I certainly was delighted to see that news this morning. By the way - isn't it just the strangest of coincidences that news like this often breaks on Fridays? It's like some people hope that the weekend will help dissipate interest in the topic at large, right? But I digress.
But as I pondered the pope's request that Wuerl remain as an interim administrator in DC until a successor is named and installed, my jubilation was tempered somewhat. Just how long will this selection process take? Is this "resignation acceptance" thing just a ploy to allow Wuerl to retain all his authority and influence while pretending that he really isn't doing that? Speaking of authority, Wuerl will still retain his position at the College for Bishops. I'd also be willing to bet that he'll have significant input, if not sole discretion, in the selection of his successor.
The CM link has the full text of the pope's letter in which he accepts Wuerl's resignation. As you read it, please have some peptol bismol at the ready and try not to punch your computer screens. His praise of Wuerl is over the top, yapping and yammering about his "heart of the shepherd" and "nobility". Oh, puleeze! Get real! Oh, wait a minute! What can we expect? In many ways the pope and Wuerl are two peas from the same pod.
Another pea from that same pod is Father Rosica - yes, this one! After the news broke, he let loose with a tweet praising Wuerl, saying "he touched us". One might wonder just where was he touched? Given the fact that Wuerl is suffering the just desserts of having covered for McCarrick and other predators, we can only state that Rosica's choice of words was oafish and boorish at best. Or perhaps it was quite the Freudian slip.
Catholics in the DC archdiocese, please be alert as to how this news is handled at Mass this Sunday. Share your reactions in the comment boxes if you'd like. We will all keep praying our Rosaries, as many more clerical dissidents and predators need to be removed.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Rosica And Papolatry
Almost two weeks ago, Zenit published a piece by Father Thomas Rosica entitled "The Ignatian Qualities Of The Petrine Ministry Of Pope Francis". For all his many faults, and they do abound in excess, he certainly seems to be accurate in stating the underpinnings of Pope Francis' thinking. Of course he enthuses about the pope's progressivism, but they do seem to be peas of the same pod.
This most revelatory gem occurred towards the end: "Pope Francis breaks Catholic traditions whenever he wants, because he is free from disordered attachments. Our Church has indeed entered a new phase: with the advent of this first Jesuit pope, it is openly ruled by an individual rather than by the authority of Scripture alone or even its own dictates of tradition plus Scripture."
"Whenever he wants"? That is a mark of a tin horn dictator, not the "Servant of the Servants of God". Then he says that the Church is ruled by an individual rather than the authority of Scripture and Tradition. Well, so much for all that "collegiality" talk! Sure sounds like papolatry to me!
Rosica also agrees that the pope doesn't care one whit about defending and promulgating Church teaching and Tradition. In fact, Tradition stems from God Himself, so does that mean that the pope might actually be setting himself before God? For an excellent treatment of this problem, we are grateful for Pope St Pius X and his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis. The current pontiff would do well to read it - if he hasn't already done so and scoffed.
Rosica's piece was published before he and Cdl Wuerl engaged in their mutual-admiration gabfest. I've no reason to doubt that the Cardinal saw it and had not one objection.
This most revelatory gem occurred towards the end: "Pope Francis breaks Catholic traditions whenever he wants, because he is free from disordered attachments. Our Church has indeed entered a new phase: with the advent of this first Jesuit pope, it is openly ruled by an individual rather than by the authority of Scripture alone or even its own dictates of tradition plus Scripture."
"Whenever he wants"? That is a mark of a tin horn dictator, not the "Servant of the Servants of God". Then he says that the Church is ruled by an individual rather than the authority of Scripture and Tradition. Well, so much for all that "collegiality" talk! Sure sounds like papolatry to me!
Rosica also agrees that the pope doesn't care one whit about defending and promulgating Church teaching and Tradition. In fact, Tradition stems from God Himself, so does that mean that the pope might actually be setting himself before God? For an excellent treatment of this problem, we are grateful for Pope St Pius X and his encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis. The current pontiff would do well to read it - if he hasn't already done so and scoffed.
Rosica's piece was published before he and Cdl Wuerl engaged in their mutual-admiration gabfest. I've no reason to doubt that the Cardinal saw it and had not one objection.
Friday, August 10, 2018
Time For A Ma$$ive Ma$$ive Cri$i$ In ADW Coffers!
The Knights of Columbus held their Supreme Convention in Baltimore a few days ago. In attendance were Cardinal Wuerl and Father Thomas Rosica. Rosica interviewed Wuerl, probably as part of his coverage for his "Salt and Light" thing. You can put both their names in the search box at the top left to understand why this interview is a huge joke. No one with two brain cells firing in syncopation could possibly take this seriously. When Wuerl congratulates Rosica for his "fine work", did he have in mind Rosica's attempt to sue the blogger behind Vox Cantoris?
At 6.35 Wuerl glibly distorts the Fifth Commandment and the Church's Traditional support of the death penalty. He says that (sit down!), the state's usage of armies and death penalty are exceptions to the Fifth Commandment. No, Your Eminence! The Fifth Commandment prohibits murder - that is, the deliberate killing of innocent human beings. The usage of armies and the death penalty were - and are - never proscribed by the Fifth Commandment! A few minutes later, he says, that "we don't have to do that anymore, we can put them in jail". But wait a minute! Pope Francis has also bad-mouthed life imprisonment, calling it "torture". Here we have a prime example of the progressives collectively talking out of both sides of their mouths.
Here is the interview.
Did you catch, at 3:11, when Wuerl says "I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis". He's speaking of the bishop sex abuse scandal. Oh really, Your Eminence? Try saying that to the men who have left the priesthood and even the Faith after they were abused and subsequently dismissed! Try saying that to the parents of the shattered young men!
Well, what might he think is a "massive, massive crisis"? Yes! The shrinkage of archdiocesan bank accounts! Perhaps if we give him that ma$$ive cri$i$, maybe then he and his ilk will understand that we are going to clean house!
Any parishioners of St John Neumann who are reading this, please boycott the CCHD collection this weekend. For your envelopes, you may wish to use the stuffer at the bottom or make up your own note. Let's give them a "ma$$ive, ma$$ive cri$i$" in their wallets!
