Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism

Technological Prometheanism

Posted on Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Now, that’s a mouthful! It’s nothing new, but Pope Benedict XVI is giving warnings of terrible dangers of “technological prometheanism”, meaning something like the message of Mary Shelley in 1816 when she wrote Frankenstein. It has been a big concern … Continue reading →

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Is the Society of St Pius X Old Catholic?

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This question is asked by Bishop Chandler Holder Jones in SSPX. Here is his article: The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, the most well-known Latin Rite traditionalist movement, now appears to be, by the description of its Superior General … Continue reading →

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The Benedictine Monks of Saint Maurus

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Before the French Revolution, there was an illustrious congregation of Benedictine monks under the patronage of Saint Maurus who was a disciple of Saint Benedict. The introduction of the monastic life into France is attributed to Saint Maurus. Today, January … Continue reading →

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A Few Links to the “Intégrisme” Theme

Posted on Wednesday, 9 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

All these links are in French. If you can read this language, then you will see that the polemics go back a very long way. Intégrisme (Wikipedia article). Les Amis du Christ-Roi en France – containing several documents on historical … Continue reading →

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An Excellent Explanation of French “Intégrisme”

Posted on Tuesday, 8 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This comment on Fr Smuts’ blog about Bishop Fellay, superior of the Society of St Pius X, calling the Jews the “enemies of the Church” is worth reading. Friends used to joke with me in private, calling them the “Waffen … Continue reading →

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Fragile Unity

Posted on Saturday, 5 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just been looking at Retro-church and its recent articles. Go over there, read them and come back here: An Appeal from the Continuing Anglican Churches to the ACNA and Associated Churches – the background, already linked to and … Continue reading →

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While Americans dispute the True Church

Posted on Thursday, 3 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Reading some of the threads in my comment boxes, I am made to think of the fable of theologians discussing the sex of the Angels in Constantinople as the Muslims sacked the city and cut the throats of its inhabitants. … Continue reading →

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What’s worse, Heresy or Schism?

Posted on Tuesday, 1 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Deborah Gyapong wrote a thoughtful article in her blog – Happy New Year and Happy Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God. Actually, some priests and their communities in union with Rome still celebrate the Circumcision when they use the 1962 … Continue reading →

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Why this Blog?

Posted on Sunday, 30 December, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There has been no small amount of discussion in several blogs since I wrote to Bishop Marsh to ask him about what bishops thought they were doing when they signed the Roman Catholic catechism and a petition, wearing copes and … Continue reading →

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Deborah Gyapong and Trashing

Posted on Monday, 24 December, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

She has been bashing this one for a long time, but I have always treated her as a lady and have sometimes tried to “negotiate”. Personally, I am fond of her, but her decreasing tolerance has made me truly wince. … Continue reading →

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