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Category Archives: POPES
Pope Francis: canceling stuff right and left
Apparently His Holiness of our Lord is drawing X’s through his appointment book. Everything must go! Wednesday audiences, daily semi-public Masses, etc. In addition to clearing his book for July, tonight in Rome he has chosen not to accompany the … Continue reading
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Fishwrap’s coverage of Fr. Walker’s murder… not
Fr. Walker was murdered and Fr. Terra was assaulted so badly that he is in critical condition. These priests worked among the poor of Phoenix in a pretty dodgy part of town. They are beloved of their flock and they … Continue reading
Francis: “I get ‘existential hives’ when I see that everyone takes it out against the Church and Pius XII”
I buried the lead. When I wrote HERE about that Vanguardia story, recounted by CNA, I didn’t mention the most important thing. Pope Francis stuck up for Ven. Pius XII: […] One of your projects is to open the Vatican … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, Our Catholic Identity, The Drill
Tagged Gary L. Krupp, holocaust, Jews, Pius XII, Pope Francis, Rabbi Dalin, Ron Rychlak
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The Holy Father’s curious comment
In a story on CNA we read that the Holy Father gave an interview to La Vanguardia. Inter alia, His Holiness said, I pray every day the divine office every day with the Psalms of David. We do the 150 … Continue reading
OLDIE PODCAzT 59: Leo the Great on Pentecost fasting; Benedict XVI’s Pentecost sermon
Here is an OLDIE PODCAzT from 2008 ___ Today is Thursday in the Octave of Pentecost, or at least it ought to be in in the Novus Ordo as it is in the older, Traditional Roman Calendar. This is the … Continue reading
Pope Francis: Marriage and things Jesus does not like
Pope Francis and marriage… what’s up with that? Here is something that he said about marriage in his daily, off-the-cuff sermonette: From ZENIT: Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning with a group of married couples at various stages in their … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, One Man & One Woman, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged marriage, Pope Francis
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Hey Fishwrap! This is what “sentire cum Ecclesia” REALLY means!
I wonder which of the master wordsmiths at Fishwrap (aka National Schismatic Reporter) cobbled up the clucking editorial cum open letter to Pope Francis. NSR is displaying their case of the vapors over the mean old Vatican’s treatment of the consciously evolved sister-leaders … Continue reading
Brick by Brick in El Paso
For your “Brick by Brick” file, in the El Paso Times: El Paso Catholic Diocese to offer Mass in Latin [Will it be the Novus Ordo?] “Oremus,” which means ‘let us pray’ in Latin will be heard regularly in Mass … Continue reading
MUST READ: Fr. Wylie’s hard-hitting sermon at Holy Innoncents (Manhattan, NYC) – How traditionalists are treated by priests and bishops
Remember my post “Dear Traditionalists,…” ? I meant what I wrote then and I still mean it now. In part, I wrote: Do you want this? Do you? Or, when you don’t get what you want handed to you, are … Continue reading
Posted in ¡Hagan lío!, "How To..." - Practical Notes, Be The Maquis, Benedict XVI, Brick by Brick, Hard-Identity Catholicism, HONORED GUESTS, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Priests and Priesthood, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill, Wherein Fr. Z Rants
Tagged Archd. New York, Fr. J. Wylie, Holy Innocents
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A Cardinal backtracks
A while back, the head of the Synod of Bishops, Card. Baldisseri, made some comments about a change in the Church’s teaching about marriage. Remember my post: What is Card. Baldisseri up to? Baldisseri is backtracking. Bishops’ synod head: October … Continue reading