At 6.35 Wuerl glibly distorts the Fifth Commandment and the Church's Traditional support of the death penalty. He says that (sit down!), the state's usage of armies and death penalty are exceptions to the Fifth Commandment. No, Your Eminence! The Fifth Commandment prohibits murder - that is, the deliberate killing of innocent human beings. The usage of armies and the death penalty were - and are - never proscribed by the Fifth Commandment! A few minutes later, he says, that "we don't have to do that anymore, we can put them in jail". But wait a minute! Pope Francis has also bad-mouthed life imprisonment, calling it "torture". Here we have a prime example of the progressives collectively talking out of both sides of their mouths.
Here is the interview.
Did you catch, at 3:11, when Wuerl says "I don't think this is some massive, massive crisis". He's speaking of the bishop sex abuse scandal. Oh really, Your Eminence? Try saying that to the men who have left the priesthood and even the Faith after they were abused and subsequently dismissed! Try saying that to the parents of the shattered young men!
Well, what might he think is a "massive, massive crisis"? Yes! The shrinkage of archdiocesan bank accounts! Perhaps if we give him that ma$$ive cri$i$, maybe then he and his ilk will understand that we are going to clean house!
Any parishioners of St John Neumann who are reading this, please boycott the CCHD collection this weekend. For your envelopes, you may wish to use the stuffer at the bottom or make up your own note. Let's give them a "ma$$ive, ma$$ive cri$i$" in their wallets!
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Father Spadaro Points Long Knives At Raymond Arroyo - Call Him Out On It
It was almost exactly three years ago when Father Thomas Rosica, a highly-placed Vatican official, threatened to sue the blogger behind Vox Cantoris (see right side-bar). The latter had commented on public comments made by Rosica that betrayed Rosica's dissident perspectives on matters of Catholic doctrine. Other faithful Catholic bloggers shone the light on Rosica's despicable attempts and he was forced to stand down lest he make the Vatican appear to be a bunch of vindictive fools.
Well, maybe it isn't just a matter of appearances at the Vatican and perhaps they failed to learn their lessons. It appears that Father Antonio Spadaro has drawn his long knives and is pointing them directly at Raymond Arroyo of EWTN. LifeSiteNews shows where Spadaro retweeted a call for EWTN to be put under interdict if they don't fire Arroyo.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe an interdict can be placed on any group of Catholics because of some willy-nilly whim. Certain conditions must be present, one of them being the commission of a gravely immoral act. No one in their right minds can pretend that the discussions in which Arroyo is participating constitute gravely immoral acts. Perhaps the dissident lay Catholic who originally tweeted that nonsense doesn't know that (and maybe doesn't care), but certainly Spadaro should know better than that. Like Father Rosica did three years ago, Spadaro is making himself appear to be the vindictive fool, resenting the light that is being shone on his misdeeds - not to mention ignorance of canon law. But perhaps we're not talking merely of "appearance", but "fact".
As we did for Vox Cantoris three years ago, so again must we do for Raymond Arroyo.
Well, maybe it isn't just a matter of appearances at the Vatican and perhaps they failed to learn their lessons. It appears that Father Antonio Spadaro has drawn his long knives and is pointing them directly at Raymond Arroyo of EWTN. LifeSiteNews shows where Spadaro retweeted a call for EWTN to be put under interdict if they don't fire Arroyo.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe an interdict can be placed on any group of Catholics because of some willy-nilly whim. Certain conditions must be present, one of them being the commission of a gravely immoral act. No one in their right minds can pretend that the discussions in which Arroyo is participating constitute gravely immoral acts. Perhaps the dissident lay Catholic who originally tweeted that nonsense doesn't know that (and maybe doesn't care), but certainly Spadaro should know better than that. Like Father Rosica did three years ago, Spadaro is making himself appear to be the vindictive fool, resenting the light that is being shone on his misdeeds - not to mention ignorance of canon law. But perhaps we're not talking merely of "appearance", but "fact".
As we did for Vox Cantoris three years ago, so again must we do for Raymond Arroyo.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Progressive Vatican Hyenas Frothing At The Mouth
One such critter is Father James Martin, author of the misnamed "Building Bridges". That screed is nothing more than a lame attempt to normalize the mortal sin of homosexual perversion. Happily Father Martin has been and is being rebuked by fellow clergy. Cardinal Robert Sarah, in a piece published in the Wall Street Journal, reminded him that "those who speak on behalf of the Church must be faithful to the unchanging teachings of Christ" (italics mine).
Pssst! Father Martin! The Catholic Church has always had the best bridge for those living in perversion to come back to the Church! It's called the Sacrament of Confession! You cannot improve on that!
Archbishop Chaput spoke similar words in his regular column in the newspaper of the Philadelphia archdiocese. In that column Chaput reminds Martin (and all of us) that "the church is not simply about unity - as valuable as that is - but about unity in God's love rooted in truth."
The archbishop's words were enough to arouse the ire of Father Thomas Rosica. It doesn't take too much to get his dander up. I could spend an hour unpacking the errors in this latest of Rosica's rants, but I don't want him monopolizing my time. You might recall that Father Rosica actually attempted to sue one of my blogging colleagues at Vox Cantoris for calling him out on various heresies; his Vatican superiors put the kibosh on that stunt. However, Rosica, in that column, took the occasion to lambast faithful Catholic bloggers as "the dark, dysfunctional side of the Catholic blogosphere...erecting high, impenetrable walls and noisy echo chambers of monologue.” With respect to his badmouthing of us bloggers, maybe someone should remind him that "to use clerical status, episcopal authority, or other forms of leadership to dismiss, disparage or slam the efforts of those who simply want to reach those on the peripheries is not befitting of shepherds, pastors or servants of the Lord. It has nothing to do with the Gospel! It is not who we are!" Now who originally uttered those words?? Hmm...!
Professor Josef Seifert is another faithful Catholic who has taken issue with Amoralis Lamentia. I related a few days ago how he (and many others) were expelled from the Pontifical Council for Life to make room for dissenters. We now learn that he was fired from his position at the International Academy of Philosophy in Granada by the local Archbishop Martinez Fernandez. Seifert rightly pointed out that if unrepentant adulterers and sodomites were seen as justified, then the same could happen for anyone else embroiled in any intrinsic moral evil. He called AL a "theological atomic bomb". That was enough to get him sacked. I suspect that if Seifert advocated for more perversion, he might have been offered tenure.
