Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism

What’s wrong with Benedict XV and Pius XI

Posted on Sunday, 11 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Benedict XV and Pius XI seem to be the only twentieth century Popes not under consideration for canonisation. I really wonder what was wrong with those forthright men who wore the shoes of St Peter and who were fine bishops … Continue reading →

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Papal Absolutism

Posted on Thursday, 8 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a new article by Fr Hunwicke – The Montini years: a sadly maximalising Papacy. May it rest in peace. He makes a point that Vatican I defined the limits of papal power. The Pope’s office is limited by … Continue reading →

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The Sainted Popes

Posted on Sunday, 27 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I saw some of the ceremony this morning on television at the behest of my wife. I have walked many times up the Via della Conciliazione and across St Peter’s Square with hardly more than the company of pigeons. This … Continue reading →

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The End of Eschatology

Posted on Friday, 25 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It reads like a begorrah reporter wearing bright green wellies and carrying a piglet under his arm, looking forward to certain journalistic ideas of reform in the Church, but there are quite a few independent reports of this incident. (By … Continue reading →

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1962 and 1965

Posted on Sunday, 2 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Just as another approach to the subject of auctoritas in canon law as it relates to liturgy, I commented on Patricius’ post Numquam abrogatam? I touched upon the notion of custom, sometimes known as auctoritas, in canon law and its … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh on the 1950’s Liturgical Reforms

Posted on Thursday, 27 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This comes with a hat tip to Patricius in his new posting on Evelyn Waugh – Waugh… During the last few years we have experienced the triumph of the “liturgists,” in the new arrangement of the services for the end … Continue reading →

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Sedevacantism

Posted on Wednesday, 26 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I came across two fair-minded articles on a way by which some Roman Catholics try to get round the fallibility of the Pope and the modern Church without dismissing it all as nonsense. These recent articles are Sedevacantism and Solution … Continue reading →

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Flying Sparks!

Posted on Tuesday, 25 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Our friend Patricius has just written Censorship… as a result of having crossed the line on the New Liturgical Movement blog. It was only to be anticipated. It is a long time ago that I ceased to be respectable for … Continue reading →

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The Cat among the Pigeons of St Peter’s Square?

Posted on Friday, 14 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was doing my usual rounds this morning and was pointed to an article in Italian – Forse non è canonicamente valida la “rinuncia” di Papa Benedetto. The way things move in the Vatican, this one might have the canonists … Continue reading →

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Blaming Hippies

Posted on Saturday, 8 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I occasionally look at Fr Zuhlsdorf’s blog, and find his articles worth what they are worth. This one hit me – Are the aging-hippies burying Benedict’s legacy? As I mentioned in an article a few days ago, I have never … Continue reading →

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