Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel (Isaias 7:14). Recently I posted as a News Item the denial by Bishop Manuel Linda of Porto, Portugal, of our Blessed Mother’s perpetual and … Continue reading
Category: Heresies and Errors
Irreconcilable Doctrines on Justification
An article I came across recently quoted a very high-ranking churchman saying, not in so many words, that Martin Luther was right about the doctrine of Justification. It was alarming to see, though not entirely surprising in these days when … Continue reading
Bishop in Portugal Says Our Lady’s Virginity Not a Fact But a Metaphor
Rorate Caeli: The Portuguese website “Observador“, one of the most important news and opinion websites in the country, published a special Christmas interview with the Bishop of the most populous diocese in Portugal, Oporto (Porto), Manuel Linda, and another theologian, a … Continue reading
For the Record: Father Harrison’s Comment on Bishop Barron’s Words to Ben Shapiro
Father Brian Harrison made a thoughtful comment on YouTube, motivated by Michael Voris’ “Vortex” episode critiquing Bishop Robert Barron for his now well known remarks to Ben Shapiro. Father Harrison sent me his comment via email, after he posted it … Continue reading
‘Worst of the Worst’ Appointed Jesuit Provincial in Argentina
The Eponymous Flower: The Jesuit General Arturo Sosa Abascal has appointed Father Rafael Velasco as the new Provincial of the Province of Argentina and Uruguay. The appointment was “the worst of the worst,” says Spanish columnist Francisco Fernandez de La Cigoña. … Continue reading
As a Non-Believing Jew Ben Shapiro Gets a Free Pass to Heaven from Bishop Barron
Credo ut Intelligam, Erick Ybarra; Ben Shapiro recently had Bishop Robert Barron on his show. You can watch the full interview here. I want to draw our attention to one very specific question posed to the Bishop. Shapiro : “I’m a Jew. … Continue reading
Woman to Lead Connecticut Parish As Parish Life Coordinator
She will have “decision-making authority over a team of priests” — whatever that means. Crux, Christopher White: Less than two months after serving as delegate in the Bishops Synod on Youth which called women’s leadership within the Church “a duty of … Continue reading
Has Divine Revelation Ceased?
There are two religious bodies calling themselves Christian that advance the notion of ongoing revelation. These are the “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,” a.k.a., the Mormons, and the “Religious Society of Friends,” a.k.a., the Quakers. The former organization … Continue reading
Cardinal Suenens: Vatican II ‘Brought an End to the Era of Christendom, the Counter-Reformation, and Vatican I’
Tradition in Action: The following text of Cardinal Suenens is quite simple. He strongly, frontally and clearly states that Vatican II broke with the past of the Catholic Church. Read here.
‘Unite the Clans’ in Good Doctrine and Missionary Purpose
This past weekend, Brother Joseph and I were at the Catholic Identity Conference in Weirton, West Virginia. This is the conference which has been described as a traditionalist “unite-the-clans” event. In that regard, as in many others, it did not … Continue reading
Viganò, the Homoheresy, and Spiritual Blindness
Not long ago, I was in an online controversy with a young woman who objected to something I wrote. We went back and forth a bit, but the discussion went nowhere fast. She was defending positions diametrically opposed to the … Continue reading
From the Gospel of Marx: We Need More Women in Charge
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson & Lisa Bourne: German Cardinal Reinhard Marx suggested to the Youth Synod in Rome that more women in leadership positions in the Church is the answer to the Church’s sex abuse crisis. Read report here.
Sicilian Bishop Wants Youth to Help Free Christianity from Catholicism
en.news: Bishop Antonio Staglianò of Noto, Sicily, intends to create a “Pop Christology” [English in the original] as a bywork to the ongoing Youth Synod. The Noto diocesan newspaper wrote (September 18) that through this Staglianó intends to propose to the … Continue reading
Crdl Schönborn Open Himself to ‘Ordaining’ Women to Diaconate
LifeSiteNews, Maike Hickson: Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn expressed his hope on the weekend that he might one day “also ordain women to the diaconate.” On 29 September, Cardinal Schönborn presided over a diocesan gathering in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna … Continue reading
Weathering Sodom’s Brimstone Storm
The news keeps coming fast and furious. Some recent samples: While a prominent and highly favored pro-homosexual Jesuit attacks faithful Catholics as “unorthodox” for opposing the sodomite agenda, a priest who opposes that same agenda is hounded by his Archbishop … Continue reading