Moral of the story? When one advocates for rank disobedience to God's moral laws, today's Vatican rewards them with prominent positions. When one defends the timeless teachings of Jesus Christ, the current hierarchy, headed by Pope Francis, plunges the long knives in their back. The persecution is real and is becoming ever more stark; be watchful and praying.
Pssst! Father Martin! The Catholic Church has always had the best bridge for those living in perversion to come back to the Church! It's called the Sacrament of Confession! You cannot improve on that!
Archbishop Chaput spoke similar words in his regular column in the newspaper of the Philadelphia archdiocese. In that column Chaput reminds Martin (and all of us) that "the church is not simply about unity - as valuable as that is - but about unity in God's love rooted in truth."
The archbishop's words were enough to arouse the ire of Father Thomas Rosica. It doesn't take too much to get his dander up. I could spend an hour unpacking the errors in this latest of Rosica's rants, but I don't want him monopolizing my time. You might recall that Father Rosica actually attempted to sue one of my blogging colleagues at Vox Cantoris for calling him out on various heresies; his Vatican superiors put the kibosh on that stunt. However, Rosica, in that column, took the occasion to lambast faithful Catholic bloggers as "the dark, dysfunctional side of the Catholic blogosphere...erecting high, impenetrable walls and noisy echo chambers of monologue.” With respect to his badmouthing of us bloggers, maybe someone should remind him that "to use clerical status, episcopal authority, or other forms of leadership to dismiss, disparage or slam the efforts of those who simply want to reach those on the peripheries is not befitting of shepherds, pastors or servants of the Lord. It has nothing to do with the Gospel! It is not who we are!" Now who originally uttered those words?? Hmm...!
Professor Josef Seifert is another faithful Catholic who has taken issue with Amoralis Lamentia. I related a few days ago how he (and many others) were expelled from the Pontifical Council for Life to make room for dissenters. We now learn that he was fired from his position at the International Academy of Philosophy in Granada by the local Archbishop Martinez Fernandez. Seifert rightly pointed out that if unrepentant adulterers and sodomites were seen as justified, then the same could happen for anyone else embroiled in any intrinsic moral evil. He called AL a "theological atomic bomb". That was enough to get him sacked. I suspect that if Seifert advocated for more perversion, he might have been offered tenure.
Moral of the story? When one advocates for rank disobedience to God's moral laws, today's Vatican rewards them with prominent positions. When one defends the timeless teachings of Jesus Christ, the current hierarchy, headed by Pope Francis, plunges the long knives in their back. The persecution is real and is becoming ever more stark; be watchful and praying.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Vennari: Amoris Laetitia And Situation Ethics
John Vennari, editor of Catholic Family News, passed away yesterday after a bout with cancer. Catholic Family News, along with the Wanderer and the Remnant, was at the forefront of Catholic media who told the truth about the massive deconstruction of the Faith that was being masterminded by progressives during the 20th century. They started their work long before the advent of the internet. Faithful Catholics owe men like Vennari much gratitude. Let us pray for the eternal repose of his soul and for consolation for his family and friends.
Below is a talk that Vennari gave sometime last year in Chicago. It may well be the last public address that he was able to give. Anyway, he exposes the foundations of Amoralis Lamentia as being the heresy of situation ethics, and why acceptance of AL would greatly undermine Catholic moral theology.
I urge all to watch this, but first let's engage in a rather amusing digression. Vennari and others helped pioneer the new Catholic media, of which this blog is a small part. Not all greet us with enthusiasm. The mainstream progressives, with their loyal lemmings, take great umbrage with us for depriving them of their monopoly over the public forum of Catholic ideas. Take, for instance, this piece posted on Crud. Notice how we are described as "cornered animals who snarl and bite"? Then Longenecker quotes from Father Rosica, who in his suit against Vox Cantoris, did indeed play the biting and snarling animal. Perhaps John Vennari can read this from his vantage point and have a chuckle while praying for us as we pray for him.
Below is a talk that Vennari gave sometime last year in Chicago. It may well be the last public address that he was able to give. Anyway, he exposes the foundations of Amoralis Lamentia as being the heresy of situation ethics, and why acceptance of AL would greatly undermine Catholic moral theology.
I urge all to watch this, but first let's engage in a rather amusing digression. Vennari and others helped pioneer the new Catholic media, of which this blog is a small part. Not all greet us with enthusiasm. The mainstream progressives, with their loyal lemmings, take great umbrage with us for depriving them of their monopoly over the public forum of Catholic ideas. Take, for instance, this piece posted on Crud. Notice how we are described as "cornered animals who snarl and bite"? Then Longenecker quotes from Father Rosica, who in his suit against Vox Cantoris, did indeed play the biting and snarling animal. Perhaps John Vennari can read this from his vantage point and have a chuckle while praying for us as we pray for him.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
At The Vatican, Personnel Is Poison
On August 16th it was revealed that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to head both the Pontifical Council for Life and the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. He already heads the Pontifical Council for the Family. Please note that it was the latter council that published a "sex education" program during World Youth Day that can accurately be described as pornographic and disrespectful of the authority of parents. It was also Paglia who stated that during last year's World Family Meeting in Philadelphia last year, gays would enjoy the same status as other attendants, in implementation of the proceeds from the sin-nods at that time. See here and here for more details. Given the job he's done so far, what could possibly go right with this new dual appointment?
The 1P5 piece mentions that the former head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, was excluded from the two sin-nods although he is a staunch defender of the Church's teachings in these matters. Hmm.. Perhaps that preceding sentence might be a tad more accurate if we scratch the "although" and instead substitute "because". I was aware that no one representing the JPII Institute was present for either sin-nod, perhaps for the same reason. There is also some expectation that Professor Josef Seifert will be ejected from the Council for Life, both for his defense of the Faith and for being a vocal critic of Amoris Laetitia.
A Catholic News Service piece that appears in Catholic Register stated that the Pope made these changes to "focus more clearly on the horizon of mercy" for "even in theological study, a pastoral perspective and attention to the wounds of humanity should never be lacking". Here we see the false dichotomy between truth and mercy being ever so slyly interjected here. Without the sharpest focus on God's truth, there is no real mercy. What we will see is an allowance of the "anything goes" attitude that Paglia already displayed at the Philadelphia meeting. No one can seriously doubt that the pope is systematically establishing godless progressivism inside the Vatican.
