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Tag Archives: Pope of Christian Unity
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Christian Unity, ecumenism, Pope of Christian Unity
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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 … Continue reading
Is Pont. Comm “Ecclesia Dei” building a bridge to the SSPX?
Our friends at Rorate picked up something from Riposte Catholique (in French). Apparently, the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” sent a letter to the General House of the SSPX in Menzingen, Switzerland. The letter is signed by the PCED’s Vice-President Archbishop Augustine DiNoia, OP. … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Magisterium of Nuns, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The future and our choices, Vatican II, Year of Faith
Tagged Archbp. DiNoia, PCED, Pontifex, Pontifical Commission "Ecclesia Dei", Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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UK Anglican Ordinariate finally gets a parish!
GREAT NEWS FROM ENGLAND! From the site of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. I’ll add a comment, below. Ordinariate priest appointed to South London parish An announcement was made yesterday (Sunday) that the Parish of the Most Precious … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity, Pope of Christian Unity, The future and our choices
Tagged Anglicanorum coetibus, Anglicans, Arch. Westminster, Archbp. Smith, Archd. Southwark, Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, Pope of Christian Unity
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Community of Anglican Nuns to join the UK Ordinariate
Thanks to Anglicanorum coetibus, this comes today for your “Just Too Cool” file or your “Brick by Brick” file or your “Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity” file: HISTORIC COMMUNITY OF ANGLICANS NUNS TO JOIN ORDINARIATE A group … Continue reading
2006 comments by Card. Kasper about Anglicans, women bishops, and ecumenical dialogue
Fr. Finigan at his fine blog, The Hermeneutic of Continuity, has a piece today about something Card. Kasper told Anglicans at Lambeth in 2006 as the then-President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Here is an excerpt: It [viz. … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Proposal and Counter-Proposals for Pope Benedict and the SSPX
I was sent a link to an article in The Remnant on the SSPX situation. The article contains the following statements: Instead of harassing Bishop Fellay to sign a doctrinal preamble, the Vatican should require every superior, university president and … Continue reading
SSPX Statement: We wait for the “serious debate” which will bring ecclesiastic authorities back to Tradition
At the SSPX site DICI we read the General Chapter Statement. Bottom line: Not negative, but clarificatory. They left the door open for more discussions under Archbp. Di Noia. You can read the whole thing there, but here is the … Continue reading
REMINDER: Z-Swag – Newman’s “To be deep in history” Mug
Those of you who may be new readers may not know about the mug I made with a phrase of Bl. John Henry Newman: “To be deep in history is to cease to be a Protestant.” Thinking back on the course … Continue reading
WDTPRS congratulations to Fr. John Hunwicke
It is the season for ordinations. I participated in one yesterday, as a matter of fact. However, the other day there was an ordination which I very much would like to have attended: Fr. John Hunwicke, a former Anglican priest, … Continue reading
Benedict XVI’s sermon for Sts. Peter and Paul: “The Church is not a community of the perfect, but a community of sinners.”
The Holy Father’s sermon for the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul with my emphases and comments. (He gently addresses the issue of “scandal”. Look for it!) Your Eminences, Brother Bishops and Priests, Dear Brothers and Sisters, We are gathered … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Fellay says “No” to Rome? Maybe so. Maybe not.
From the intrepid Andrea Tornielli at Vatican Insider with my emphases and comments: The letter sent by the Secretary General of the Society of St. Pius X, outlining the hitches in the latest version of the text delivered by the … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, Card. Levada, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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ENGLAND 27 June: Former Anglican Fr. John Hunwicke to be ordained priest!
I think this will be a great event: WEDNESDAY JUNE 27 Please pray for John Hunwicke. Ordination, The Oxford Oratory, Wednesday June 27, 7.00 FIRST MASSES in full Communion with the See of Peter. THURSDAY JUNE 28: Extraordinary Form LONDON … Continue reading
Card. Burke on the SSPX (video)
I am a little behind the curve on this, but I thought you might like to hear what His Eminence Raymond Card Burke has to say about the future (hopefully) reconciliation of the SSPX with the Roman Pontiff. [wp_youtube]fRcoaytPCa0[/wp_youtube] Benedict … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Our Catholic Identity, SSPX, The future and our choices
Tagged Benedict XVI, Bp. Fellay, C, Card. Burke, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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SSPX offered a Personal Prelature
To review: The Holy See gave the SSPX a “doctrinal preamble”. The SSPX studied it and proposed in return some modifications. The Holy See and Holy Father studied the modifications. Then the CDF and SSPX Bp. Fellay had a meeting, … Continue reading
SSPX Bp. Fellay: “Der Teufel ist los! The devil is at large!”
At Rorate I saw this. My emphases: Rome-SSPX – Fellay speaks The Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X (FSSPX / SSPX), Bishop Bernard Fellay, was in Salzburg (Austria) on Thursday, in order to confirm some local faithful … Continue reading
Posted in Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX, The future and our choices
Tagged Bp. Fellay, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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CNA: A rabbi sticks up for the SSPX and says to trust Pope Benedict.
This is pretty interesting. From CNA with my emphases: Trust Pope’s judgment on SSPX deal, senior rabbi says By David Kerr Rome, Italy, May 18, 2012 / 06:33 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A leading American rabbi and Holocaust refugee says people … Continue reading
VIDEO: CNS interview with SSPX Bp. Fellay
A few days ago I posted about the interview by Catholic News Service with SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay. The video is posted. [wp_youtube]DdnJigNzTuY[/wp_youtube] Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity!
Posted in Linking Back, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
Tagged Bp. Fellay, CNS, Pope of Christian Unity, SSPX
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SSPX Bishop Fellay in Rome for the vigil of the decision of the cardinals
I had read this on La Stampa, the Italian daily, through the scribal services of the intrepid Andrea Tornielli. However, knowing that it was on La Stampa, I figured it would also be on Rorate. I was not wrong. You … Continue reading
