In celebration of the investigation and reform of the “LCWR” — Leadership Conference of Women in Rebellion. Everybody sing now…
Category: Current Issues in the Church
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
Chinese Patriotic Association Plans to Consecrate Bishop Without Papal Approval June 29
AsiaNews: Catholics in Harbin (Heilongjiang), in far north-east China, are praying and fasting to avert an episcopal ordination without papal mandate. Sources tell AsiaNews that “no one wants this ordination: neither official nor underground Catholics not even the candidate himself. … Continue reading
Leaders of American Franciscans Rally for Dissident Nuns of LCWR
Catholic Culture: The American leaders of the Franciscan order have released a statement expressing “deep concern” over the Vatican’s quest for reform of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), saying that the effort “may inadvertently fuel the current climate … Continue reading
New York Times Contracepts Science
Donna Harrison, M.D., is an obstetrician-gynecologist in southwestern Michigan and director of research and public policy for the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She wrote a rebuttal to a recent article in The New York Times. (National Review … Continue reading
SSPX Bishop Fellay’s June 7 Interview with Documentation Information Catholiques Internationales
Very informative interview. Among many other issues pertinent to healing the crisis within the Church, Bishop Fellay insisted that it is Pope Benedict’s personal desire to give canonical status to the Society and that Rome “no longer makes total acceptance … Continue reading
Using the Pill, a Cancer-Causing Carcinogen, Kills Body and Soul
CNA reports: Experts in medicine, theology and minority issues warned that although the birth control pill is widely used by women in America, its adverse effects are being seen throughout the country today. “It’s just assumed that the pill is … Continue reading
Leaders of US Women Religious Meeting in DC. Will They Reform?
Question is: Will they embrace humility and a divine charity based on true Faith as Catholic women espoused to Christ, or will they continue down the road of heresy and feminism, opting perhaps, at some point, to establish their own … Continue reading
Interview Re. Vatican Leaks with Archbishop Becciu, Substitute of the Secretariate of State
From the Osservatore Romano, May 30, 2012 The papers stolen from the Pope Bitterness and sorrow at what has happened in the past few days in the Vatican but also determination and trust in coping with a situation which, quite … Continue reading
Dr. John Rao on Vatican II History
Dr. John Rao, professor of History at St. John’s University in New York and the author of Black Legends and the Light of the World, has commented on the recent remarks of Cardinal Walter Brandmüller. His Eminence’s remarks were mentioned … Continue reading
For 82% of U.S. Catholics, Contraception ‘Morally Acceptable’
From the time a democratic mob called for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, it was obvious that a form of government that seeks to do the will of the majority is destined to depravity. Those already aware of this would … Continue reading