Now for the second Kasperite dissident bishop..
Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Archdiocese of Dallas will be taking the reins of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He too has proven himself an enemy of Church moral teaching. Recently he appointed as pastor of one of his churches a priest who was associated with "St. Sebastian's Angels", a network of flaming-gay priests. Vox Cantoris exposed that, plus Farrell's hissy-fit against Catholic bloggers (he'd do Rosica proud!). A Blog For Dallas Area Catholics revealed that Farrell is giving support to a dissident "gay ministry" in area parishes. The fact that this group calls itself "Always Our Children" is its own red flag. This bunch has links to both New Ways Ministry and Dignity groups. Again, one wonders what could possibly go right with such an assignment. But having things "go right" is obviously not the intent.
Cardinal Burke has called for a 54-day Rosary novena for the intention of bringing our nation back to sanity. It couldn't hurt to include Holy Mother Church in that prayer intention as well. We clearly need it.
The 1P5 piece mentions that the former head of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Ennio Antonelli, was excluded from the two sin-nods although he is a staunch defender of the Church's teachings in these matters. Hmm.. Perhaps that preceding sentence might be a tad more accurate if we scratch the "although" and instead substitute "because". I was aware that no one representing the JPII Institute was present for either sin-nod, perhaps for the same reason. There is also some expectation that Professor Josef Seifert will be ejected from the Council for Life, both for his defense of the Faith and for being a vocal critic of Amoris Laetitia.
A Catholic News Service piece that appears in Catholic Register stated that the Pope made these changes to "focus more clearly on the horizon of mercy" for "even in theological study, a pastoral perspective and attention to the wounds of humanity should never be lacking". Here we see the false dichotomy between truth and mercy being ever so slyly interjected here. Without the sharpest focus on God's truth, there is no real mercy. What we will see is an allowance of the "anything goes" attitude that Paglia already displayed at the Philadelphia meeting. No one can seriously doubt that the pope is systematically establishing godless progressivism inside the Vatican.
Now for the second Kasperite dissident bishop..
Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Archdiocese of Dallas will be taking the reins of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. He too has proven himself an enemy of Church moral teaching. Recently he appointed as pastor of one of his churches a priest who was associated with "St. Sebastian's Angels", a network of flaming-gay priests. Vox Cantoris exposed that, plus Farrell's hissy-fit against Catholic bloggers (he'd do Rosica proud!). A Blog For Dallas Area Catholics revealed that Farrell is giving support to a dissident "gay ministry" in area parishes. The fact that this group calls itself "Always Our Children" is its own red flag. This bunch has links to both New Ways Ministry and Dignity groups. Again, one wonders what could possibly go right with such an assignment. But having things "go right" is obviously not the intent.
Cardinal Burke has called for a 54-day Rosary novena for the intention of bringing our nation back to sanity. It couldn't hurt to include Holy Mother Church in that prayer intention as well. We clearly need it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
The Church Of Nice Is The Real Cesspool Of Hatred
We haven't had much from the #Rosicagate Department lately, but today Father Thomas Rosica has again made a fool of himself. First, check out this anthology of articles regarding Father Rosica and the animosity that he obviously harbors to those telling the truth regarding his progressive shenanigans. His vituperation inspired him to file lawsuit against Vox Cantoris, if you'll recall; the Vatican, embarrassed by his obvious tempter tantrum, ordered him to drop it and save what remained of his face.
Well, judging from this piece that appears on the Crud site, Rosica still has plenty of axes to grind against us Catholic bloggers. In his rather questionable judgment, we are "creating cesspools of hatred". Then he goes on to spout vitriolic descriptions of us being:
Well, judging from this piece that appears on the Crud site, Rosica still has plenty of axes to grind against us Catholic bloggers. In his rather questionable judgment, we are "creating cesspools of hatred". Then he goes on to spout vitriolic descriptions of us being:
- "obsessed, scrupulous"
- "disturbed, broken, angry individuals"
- "trolling pontiffs, holy executioners"
Coming from him, these choice descriptions are badges of honor! But seriously; he sputters like that, and then has the audacity to accuse us of creating "cesspools of hatred"? At best, I think we have a case of "pot calling kettle black". What's really happening is that we bloggers are not allowing him and his compatriots to have a monopoly on social media and we aren't allowing them to dictate the terms and conditions of public discourse. We can and will call out their dissidence, blasphemies and heresies. I highly suspect that motivated his tirade in Crud and possibly goaded him into trying to sue Vox Cantoris.
By the way - Rosica still occupies his position in the Vatican. I suspect his employment there does not so much continue in spite of his hatred for faithful Catholic media but because of it. Given what we've seen from the Vatican - and the pope - over these past few months, I think my suspicions have valid basis.
Another way to put this situation is that those of Rosica's ilk resent us combating their "church of nice" instead of following their lead like sheeple. Read what Michael Voris has to say about how the "church of nice" is the antithesis of true charity. Father Rosica inadvertently illustrates that fact with his screed in Crud. Did you notice, as you read Rosica's words, that he didn't offer one objective rebuttal to anything we've broached over the years? He cannot for his "church of nice" isn't at all interested in objective truth, and in the God reflected in that truth.
We must continue to pray for those seduced by the "church of nice". We will also continue to speak the truth.
We must continue to pray for those seduced by the "church of nice". We will also continue to speak the truth.
Monday, February 22, 2016
From The #Rosicagate Department - Father Rosica Interviews Bernie Sanders
Highly-placed Father Thomas Rosica is once again making news for all the wrong reasons. Vox Cantoris reveals that Rosica, on his Salt and Light network, interviewed Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for the US presidency.
In his post, Vox mentioned that Sanders dabbled in porn writing. I googled that and sure enough, he did precisely that in the 1970s. I wonder if that topic was broached in the Rosica interview? Has anyone seen or heard of this as Sanders conducts his campaign? Probably not and I take a dim view of that omission.
Ladies and gentlemen, our governmental system is that of a constitutional republic bound by rule of law. That said, the moral character of our elected officials really matters. We elect human beings, with their own sets of principles and convictions. It behooves us to know whom we are electing to high office. If Sanders' porn dalliance matters little to the voters, that says more about the voters than it does Sanders.
