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- TheCavalierHatherly on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: ““obligationem assumo sequendi lineam positivam ad doctrinam interpretandam sub ductu Magisterii ne quis eam a reliquo sacro doctrinae Ecclesiae patrimonio…”
- on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “Obedience that comes from servile fear isn’t the virtue of obedience. It is rather a form of vanity.”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “the “formula of adherence” includes this requirement: “I accept the doctrine taught in No. 25 of the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen…”
- on The 6 SSPX Bishops excommunicated. Priests are in schism. Marriages invalid. Absolutions invalid. Lay faithful warned against schism and excommunication.: “@Fr. Jackson is right. And this is a point that matters to the possibility of reconciliation where it is needed.…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “So my reading of the whole situation is this: Leo/Fernandez intended, in the last proposed “dialogue,” to give the SSPX…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “The local bishop also has the authority to make LS excommunication the penalty for the lay faithful attending an SSPX…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Not to worry… I hear that a certain bishop of a prominent see in the Southern U.S., well known for…”
- on What constitutes “formal adherence” to schism? It is NOT merely attending Masses. There’s more to it.: “Father, what do you make of the language in the DDF’s Procedure for Reconciliation of Priests and Lay Faithful Coming…”
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Tag Archives: same-sex unions
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
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
¡Vaya lío! Archbp. Sample weighs in on same-sex unions in Oregon. Fr. Z kudos.
From the Oregonian: Portland Archdiocese joins anti-gay marriage effort; lay group plans Ash Wednesday action Since Pope Francis began his reign as the head of the Catholic Church a year ago, he’s sounded a more welcoming tone toward gays. [Their … Read More
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Fr. Z KUDOS, Hard-Identity Catholicism, New Evangelization, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Sin That Cries To Heaven, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Archbp. Sample, Archd. Portland, Bp. Liam Cary, D. Baker, homosexual activists, same-sex unions
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46 Comments
Archbp. Broglio (Military Services) statement on chaplains and same-sex unions
Conversations I have had lead me to conclude that Pres. Obama is waging a war against Catholic military chaplains. The Archbishop for the Military Services in these USA has issued directives about Catholic chaplains and same-sex unions. Read the whole … Read More
Posted in Liberals, Mail from priests, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, The Coming Storm, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice
Tagged Archbp. Broglio, Archd. Military Services, homosexual activists, homosexuals, military chaplains, same-sex unions
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The attack is underway in Columbus
Have you been following the controversy in Columbus? Your readers should stand up to support Bp. Campbell. Friends, this is going to happen more and more often. We are going to see myriad harassment cases in the courts, relentlessly attacking … Read More
Theologian responds to Archbp. Marini’s less than helpful comment on same-sex unions
A noted Swiss theologian has responded to the non-theologian but former-papal MC, Archbp. Piero Marini, in the matter of Marini’s approval of recognition of civil same-sex unions. Archbp. Marini, Piero (not to be confused with the present papal MC Msgr. … Read More
Bishops and priests… pay attention! The persecution is coming.
Bishops and priests… pay attention! On EWTN I read: The Oregon state attorney general’s office is investigating a Christian baker who declined to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Aaron Klein, owner of the Gresham, Ore. bakery Sweet … Read More
“Theologians” against bishops on unnatural sex
From Catholic World News: Theologians blast US bishops on same-sex marriage Three theologians who teach at Jesuit institutions [Jesuit schools again … what a surprise…] –Paul Lakeland of Fairfield University, Daniel Maguire of Marquette University, and Frank Parella of Santa Clara … Read More
Nancy Pelosi, Doctrix of the Church, cites Theologian Obama and calls evil “good”
From CNS: Pelosi: Her Catholic Faith ‘Compels’ Her to Support Same-Sex Marriage [wp_youtube]xjo03WLTl3Y[/wp_youtube] By Christopher Goins May 10, 2012 Subscribe to Christopher Goins’s posts (CNSNews.com) – House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Thursday that her Catholic faith “compels” her … Read More
TheCavalierHatherly on The DDF’s procedures for “reconciling” both clerics and lay people from the SSPX: ““obligationem assumo sequendi lineam positivam ad doctrinam interpretandam sub ductu Magisterii ne quis eam a reliquo sacro doctrinae Ecclesiae patrimonio…”
