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Writing on the Wall
Pope, Bishops, Curia. The Reforms That Are Coming by Sandro Magister What seems to be transpiring is a “council of the crown” around the Pope, with cardinals from the five continents. Names? Timothy Dolan of New York, Odilo Scherer of São … Continue reading
Back to the 1970’s?
The traditionalist blogs are fretting about the possibility of the Roman Catholic Church going back to the 1970’s, airbrushing not only Benedict XVI but also John Paul II. The idea is sobering, but it depends on our idea of the … Continue reading
Rigorism,Tutiorism and Probabilism
I wrote this article in the defunct English Catholic blog. At the time, I was concerned for matters which are of no relevance today. Simply, I thought it would be of interest in light of the fact we have a … Continue reading
Conclave Secrets Blown
Loose lips sink ships – but perhaps not balsa wood dinghies! 🙂 * * * What went on behind the conclave doors? The whole thing was about blowing away the Italian establishment and opening the way to reform. The story … Continue reading
Vatican Declares War Against the British Empire
Following the audience of the Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner yesterday to request that Pope Francis should intervene in Argentina’s long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, the Pontiff declared war against the British Empire. That very day, the Vatican … Continue reading
Passion Veiling
Some Anglican and Latin rite churches veil the crucifixes and statues from Passion Sunday in violet cloth. Of course it is a non-issue since we in the English tradition have the Lenten Array from the beginning of Lent. Also, for Passiontide, we … Continue reading
Cardinal Kasper has Steam Up
HT to Catholic Conclave – but nothing about the Ordinariates. Pope Francis will return the Church to its roots in the Gospel, in the struggle for justice and against poverty: This was the impression of the German Cardinal and former … Continue reading
Twenty Years of Diaconate
It was on the Feast of Saint Joseph 1993 that I was ordained a deacon for the Institute of Christ the King in Italy by Cardinal Pietro Palazzini, one of the last of the Sacred College to have been consecrated … Continue reading
The Traditional Ministry of the Bishop of Rome
This is an impressive article by Bishop Chandler Holder Jones SSC Anglican Province of America). I reproduce the article in its entirety. The First Millennium Church and the Bishop of Rome Pope Leo IX, Last of the Bishops of Rome … Continue reading
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Union of Scranton / Free Church of England update
Please see my earlier post updated – Free Church of England and the Union of Scranton. I have appended an official text sent to me by Bishop Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church. This also was sent to a multi-addressee e-mail … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 