Getting back to Rosica himself, do you think he'll be interviewing the other US candidates? Me neither!
In his post, Vox mentioned that Sanders dabbled in porn writing. I googled that and sure enough, he did precisely that in the 1970s. I wonder if that topic was broached in the Rosica interview? Has anyone seen or heard of this as Sanders conducts his campaign? Probably not and I take a dim view of that omission.
Ladies and gentlemen, our governmental system is that of a constitutional republic bound by rule of law. That said, the moral character of our elected officials really matters. We elect human beings, with their own sets of principles and convictions. It behooves us to know whom we are electing to high office. If Sanders' porn dalliance matters little to the voters, that says more about the voters than it does Sanders.
Getting back to Rosica himself, do you think he'll be interviewing the other US candidates? Me neither!
Friday, October 23, 2015
The Church Must Be A-Changing!
Today while the sin-nod is in its last days (Deo Gratias!) the pope delivered a homily at Mass. I've got to believe that it's part of the ongoing #maturation. In short, he opined that Catholics must read the "signs of the times" and change with them. Of course he threw out a parenthetic remark about staying within the bounds of truth, but that means we're getting praxis-vs-dogma gobblygoop. I pray that this is not a harbinger of the final product of the sin-nod, but wouldn't be surprised if it is.
As I read it, I thought to myself, "he'd be channeling his inner Bob Dylan, except that Dylan's still alive"! With that thought came inspiration for the jingle that I just now threw together. If I say so myself, it sums up both the sin-nod and today's homily. Those of you who remember the 1960s might find yourselves singing it to Dylan's tune. In (dis)honor of the sin-nod, I present (drums and trumpets please, and yes a patent is pending)
THE CHURCH MUST BE A-CHANGING
As I read it, I thought to myself, "he'd be channeling his inner Bob Dylan, except that Dylan's still alive"! With that thought came inspiration for the jingle that I just now threw together. If I say so myself, it sums up both the sin-nod and today's homily. Those of you who remember the 1960s might find yourselves singing it to Dylan's tune. In (dis)honor of the sin-nod, I present (drums and trumpets please, and yes a patent is pending)
THE CHURCH MUST BE A-CHANGING
Come gather you
bishops, cardinals and priests
Come gather
all of liberal stripe
Time to
promulgate progressive tripe
At all
faithful Catholics we’re going to snipe
Under the cover of false mercy hype
For the Church must be a-changing.
Come quickly
Baldiserri, Rosica, Marx
Durocher,
Lombardi, Kasper and Wuerl
Let our
heretical colors unfurl
On Holy
Communion we’ll heap sacrilege
From saints and Church fathers we’ll burn that bridge
For the Church must be a-changing.
Gadecki and
Sarah, keep your mouths closed
By Sarah and
Pell we won’t be opposed
Because they
rebuke us we hold them as dopes
Part
of the crowd who just don’t like the pope
Our sins we won’t confess ‘cause we must make a mess
For the Church must be a-changing.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Remedial Catechism Classes Needed For Some SinNod Fathers
Those in desperate need of such instruction include Fathers Lombardi and Rosica. From Vatican Insider we read talk that, had I uttered this in first grade, would have caused me to flunk religion class and brought scoldings from the Sisters who taught at Notre Dame in Baltimore. That was way before the place became a feminazi cesspool, but I digress.
Get a load of this pig-vomit: “The teachings of the Church and Catholic theology on issues relating to marriage and the sacraments are not absolutely steadfast". One might think this was prattle emanating from some left-wing nutso professor at Berkeley, but this spewed forth from the mouth of Father Lombardi, director of the Vatican Press Office. Does anyone still wish to pretend that the pope bears no responsibility? He owns this mess.
I believe this SinNod still has quite some time to do serious damage. It's already off to a roaring start.
Get a load of this pig-vomit: “The teachings of the Church and Catholic theology on issues relating to marriage and the sacraments are not absolutely steadfast". One might think this was prattle emanating from some left-wing nutso professor at Berkeley, but this spewed forth from the mouth of Father Lombardi, director of the Vatican Press Office. Does anyone still wish to pretend that the pope bears no responsibility? He owns this mess.
I believe this SinNod still has quite some time to do serious damage. It's already off to a roaring start.
Monday, October 12, 2015
SinNod - Red Flags Raised But Ignored By Puppet-Masters
News broke today of a letter crafted and signed by thirteen Cardinals expressing concern at the heavy-handed tactics being displayed by the SinNod honchos (Baldiserri and Rosica, for example). Sandro Magister received it and released it. Rorate Caeli has the full text; please read it. Notice this line: "A number of fathers feel the new process seems designed to facilitate predetermined results on important disputed questions". Two days ago I pointed out that there is an obvious push to achieve a specific agenda. While some readers might dismiss my statement is "conspiracy theory" nonsense, what might they think now, with prelates voicing the same concerns?
Voice of the Family reports that some of the signers of the letter denied signing the letter and/or the accuracy of the letter as published. But others are stating that the concerns voiced in the letter are valid. At any rate, Cardinal Pell hand-delivered it to the Pope and it was promptly ignored. However, the statement stands in the open and serves as witness that there is strife at the SinNod. Given the position of Kasper and his ilk, we should hope that there is indeed strife and that their agenda won't be adopted without valiant opposition.
Speaking of opposition, it does seem that Baldiserri et al are looking to quash it as they would an insect. LifeSiteNews informs us that the press credentials of Father Nicholas Gregoris were revoked (after him having served 15 years as a correspondent) because after he dared to challenge a bishop who said that the question of Holy Communion for adulterers was still open.
In general, there's lots happening at the SinNod, much of it nefarious. One Peter Five has a handy synopsis that you might find helpful. He calls it "highlights"; it could just as well be called "lowlights". Also, we know who the moderators and reporters are for the circuli minori (small groups) of the SinNod. In one of them this morning, the question was raised about masonic influence in the SinNod. I think that question to be quite astute.
Voice of the Family reports that some of the signers of the letter denied signing the letter and/or the accuracy of the letter as published. But others are stating that the concerns voiced in the letter are valid. At any rate, Cardinal Pell hand-delivered it to the Pope and it was promptly ignored. However, the statement stands in the open and serves as witness that there is strife at the SinNod. Given the position of Kasper and his ilk, we should hope that there is indeed strife and that their agenda won't be adopted without valiant opposition.
