For informational purposes, we present here the Holy See’s statement, followed by the just released declaration from the SSPX General Chapter, dated July 14 of this year. * * * * * * * * * * * * Vatican … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
Vietnam: 10,000 Catholics Demonstrate in Protest of Government Persecution
Catholic Culture: Thousands of Catholics joined in public demonstrations in the Vinh diocese on July 15, protesting government-sponsored violence against Catholics and the desecration of a church. Read more here with link to AsiaNews.
Monsignor Brunero Gherardini
Almost three years ago, I posted a piece on our site about the above named Monsignor: Vatican Council II: An Open Discussion, by Monsignor Brunero Gherardini. Since then, an English translation of his book has been published (under the title … Continue reading
What Franz Jägerstätter and Pius XI Can Teach Us
Ryan McMaken has penned a brief resume of the deeds of Blessed Franz Jägerstätter. This was an Austrian farmer who refused to fight in the war machine of the Third Reich, and therefore died a martyr. Reading the piece reminds … Continue reading
Beware the Litanies of the Dominicans!
From the Dominican Nuns of Summit, New Jersey, we have this news: The Dominicans are at it again! What are we up to now? Well, really, nothing we haven’t been doing…praying! But this time Dominicans all over the world received … Continue reading
Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller, New CDF Prefect, Interviewed
(Rorate Caeli) The Church, a House of Many Rooms The new Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Abp. Gerhard Müller, granted his first interview, after his appointment, to KNA, the German bishops’s news agency (in German). Dutch Catholic blog In … Continue reading
Third Archbishop Di Noia Interview in One Week
For the record, we link to the article, A new chapter in the Society of St. Pius X saga, at the Vatican Insider site. In this interview with Archbishop Di Noia, to our knowledge the third since the announcement of … Continue reading
We Have a New Prefect of CDF
The new Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Let us pray for his Grace as he takes up his new post.
Another Interview with Archbishop Di Noia
The National Catholic Register published an interview with Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, O.P., the newly appointed Vice President of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei. Of special interest is this section (my comments in red; otherwise bracketed remarks are from … Continue reading
Archbishop Hon: Illicit Ordinations Are a Sacrilege
UCANews: The excommunicated Chinese bishop, Paul Lei Shi-yin, has committed “a sacrilege” by ordaining four new priests on June 29 in Leshan diocese, southwestern China, the Vatican Archbishop, Savio Hon Tai Fai, said in Rome the day after the ordination … Continue reading
In Honor of the LCWR
In celebration of the investigation and reform of the “LCWR” — Leadership Conference of Women in Rebellion. Everybody sing now…
What Real Persecution Looks Like
There is a “soft” persecution of the Church in America. We see it in the press, in entertainment, and in political life as exemplified by B.H. Obama’s recent HHS mandate. What has been soft for years seems to be in … Continue reading
Just Pound the Table!
The Lisa Wangsness story on the angry reaction of dissident nuns to Vatican attempts at oversight reminds one of the old legal aphorism “If you have neither the facts nor the law on your side, just pound the table” (Sanctions against nuns spark backlash, 6/12/2012). Continue reading
SSPX Superior Will Decide Soon Whether Society Will Accept Pope’s Doctrinal Preamble
Vatican Insider: As Vatican Insider reported this morning, the dialogue between the Holy See and the Lefebvrians has reached a crucial point. Having carefully studied the content of the doctrinal preamble with the added modifications requested by the Superior of … Continue reading
LCWR Leaders Consider ‘Next Move’? After Meeting With Cardinal Levada
They want “further dialogue.” It’s a “dialogue with the deaf,” Levada said. UCANews: The meeting was described as “open” and “cordial” but the LCWR was left in no doubt about the Vatican’s authority and Cardinal Levada later referred to “a … Continue reading