Robert Moynihan Blog: On Thursday, September 24, in the afternoon after his historic address to Congress, just a few minutes before flying to New York City, Pope Francis received, spoke with, and embraced Kim Davis — the Kentucky County Clerk … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
‘Fidel, the Moment of Truth Has Arrived’
California Catholic Daily: There’s no precise record of what Pope St. Leo the Great told Attila the Hun outside Rome’s lofty gates, but we do know that the savage Hun—moved by the Pontiff’s heed—had a drastic change of heart and spared … Continue reading
Cardinal Gerhard Müller: A Speech Worth Reading
He uses the words heresy, Modernism, progressivism, narcissism, and apostasy — as pejoratives; he speaks well of the liturgy and against its banalizations and anthropocentrisms; he defends the unborn; he harshly criticizes the American and European agendas of forcing progressivist … Continue reading
Morality Rebel Cardinal Danneels Boasts of Being in the Mafia Club Opposed by Benedict XVI
National Catholic Register: Further serious concerns are being raised about Cardinal Godfried Danneels, one of the papal delegates chosen to attend the upcoming Ordinary Synod on the Family, after the archbishop emeritus of Brussels confessed this week to being part of a … Continue reading
Simple Explanation of Major Flaw in New (Faster!) Annulment Process
The Catholic Thing: Canonist Father Gerald E. Murray: If the judgment by the bishop is in favor of the validity of the marriage, however, that judgment has no effect and the petition for a declaration of nullity is automatically submitted … Continue reading
Pope Makes Unannounced Visit to Encourage the Government Persecuted Little Sisters of the Poor
National Catholic Register: Pope Francis paid a short visit to the Little Sisters of the Poor community in Washington on Wednesday to support them in their court case over the contraception mandate, the Vatican’s spokesman revealed. It was a “short … Continue reading
Well Played, Papa Francesco, Well Played
Quoth USA Today: WASHINGTON — Pope Francis made an unscheduled stop to visit the Little Sisters of the Poor Wednesday, a move that Vatican officials said was intended to send a message of support in the nuns’ battle against Obamacare. The … Continue reading
Pro Medjugorje Cardinal Backs Homosexual Unions
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna in a recent interview with with La Civilta Cattolica, a Jesuit periodical, said: “We can and we must respect the decision to form a union with a person of the same sex,” the prelate said, … Continue reading
US Archbishop Who Chairs Subcommittee on Marriage Bypassed for October Synod ‘On the Family’
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone did not cut the mustard. I wonder why? California Catholic Daily: Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco is not only a known “culture warrior” but is also the Chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for … Continue reading
Missing Chinese Bishop a ‘Bargaining Chip’ in Negotiations with Vatican
UCANews: Bishop James Su Zhimin, one of the 20 prisoners featured in Rubio’s campaign, has spent the past 18 years in prison after refusing to join the state-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in 1996. The Communist Party organ overseeing religious affairs, … Continue reading
White House Staging Insult to Pope Francis at Reception
Breitbart: In a stunning show of political indecorum, Obama has invited a series of individuals who publicly flout Catholic teaching, including a pro-abortion religious sister, a transgender woman and the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, along with at least two Catholic … Continue reading
Catholic Action League Urges Cardinal O’Malley to Reaffirm Catholic Teaching on Marriage
The Catholic Action League of Massachusetts today is calling upon Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the Archbishop of Boston, to publicly reaffirm Catholic teaching on the indissolubility of marriage, after a senior member of the Cardinal’s own clergy openly derided that teaching … Continue reading
Would Communist Raul Castro Dare to Receive Communion? Quite Likely!
Spot on article here by Paul Kengor for Crisis Magazine online. Crisis: Catholic and international media are abuzz over Pope Francis’ trip to Cuba, the third consecutive pope to visit this island thoroughly destroyed by the two Castro brothers. The … Continue reading
Threats Against Pope Huge Concern for US Security Chiefs
The London Telegraph: The United States has broken up a threat against Pope Francis, who will visit Washington and other US cities this month, it emerged on Sunday. No details of the threat were given. US authorities are concerned about … Continue reading
Crisis: Where Will the Synod Lead Us?
PCh24.pl presents “Crisis. Where will the synod lead us to?” – a documentary film on the dramatical situation of the Catholic Church in the eve of the final session of the synod. Is holy matrimony really endangered? German bishops will … Continue reading