Speaking of opposition, it does seem that Baldiserri et al are looking to quash it as they would an insect. LifeSiteNews informs us that the press credentials of Father Nicholas Gregoris were revoked (after him having served 15 years as a correspondent) because after he dared to challenge a bishop who said that the question of Holy Communion for adulterers was still open.
In general, there's lots happening at the SinNod, much of it nefarious. One Peter Five has a handy synopsis that you might find helpful. He calls it "highlights"; it could just as well be called "lowlights". Also, we know who the moderators and reporters are for the circuli minori (small groups) of the SinNod. In one of them this morning, the question was raised about masonic influence in the SinNod. I think that question to be quite astute.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Sin-Nod Going Downhill Fast
Lepanto Institute published a piece today regarding the designs that Freemasonry has had on the Church, to destroy her by corrupting her morally. I believe we are now seeing how far they've made inroads into the Church hierarchy, filling it with homosexuals and other dissidents.
Already we are hearing at this sin-nod talk of:
- Allowing "female deacons"
- Doctrine being an "open question"
- Father Rosica putting forth polygamy as "making sense to consider"
As Rorate says, the sin-nod is degrading to a freak show.
There is some positive "push-back" to the crap that is pouring forth from the sin-nod. Some bishops, mainly from Africa and Poland, are standing firm. Archbishop Gadecki of Poland has denounced the "Kasper proposal" and the "gender ideology" being promoted at the sin-nod (and elsewhere). Regarding my second bullet point, Michael Voris reports that the bishop who made that crack was openly and loudly confronted by a priest for "confusing the faithful" and not knowing the Faith themselves. Good for that priest!
Friday, October 2, 2015
Two Interviews Tell Quite The Tale
Two days ago we heard news about the pope' interview with Kim Davis while he was in town last week. It turns out he had another interview of a very different kind. A former student of the pope's, Yayo Grassi, met with him. This student, a male, brought along with him his accomplice in the mortal sin of sodomy, as well as his mother. LifeSiteNews has more details along with video. The video shows the pope embracing his former student and warmly shaking the other sodomite's hand. The mother of the student appears overcome with emotion. I wonder what it can be, given her son is living in mortal sin? All are speaking in Italian I believe. Does anyone have a decent idea of the conversation?
The pope is the chief shepherd of souls. Nowhere do I see any exhortation of the pope to the two men that they must separate lest they risk damnation and an eternity in hell. This interview was scandalous, and those most scandalized were the two gays, as well as all others who either participate in, or support that evil. It is they who stand to literally lose their souls owing to the lack of spiritual mercy being shown them. Let us remember that the first Spiritual Work of Mercy is to "rebuke the sinner".
Now we hear news that the Vatican has shifted into "damage control mode" over the interview, Father Rosica has acknowledged that the interview had "negative impact" while Father Lombardi said the meeting should not be considered a show of support. But wait a minute! These two Vatican officials weren't speaking of the Grassi interview, but rather the one with Kim Davis. In fact, Father Lombardi went so far as to say, "The only real audience granted by the Pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family (Grassi)". See this LifeSiteNews piece for details.
Let's unpack this, shall we? After news broke of the Davis meeting, all the progressives waxed huffy about it, expressing Well, my goodness! The Vatican progressives can't have any of that going on now, can they? That goes double due to the sin-nod that will commence next week. So they immediately had to start groveling before their puppet-masters and sugar-daddies and claim that the Davis interview is fake while the Grassi one was the real deal. Got that? Good!
This gives us more of a picture of what kind of circus this sin-nod will be. Pray!
The pope is the chief shepherd of souls. Nowhere do I see any exhortation of the pope to the two men that they must separate lest they risk damnation and an eternity in hell. This interview was scandalous, and those most scandalized were the two gays, as well as all others who either participate in, or support that evil. It is they who stand to literally lose their souls owing to the lack of spiritual mercy being shown them. Let us remember that the first Spiritual Work of Mercy is to "rebuke the sinner".
Now we hear news that the Vatican has shifted into "damage control mode" over the interview, Father Rosica has acknowledged that the interview had "negative impact" while Father Lombardi said the meeting should not be considered a show of support. But wait a minute! These two Vatican officials weren't speaking of the Grassi interview, but rather the one with Kim Davis. In fact, Father Lombardi went so far as to say, "The only real audience granted by the Pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family (Grassi)". See this LifeSiteNews piece for details.
Let's unpack this, shall we? After news broke of the Davis meeting, all the progressives waxed huffy about it, expressing Well, my goodness! The Vatican progressives can't have any of that going on now, can they? That goes double due to the sin-nod that will commence next week. So they immediately had to start groveling before their puppet-masters and sugar-daddies and claim that the Davis interview is fake while the Grassi one was the real deal. Got that? Good!
This gives us more of a picture of what kind of circus this sin-nod will be. Pray!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
News Flash! Father Rosica Has Been Healed!
Towards the end of this tome, Father Rosica said that the visit of Pope Francis to the United States caused him to be healed! Healed of what, dare we ask? There are several possible maladies that come to mind.
- Perhaps he's been healed of the regrettable (and petulant) tendency to try to sue Catholic bloggers who call his words and behaviors into question.
- Or maybe it's his view of the Holy Family - recall that he called them "irregular".
- Confusing faithful Catholics with the taliban
- His adulation of pope Francis, going so far as to call him "prince of peace" - a title reserved to Jesus Christ Himself
Well, here's hoping and praying that a miracle did indeed occur. If not, though, I'll not be too surprised.
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Rep Gosar Was Wise To Boycott Today's Congressional Debacle
Representative Paul Gosar was wise to boycott the pope's address to the joint session of Congress today for it was a bit of an embarrassment. This LifeSiteNews article has the full text of the thing. I'll be focusing on some highlights - or lowlights. Consider, for a little perspective, that the Senate just failed to defund Planned Parenthood: this in the wake of the evidence of their selling of the bodies of babies whom they routinely murder in the dungeons the laughingly refer to as clinics.
