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Category Archives: POPES
Another Francis interview… with Scalfari… again. Hey LOOK! There’s a pony!
From the Holy See Presss office via ZENIT: Vatican City, July 13, 2014 The Vatican spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, issued the following statement this morning in relation to an article on Pope Francis published today in the Italian daily, La … Continue reading
COSTCO won’t sell conservative book
From examiner.com: Retailer Costco removing D’Souza’s “America” book from its shelves On Monday, WND has learned that wholesale retailer giant, Costco, began removing Dinesh D’Souza’s bestselling book “America: Imagine the World Without Her” from their store shelves nationwide. Jerome R. … Continue reading
The ‘c’atholic Left turns more and more against Pope Francis
A few days back the Vicar of Christ, Pope Francis, gave an interview to Il Messaggero. There wasn’t much of interest in it. The Pope is becoming a little bit more careful, it seems. Rush Limbaugh and Michael Sean Winters … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, Liberals, The Drill, Throwing a Nutty, You must be joking!
Tagged feminists, liberals, ordination of women, Phyllis Zagano, Pope Francis
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Pope Francis and the Pallia
Did you notice that Pope Francis, for Sts. Peter and Paul, went back to the ordinary modern pallium which all the metropolitan archbishops wear? So, in the space of about 10 years we have seen the longish, archeologizing pallium first … Continue reading
Posted in Benedict XVI, Francis, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
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Francis latest interview. Feminists won’t be pleased.
The Holy Father had an interview with the Italian daily Il Messaggero. It isn’t all that revelatory and I suspect that not too many people will be excited about it. There is little more statism in it. One thing to … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, The Drill
Tagged feminism, feminists, il Messaggero, Pope Francis, women, women's ordination
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Special Treatment in Manhattan: “Where is the charity for this priest?”
Even the New York Times (usually aka Hell’s Bible… but not today!) has taken notice of what is going on in New York City with the parish of Holy Innocents in midtown Manhattan’s Garment District. My emphases. I would post … Continue reading
Posted in Hard-Identity Catholicism, Liberals, Liturgy Science Theatre 3000, Mail from priests, Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, Priests and Priesthood, Self-absorbed Promethean Neopelagians, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Coming Storm, The Drill, The future and our choices, The Last Acceptable Prejudice, The Olympian Middle, You must be joking!
Tagged Archd. New York, Fr. J. Wylie, Holy Innocents, New York Times
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Lutherans call for Latin Liturgy as an aid to identity and unity
I saw a post at a Lutheran blog calling for – wait for it – more Latin in their liturgy. As a convert to Holy Mother Church from Lutheranism, I found this pretty interesting. I am aware that there exists … Continue reading
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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Francis and the Franciscan Friars have a meeting
Andrea Tornielli tells us that the Holy Father granted an audience to the embattled Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate. Oddly, we didn’t hear about this meeting before. It happened on 10 June. Usually the Pope’s meetings are listed in public … Continue reading
Posted in Francis, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM, The Drill
Tagged Fr. Volpi, Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
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Liberals hating on Pope Francis, who just refuses to get with their agenda!
Liberals will eventually turn on Pope Francis. There are even some indications at The Fishwrap that this is starting. Francis’ style doesn’t seem conservative at all, but he is NOT going to change doctrine. As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t … Continue reading
