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Category Archives: POPES
Evangelii gaudium: Translation issues, problems
I am detecting rumblings that the English translation of the Pope’s new (first) Apostolic Exhortation is not so hot and that it may be, in some key places misleading. There are always going to be differences in opinion about how … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, The Drill
Tagged Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii gaudium, Pope Francis, translation
17 Comments
VIDEO: Wymyn burn Francis in effigy in Argentina. Make popcorn.
I was sent a video by a reader of some loony wymny in Argentina burning Pope Francis in effigy. I don’t know what this group is about, but I can guess. It probably defies the Church’s teaching on contraception or … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, Liberals
Tagged Argentina, burning in effigy, effigy, feminists, liberals
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A “Francis Effect” in these USA?
There is a lot of buzz about a “Francis Effect”. As I watch Twitter, for example, I see comments such as “I’m not Catholic anymore, but I really like this Pope!” or “I disagree with the Church on a lot … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Francis, New Evangelization, The Drill
Tagged The Francis Effect
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First comment on the Pope’s new Apostolic Exhortation
The new Apostolic Exhortation is out: Evangelii gaudium. In English it is some 51000 words. It is a slog. It is not an encyclical. It is not an apostolic letter. It is only an apostolic exhortation. I caution all of you (and … Continue reading
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Francis, The Drill
Tagged Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii gaudium, Pope Francis
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Will German bishops defy Rome, ignore teaching on indissolubility of marriage?
Iran, and other countries, are more than likely emboldened by the Obama-inflicted weakness of these USA. They will be flexing their muscles, sure that the President won’t do anything. In Germany, and probably other places, some bishops, emboldened by a … Continue reading
Again HUGE news: Pope Francis explicitly endorses Benedict XVI’s “hermeneutic of continuity”
You will want to read this carefully and put it in your “IMPORTANT” file. This is, again, HUGE news. The 450th anniversary of the closing of the Council of Trent is coming up on 4 December. We like to celebrate … Continue reading
Reading Francis through Francis
When the liberals gush and gush and ooze about Pope Francis, the most wonderfullest, fluffiest Pope ehvurrrrr, they smear another brush-stroke of paint on the floor as their place in the corner gets smaller and smaller. One of these days, … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, Reading Francis Through Benedict, The Drill
Tagged Pope Francis, Sandro Magister
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Pope Francis on our having lost the “sense of worship”. Fr. Z rants and suggests.
From Vatican Insider: “A Temple is a place where we gather to worship God, not celebrate a rite” At this morning’s mass in St. Martha’s House the Pope said Christians have lost sight of the meaning of worship: “We go … Continue reading
“The book on Augustine which Pope Benedict would have wanted to write”… revisited.
I called it, “the book on Augustine which Pope Benedict would have wanted to write.” You may recall my review of the book by Miles Hollingworth, St Augustine of Hippo, An Intellectual Biography. As I said before, this is not … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Linking Back, Patristiblogging, REVIEWS
Tagged Miles Hollingworth, St. Augustine
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Archbp. Kurtz, as a “moderate”, fully supported the Traditional Roman Rite
I hope the libs at the NSR are celebrating Archbp. Kurtz’s support, as a “moderate”, of the older, traditional form of the Roman Rite. True “moderates” are also true “traditionalists”. Our long-time reader, friend, benefactor, commentator here Henry Edwards guides … Continue reading