Early in his talk he mentions four Americans, holding them up for honor. They are: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. It's probably a good thing that today's Congress is GOP-controlled, for he did mention the nation's first Republican president. Guess who else was Republican? Martin Luther King! Yes, he was a Republican. He was also pro-life. For that matter, his protege Jesse Jackson was also pro-life early in his career. Read his defense of life written in 1977 - before he hankered after the Democratic presidential nomination and turned his back on his principles and the babies. But I digress.
The inclusion of Thomas Merton is most questionable. Of Merton, the pope says "he remains a source of spiritual inspiration and a guide for many people" and "a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls" REALLY???
Take a moment to examine Merton's life and his dalliance with Zen Buddhism. Catholic Answers has a fairly comprehensive biography of him, detailing how he became seduced by Buddhism. Merton told a friend shortly before his death that "Zen and Christianity are the future". In that article, you'll notice that Pope Benedict XVI took a dim view of Merton and Buddhism, going so far as to opine that Buddhism would replace Marxism as Catholicism's chief antagonist. So why did the pope hold up as a model a de facto heretic? In light of what was just said, it's worth noting that not once did the pope mention the name "Jesus Christ". Why not? He's the Vicar of Christ, is he not? Unlike what Father Rosica said a few days ago, he himself is not a "prince of peace". Some believe that Rosica just made a slip of the tongue when he plopped that blasphemy; I think it quite possible that Rosica knew very well what he was saying.
As for Dorothy Day, while undergoing a real conversion to Catholicism, she remained confused about a great many things. To her credit she did make a request: "Don't call me a saint". (ht: St Corbinian's Bear).
The pope addresses many issues: death penalty, climate change, immigration, arms trade, redistribution of wealth. What's missing from that list? The legalized murder of babies known as abortion. To put things in context, let's think about the conduct of this papal address at Congress today. It took me a good 20-25 minutes to read through it silently. It would probably take longer to speak it. It would probably have taken the pope a bit longer than that since he's not fluent in English. An then there's the breaks for applause, etc. I would guess from start to finish the entire address took about 45 minutes or so. If anyone has more precise data please advise via comments. Now consider some statistics that indicate that a baby is aborted in this country every 20 seconds. That means 3 babies are murdered every minute. Therefore while the pope spoke, over 200 babies were slaughtered. What of the death penalty? Less than 100 have been executed in the past several years. So why did the death penalty garner so much attention, while whole-scale baby-murder didn't rate one mention by the pope?
Some additional thoughts can be found at One Peter Five and Les Femmes. Soon the pope will head to Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families. If these past few speeches of the pope are any indication of what may be on the horizon, dark days are ahead.
Early in his talk he mentions four Americans, holding them up for honor. They are: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. It's probably a good thing that today's Congress is GOP-controlled, for he did mention the nation's first Republican president. Guess who else was Republican? Martin Luther King! Yes, he was a Republican. He was also pro-life. For that matter, his protege Jesse Jackson was also pro-life early in his career. Read his defense of life written in 1977 - before he hankered after the Democratic presidential nomination and turned his back on his principles and the babies. But I digress.
The inclusion of Thomas Merton is most questionable. Of Merton, the pope says "he remains a source of spiritual inspiration and a guide for many people" and "a thinker who challenged the certitudes of his time and opened new horizons for souls" REALLY???
Take a moment to examine Merton's life and his dalliance with Zen Buddhism. Catholic Answers has a fairly comprehensive biography of him, detailing how he became seduced by Buddhism. Merton told a friend shortly before his death that "Zen and Christianity are the future". In that article, you'll notice that Pope Benedict XVI took a dim view of Merton and Buddhism, going so far as to opine that Buddhism would replace Marxism as Catholicism's chief antagonist. So why did the pope hold up as a model a de facto heretic? In light of what was just said, it's worth noting that not once did the pope mention the name "Jesus Christ". Why not? He's the Vicar of Christ, is he not? Unlike what Father Rosica said a few days ago, he himself is not a "prince of peace". Some believe that Rosica just made a slip of the tongue when he plopped that blasphemy; I think it quite possible that Rosica knew very well what he was saying.
As for Dorothy Day, while undergoing a real conversion to Catholicism, she remained confused about a great many things. To her credit she did make a request: "Don't call me a saint". (ht: St Corbinian's Bear).
The pope addresses many issues: death penalty, climate change, immigration, arms trade, redistribution of wealth. What's missing from that list? The legalized murder of babies known as abortion. To put things in context, let's think about the conduct of this papal address at Congress today. It took me a good 20-25 minutes to read through it silently. It would probably take longer to speak it. It would probably have taken the pope a bit longer than that since he's not fluent in English. An then there's the breaks for applause, etc. I would guess from start to finish the entire address took about 45 minutes or so. If anyone has more precise data please advise via comments. Now consider some statistics that indicate that a baby is aborted in this country every 20 seconds. That means 3 babies are murdered every minute. Therefore while the pope spoke, over 200 babies were slaughtered. What of the death penalty? Less than 100 have been executed in the past several years. So why did the death penalty garner so much attention, while whole-scale baby-murder didn't rate one mention by the pope?
Some additional thoughts can be found at One Peter Five and Les Femmes. Soon the pope will head to Philadelphia and the World Meeting of Families. If these past few speeches of the pope are any indication of what may be on the horizon, dark days are ahead.
Monday, September 21, 2015
A Prince Of Peace Is Coming To Town??!!?
That's what Father Rosica said of Pope Francis' visit to the DC area. In this clip you'll see both Rosica and Cardinal Wuerl being interviewed on Fox News Sunday (ht Pewsitter). The commentator is questioning Rosica and Wuerl about US Rep Paul Gosar's announcement of his boycott of the Pope's planned address to Congress. Both clerics poo-poo the idea that the Pope will be promoting any kind of political agenda, let alone a leftist one (although Wuerl admits to political "ramifications"). When asked if the Pope will broach religious freedom, contraception, etc when he meets with Obama, Rosica emphatically answers "no" (at the 3:40 mark). Then at the 5:00 mark we hear Fr Rosica call the pope a "prince of peace". There is so much to unpack I almost don't know where to begin.
Let's start with this "prince of peace" crack. In all of Scripture and Tradition, only One Person has ever been identified as "prince of peace" and that is Jesus Christ. No one has dared called another person - even a previous pontiff - as "prince of peace". That is a title that has always been reserved for Our Lord and Him alone. Is there some attempt at deification here?
