The great deal of talk surrounding the pending Rome-SSPX rapprochement has presented us with two cardinals publicly giving conflicting reports on the magisterial character of Nostra Aetate, the Vatican II document on non-Catholic religions. Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of … Continue reading
Category: Current Issues in the Church
SSPX: ‘With or Against Rome from This Point On’
From Kreuz.net via the Eponymous Flower: …Bishop Fellay explained that the current “seemingly comfortable” situation is coming to an end for the Society. The current way will not continue: “It will be a with or against Rome from this point … Continue reading
Burning Question
Why do most “Catholic” politicians invoke their religion exactly when they are contradicting it in public?
Dean of Roman Rota Calls for Reform of Easy Annulments
Catholic Culture: Speaking at a conference in Rome, the dean of the Roman Rota suggested the need for a more rigorous interpretation of a provision in canon law that is cited in many annulment cases. Read more here.
OH Bishop Compels Catholic College to Disinvite Pro-Abortion Speaker
Let’s pray that these successors of the Apostles continue to grow in fortitude in denouncing any compromise with the abortion machine, especially with lawmakers who fund it with taxpayer money. Catholic Culture: For the 2nd time in less than a … Continue reading
WI Bishop Supports Traditional New Priests, Warns Complainers to Cease Gossip
Wisconsin State Journal: Madison Catholic Bishop Robert Morlino has moved to quell a backlash against a group of conservative priests in Platteville by warning parishioners they risk formal church censure unless they stop spreading “rumors and gossip.” Read more here.
Papal Commission on China Exhorts Catholics to Resist Patriotic Association Interference
Catholic Culture: A special papal commission on the Church in China has exhorted Chinese Catholics to resist the efforts by the government-backed Patriotic Association to control the Church. Full report here.
Catholic Anti-Communist’s Vocal Protest Aimed at Castro Regime not the Pope
CNA: Cuban dissident Andres Carrion said he did not intend to offend the Catholic Church when he shouted “freedom” during the papal Mass in the country on March 26. “It was not my intention to tarnish the Mass, and I … Continue reading
At Least 131 Faculty at ND Call for Resignation of Bishop Jenky from Board of Fellows
SouthBendTribune.com: At least 131 University of Notre Dame faculty members have signed a letter saying that the Most Rev. Daniel Jenky, Catholic bishop of Peoria, Ill., should renounce controversial remarks he made in an April 15 homily or resign from … Continue reading
The Confusion Continues with Chinese Consecrations
UCANews: Father Methodius Qu Ailin will be ordained bishop of Hunan this week, according to local Church sources. The 51-year-old priest has been approved by Pope Benedict XVI and recognized by the Chinese government, the sources said. The ceremony is … Continue reading
‘I’m Catholic, But . . .’ Dismal Situation of ‘Cafeteria Catholicism’ in Ireland
Survey shows that 85% of the people identify themselves as Catholic but 60% favor women’s ordinations, and 78% of priests say clergy should be allowed to get married. Catholic World Report: During a meeting at the Vatican in 1946, Msgr. … Continue reading
Why the Disorientation and Exodus of Nuns in the 60s and 70s? Humanist Psychology?
Patheos‘ Kathy Schiffer provides an informative summary of the destructive role of just two psychologists and their team who, in 1966, were given a three-year grant (I don’t know from what organization) to experiment with religious orders through humanistic Freudian … Continue reading
Excommunicated Bishop Insists on Co-Consecrating New Bishop for Nanchong China
AsiaNews: Mgr Joseph Chen Guangao this morning was ordained bishop of Nanchong (Sichuan). The newly ordained prelate was approved by the Holy See in 2010, but had wanted to delay the ordination ceremony to ensure no excommunicated bishops participated. Instead, … Continue reading
Vatican Demands Reform of Leadership of Women Religious in US
Noting that the situation is “grave,” the CDF document is severely critical of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ (LCWR) positions on Church teaching, discipline, and morals. And well it should be. These leaders, who have no authority outside their … Continue reading