
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 05: Angelic suggestions or our own thoughts?
- MADISON – 4 Dec – 6:30PM – Solemn Requiem Mass for Bp. Robert C. Morlino
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 04: When liturgical participation became “doing”
- Fulton Sheen’s Beatification put on hold at the request of “some bishops”.
- ACTION ITEM! #GivingTuesday suggestions from @FatherZ
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 03: “Make straight the path”
- New gear from Rome: Vimpae and BUCKLES!
- D. Grand Rapids – Priest denies Communion to Lesbian judge married to a woman. He’s now under attack.
- VIDEO: Transit of Mercury
- VIDEO: Bp. Hying of @MadisonDiocese – “Let Advent Be Advent”
- Two good commentaries today on the works of @JamesMartinSJ
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 02: When a friend harms you, it hurts all the more.
- PRAYER REQUEST: Bp. Paul Sirba, R.I.P.
- Your Sunday Sermon Notes – 1st Sunday of Advent 2019
- ADVENTCAzT 2019 01: “If we love Him, He will come to us”
- Strange business this: a non-blessing blessing. A Fr. Z mini-rant to priests.
- Advent is here again. ACTION ITEM!
- Jesuits and Drag Queens. Tautology?
- 30 Nov 1969 – 50th Anniversary of imposition of the Novus Ordo – PODCAzTs Revisited
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Grant unto thy Church, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that She, being gathered together by the Holy Ghost, may be in no wise troubled by attack from her foes. O God, who by sin art offended and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication unto Thee,and turn away the scourges of Thine anger which we deserve for our sins. Almighty and Everlasting God, in whose Hand are the power and the government of every realm: look down upon and help the Christian people that the heathen nations who trust in the fierceness of their own might may be crushed by the power of thine Arm. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.Yes, Fr. Z is taking ads…
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Tag Archives: La Civiltà Cattolica
For some lighter reading
If you are looking for some lighter reading today, zip over the Sandro Magister’s page. He has a post about how the semi-official journal of the Holy See La Civiltà Cattolica (edited by Jesuits, ), promotes Francis as a master of … Continue reading
A quick look at some ‘c’atholic media
It is necessary from time to time to put on the forensic pathologist cap. I always feel like I need to wash with bleach after I read this stuff, rather like the investigation of a crime scene where the deceased … Continue reading
Posted in Biased Media Coverage, Jesuits, Liberals, The Drill
Tagged Fishwrap, La Civiltà Cattolica, La Croix, liberal bias, Madame Defarge
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Who’s behind Spadaro, et al?
Over the last few days it feels like the news is coming in at firehose volume and force. And, from the onset, I’ll just say now that the moderation queue is ON. A lot of the firehose sensation has to do … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged Antonio Spadaro, La Civiltà Cattolica, Michael Sean Winters, Wile E. Coyote
21 Comments
The curious omission in @AntonioSpadaro attack piece: Reagan’s “Evil Empire”… MISSING
Jesuit Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro, in his attack on Americans, especially American conservatives, in Inciviltà cattolica, along with his coauthor from Argentina, left a curious omission. Spadaro tars two American presidents with the brush of “Manichaenism”. At times this mingling of politics, morals and … Continue reading
Archbp. Chaput responds to Jesuit Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro and La Civiltà Cattolica
UPDATE: One of you readers caught this and posted in the combox. Comment: To submit a reply to Archbishop Chaput’s column, the anti-spam quiz currently is “What is 2 plus 2?” Very shrewd. This will prevent Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Religious Liberty, The Drill
Tagged Antonio Spadaro, Archbp. Chaput, La Civiltà Cattolica, Romans 1:18-32
9 Comments
UK Catholic weekly critiques ‘Inciviltà cattolica’ v. Americans
At the UK’s best Catholic weekly, there are not one but two … two critiques of Jesuit Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro’s attack on Americans in Inciviltà cattolica. They are useful because they are not in an American source. Antonio Spadaro has discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Liberals, The Drill
Tagged Antonio Spadaro, Inciviltà cattolica, La Civiltà Cattolica
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Robert Royal on the anti-American Spadaro/Figueroa smear
The well-deserved fallout continues for the vicious anti-American attack piece penned at Inciviltà cattolica by Jesuit Fr Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro, who is also so interested in the life and works of Pier Vittorio Tondelli that he created his own website about him (HERE). Today I read at The … Continue reading
Jesuit Fr. Spadaro’s ‘Apologia pro nugis suis’
Jesuit Fr Antonio Spadaro must be feeling the heat resulting from his poorly conceived anti-American hit piece in Civiltà Cattolica (now aka Inciviltà cattolica) HERE. He gave an interview to Jesuit-run Amerika Magazine (no, this isn’t at all incestuous) in which he tries … Continue reading
When Jesuits quote Jesus… and when they don’t
How the mighty have fallen. La Civiltà Cattolica is a periodical edited by Jesuits which receives some vetting from the Secretariat of State and, thus, is considered by some to have a measure of “authority”. However, true authority is based … Continue reading
Jesuits here, Jesuits there
The latest from Sandro Magister involves Pope Francis, a writer for the Jesuit produced journal La Civiltà Cattolica, the bishops of the Philippines, Pope Francis, and Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ. ROME, January 29, 2015 – They have not gone without … Continue reading