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Tag Archives: Roman Curia
Card. Müller on the proposed reform of the Roman Curia
Yesterday I mulled over the draft of the proposed reform of the Roman Curia. I’m not optimistic. Today I see in the National Catholic Register (thanks M) an interview by Ed Pentin with Gerhard Card. Müller. Müller opines… PENTIN: What … Continue reading
Francis’ projected restructuring of the Roman Curia – wow…just…. wow…
I’ve been reading around the topic of Francis’ proposed restructuring of the Roman Curia. It is, in Latin terms, revolutionary: Res novae. At the National Catholic Register there is a summarizing piece by Ed Condon. Within, you read… The most dramatic reform … Continue reading
Posted in The Coming Storm, The Drill
Tagged jurisdiction, potestas regiminis, Praedicate Evangelium, Roman Curia
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ASK FATHER: Corruption, sodomy, drugs, infidelity… How can we trust anything from Rome? Wherein Fr. Z rants.
UPDATE: Feedback from a reader… In a recent post, you respond to a question about the distress that is caused by the latest homosexual scandal in the Vatican. You pointed out that the enemy will attack, “in particular,” those who have influence over … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, ACTION ITEM!, ASK FATHER Question Box, Be The Maquis, Four Last Things, GO TO CONFESSION, Hard-Identity Catholicism, Si vis pacem para bellum!, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Fishwrap, hell, Jesuits, liberals, Roman Curia
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Will Pope Francis confirm Card. Müller for another term on 2 July 2017? UPDATE – NO.
UPDATE: I got another confirmation from a separate source that Card. Müller is, indeed, out as of Monday. It will be interesting to see where he lands. UPDATE: What is scary are the names my spies and I are bandying … Continue reading
Pope Francis’ Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
His Holiness Pope Francis today gave his annual Christmas “greetings” address to members of the Roman Curia. HERE With his extemporaneous words at the end, it amounts to some 43oo words and covered 8 single-spaced pages of Times 12 point … Continue reading
The Pope, The Five Dubia and the “Formal Correction”
His Eminence Raymond Leo Card. Burke gave interview to LifeSite. He said that the “formal correction” of Pope Francis he had mentioned before could “probably” be issued sometime after the upcoming Feast of the Epiphany, thus after 6 January 2017 Among the … Continue reading
Interesting meetings: Pope with Curial heads, USCCB’s election of officers
The Bolletino today shows that His Holiness had a meeting with the heads of dicasteries of the Roman Curia this morning. That’s interesting. Does this mean anything? It is particularly interesting in that it happened directly on the heels of … Continue reading
More reasons for the promotion of Summorum Pontificum
The Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome received a new Prefect last November, His Eminence Robert Card. Sarah. He should be a good, solid Prefect. At the same time, however, there was a bit of a purge of, say, the … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, Be The Maquis, Decorum, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Our Catholic Identity, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Anscar Chupungco, Archd. Cebu, Benedictine Arrangment, Card. Sarah, Joseph Ratzinger, Marshall Plan, Roman Curia, tabernacle, The Philippines
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Pope Francis greets Curia for Christmas, and rips them to shreds
Each year it is customary for the Roman Pontiff to meet and greet members of the Roman Curia just before Christmas. The Pope gives an address. Often that address is a kind of “State of the Union”, describing things that … Continue reading
Posted in GO TO CONFESSION, Pope Francis
Tagged Christmas Address, examination of conscience, Pope Francis, Roman Curia
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One of the aims of reform of the Roman Curia – weaken it.
One of the things I have been saying all along is one aim during the present pontificate is the reduction of the number of Cardinal Prefects and Presidents (and therefore Archbishop Secretaries) in dicasteries of the Roman Curia. Put several … Continue reading
Posted in The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Andrea Tornielli, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Roman Curia
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The possible demotion of Card. Burke. Wherein Fr. Z rants.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, I’ll post this. I do not like the fact that Sandro Magister posted in this way, however. I’ve been biting the inside of my mouth for a while now. The optimist … Continue reading
Spectator’s hard-hitting commentary on pontificate of Pope Francis
At The Spectator there is a must read piece by Damian Thompson for anyone who is puzzled about what Pope Francis may be up to, especially in regard to the Roman Curia. Here is an excerpt with my emphases: […] As … Continue reading
Posted in Pope Francis, The Drill
Tagged Card. Pell, Card. Rodriguez Maradiaga, Damian Thompson, Pope Francis, Roman Curia
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Reese makes his 6577th mistake
Over at Fishwrap the cracks are widening. They are losing John Allen. They closed the combox. MSW is deeply into logorrhea. They are panicky. Now I see a piece by Thomas Reese, SJ, who was removed from his editor’s position … Continue reading
Pope Francis and Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia
The Holy Father exchange the traditional Christmas greetings with the Roman Curia today. The Pontiff opted not to reflect on the year past, but instead gave a brief address which included some words of thanks to those who are retiring … Continue reading
“Francis”can learning curve
I have mentioned at various times since last March that Francis needs to learn how to be Pope and that we need learn how to let him be Pope. I saw this in a Reuter’s piece (about the Empty Chair) by my … Continue reading
Posted in Linking Back, Pope Francis, The Drill
Tagged empty chair, Phil Pullella, Pope Francis, reform, reform of the Curia, Roman Curia
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Schadenfreude and Reform of the Roman Curia
Years ago in the hall of the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio I ran into the then-Prefect Cardinal Ratzinger, who was always happy to chat and let me pick his brains. On one occasion, he quipped that he was glad that Peter … Continue reading
Francis, the G8, and reform of the Roman Curia – some musings
Over here I posted about the new G8 that Pope Francis will call together in October. They are supposedly to help with alterations to the constitution called Pastor bonus, that governs the Roman Curia. We all agree that reform of … Continue reading
Francis to say Holy Thursday Mass at a prison
I was right on the verge of extending my time in Rome through Holy Week… right on the verge…. then I got on the airplane at the appointed time, which I properly guessed (the day after the “inaugural” Mass). I … Continue reading
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Pope Francis
Tagged holy thursday, Pope Francis, prison, Roman Curia, washing of feet
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Changes in the Roman Curia affecting catechesis and seminaries
I was busy yesterday and missed this at News.va. The Holy Father changed the “competence” of some dicasteries of the Roman Curia. He moved responsibility for Catechesis from the Congregation for the Clergy to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization … Continue reading
Benedict XVI on the destructive evil of “gender” confusion
The Holy Father today provided insight into how evil and destructive the homosexual agenda is. Each year shortly before Christmas the Roman Pontiff exchanges greetings with and addresses the members of Roman Curia. He gives them what some call a … Continue reading
