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Tag Archives: modernism
Some irony for the defenders of the lawless, heartless St. Peter’s Mass Suppression Stunt
And yet another point about the cruel, cold edict from High Atop The Thing against priests who want to offer Holy Mass at side altars of San Pietro… as they have been able to do for decades. Those applauding this … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Surrounded by modernism, only TLM available is schismatic
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. In my diocese there is no traditional latin mass available. When we ask through mail, email or petition list, we are ignore. As a result some people, including me, have … Read More
Msgr. Pope’s List of 8 Modern Errors (Libs! PAY ATTENTION!)
My friend Msgr. Charles Pope has a good post at the National Catholic Register (that’s the Catholic one, not to be confused with the National Schismatic Reporter aka Fishwrap). He provides some good pointers which you (read “libs”) should use as a kind … Read More
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ASK FATHER: Can we listen to talks by SSPX priests?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: As SSPX priest and bishops are canonically suspended, would it be a sin to listen, read or propagate a book or a talk by a priest or bishop of the Society ? For example, if I wish to … Read More
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Mary: Cunctarum Haeresum Interemptrix – Destroyer of All Heresies
Over at The Catholic Thing there is a great entry by my friend Fr. Paul Scalia about Our Blessed Mother, whom we invoke as “Destroyer of All Heresies”. Here’s a sample… In Pascendi dominici gregis, [thank you for the correct orthography] … Read More
ASK FATHER: It seems like the Catholic Church is disappearing!
From a reader… QUAERITUR: I the better part of 60 years old and have been concerned for a number of years that the Roman Catholic Church is literally disappearing. With the last article I read, I’m fairly certain it’s gone. … Read More
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“I am the very model of a modern ultramontanist” – ZUHLIO RETURNS!
We like Parody Songs around here. Faithful Catholics have a sense of humor, after all. Libs, not so much. Over a First Things I spotted one worthy of passing along. I AM THE VERY MODEL OF A MODERN ULTRAMONTANIST by … Read More
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Modernists don’t believe what they believe
I saw something good at the site of The Remnant today. The Remnant is responding to another cleric out there, but this is the part I liked: I was thinking about mathematics this morning, and found it very, very interesting … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can I date a Modernist?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Is it ok For a Traditional Catholic to date a modernist woman he’s trying to convert? Modernista, eh? Convert, eh? A swift review of Pascendi dominici gregis resulted in no specific pontifical condemnations of the dating of the modernist. As far … Read More
Is this building a… ?
At Church Pop there is a quiz. Here is a sample. Quick… is this building a: Modernist Church … or a… Communist Building?
“Thus I promise, this I swear, so help me God and these holy Gospels of God.”
For some work I am doing today I had occasion to re-read the old Oath Against Modernism. In 1910 St. Pope Pius X issued Motu Proprio a document called Sacrorum Antistitum in which he provided the Church with an °Oath … Read More
SSPX Bp. Williamson: I’m not yet a Sedevacanist and its hard to say Pope Benedict is a formal heretic
Our friends at Rorate have posted about comments made by SSPX Bp. Williamson. My emphases: In his latest column regarding the beatification of John Paul II, one of the Bishops of Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X, Richard Williamson, ends … Read More
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REVIEW: New book by Aidan Nichols: Criticising the Critics
UPDATE 20 March: I am getting emails from people asking how they can get the book I was reading on the airplane yesterday (see that entry). I am reposting this entry for their benefit. __________ ORIGINAL entry 7 March. __________ … Read More
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Resources for understanding “modernism”
"Modernism" is by nature a bit of a moving target. These days fewer people – except for the confirmed traditionalists – seem less interested in talking about "modernism" than about "relativism". I am thinking about the issues these days and … Read More