Now as far as lack of political agenda goes, that too is stuff and nonsense. Does anyone doubt that Laudato Si will not at least be mentioned? That thing itself is chock-full of leftwing envirowhacko socialistic screed. Rep Gosar is correct. Read this Breitbart article (and associated links) for his level-headed, truly Catholic thinking. I commend him for his boycott and hope he's not alone in his principled stance.
In the video that I'll post below, Judge Andrew Napolitano is being interviewed about the Pope's trip. Identifying himself as a traditional Catholic, he opines that Pope Francis is a "challenge and an obstacle" to traditional Catholics. Napolitano succinctly states why it is simply wrong for the pope to lend the solemn dignity of his role as Vicar of Christ to his mere personal opinions.
I'll also link to an article written by Michelle Malkin (another Catholic) as she explores the ramifications of apparent papal disdain for air conditioners. She's correct about all these folks bemoaning "carbon footprints" from their air-conditioned offices or their private jets. Napolitano mentioned that the pope is charged with teaching on faith and morals. We'd all be much better off if he paid attention to that mandate. He is Christ's Vicar, not a rival "prince of peace".
Let's start with this "prince of peace" crack. In all of Scripture and Tradition, only One Person has ever been identified as "prince of peace" and that is Jesus Christ. No one has dared called another person - even a previous pontiff - as "prince of peace". That is a title that has always been reserved for Our Lord and Him alone. Is there some attempt at deification here?
Now as far as lack of political agenda goes, that too is stuff and nonsense. Does anyone doubt that Laudato Si will not at least be mentioned? That thing itself is chock-full of leftwing envirowhacko socialistic screed. Rep Gosar is correct. Read this Breitbart article (and associated links) for his level-headed, truly Catholic thinking. I commend him for his boycott and hope he's not alone in his principled stance.
In the video that I'll post below, Judge Andrew Napolitano is being interviewed about the Pope's trip. Identifying himself as a traditional Catholic, he opines that Pope Francis is a "challenge and an obstacle" to traditional Catholics. Napolitano succinctly states why it is simply wrong for the pope to lend the solemn dignity of his role as Vicar of Christ to his mere personal opinions.
I'll also link to an article written by Michelle Malkin (another Catholic) as she explores the ramifications of apparent papal disdain for air conditioners. She's correct about all these folks bemoaning "carbon footprints" from their air-conditioned offices or their private jets. Napolitano mentioned that the pope is charged with teaching on faith and morals. We'd all be much better off if he paid attention to that mandate. He is Christ's Vicar, not a rival "prince of peace".
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Progressive Manipulation At The Sin-Nod And An Update From The Maturation Department
Remember the incident during last October's sin-nod, when Cardinal Pell rebuked sin-nod leaders? Pounding the table with his hand, he demanded "you must stop manipulating this synod!" He said this after it was announced that the proceeds from the small group discussions would not be shared with the synod at large. After Pell and some others called out the skulduggery for what it was, the leaders and "editorial committee" relented and publicized those reports. In a subsequent interview with LifeSiteNews, Cardinal Pell made mention of a "radical cadre" working for a very progressive outcome to the sin-nod.
It seems that Cardinal Pell's theory regarding the existence of this cabal has very solid basis. A few months prior to the sin-nod, Cardinal Baldiserri, aka "Book-Thief Baldi", told Father Rosica that the Church needs to "update" and "be incarnate into time". He also stated that if the sin-nod reiterated the Church's teachings, the sin-nod would be "meaningless". I've no doubt he was thinking mainly of the Church's teachings on marriage, family, sexuality. He might as well have thrown into the mix the Church's teachings on the Seventh Commandment.
Edward Pentin is a journalist associated with the National Catholic Register. He covered the sin-nod and exposed much of the shenanigans there. He did such a good job that Cardinal Kasper attempted to ruin his career; Kasper wound up with major egg on his face for that. Two weeks ago he interviewed with Raymond Arroyo of EWTN and publicized his book, "The Rigging Of A Vatican Synod". In that book he lays out a good deal of evidence that points to manipulation of the last sin-nod and possible attempts to do the same at the one occurring next month. Now because this book is an e-book, it would seem safe from the clutches of "Book-Thief Baldi" - we hope!
UPDATE - We now provide an update from the Maturation Department. The German bishops published today an apologia for same-sex #mowwidge. Here is the news from LifeSiteNews. With just a few weeks until the next sin-nod, these progressives are putting their "maturation" efforts into overdrive!
Here is the interview.
It seems that Cardinal Pell's theory regarding the existence of this cabal has very solid basis. A few months prior to the sin-nod, Cardinal Baldiserri, aka "Book-Thief Baldi", told Father Rosica that the Church needs to "update" and "be incarnate into time". He also stated that if the sin-nod reiterated the Church's teachings, the sin-nod would be "meaningless". I've no doubt he was thinking mainly of the Church's teachings on marriage, family, sexuality. He might as well have thrown into the mix the Church's teachings on the Seventh Commandment.
Edward Pentin is a journalist associated with the National Catholic Register. He covered the sin-nod and exposed much of the shenanigans there. He did such a good job that Cardinal Kasper attempted to ruin his career; Kasper wound up with major egg on his face for that. Two weeks ago he interviewed with Raymond Arroyo of EWTN and publicized his book, "The Rigging Of A Vatican Synod". In that book he lays out a good deal of evidence that points to manipulation of the last sin-nod and possible attempts to do the same at the one occurring next month. Now because this book is an e-book, it would seem safe from the clutches of "Book-Thief Baldi" - we hope!
UPDATE - We now provide an update from the Maturation Department. The German bishops published today an apologia for same-sex #mowwidge. Here is the news from LifeSiteNews. With just a few weeks until the next sin-nod, these progressives are putting their "maturation" efforts into overdrive!
Here is the interview.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
If Personnel Is Policy, We Have Glaring Indications Of Dangerous Vatican Policy
Sandro Magister has done the Catholic world immense service by exposing the progressive machinations within the Vatican, particularly with its conduct during last October's sin-nod. Eponymous Flower has more detail on Magister's service to truth. Most recently he published a leaked version of the Laudato Sii encyclical, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow. Tancred also details how Magister's Vatican press credentials were immediately revoked. Dare we opine that Father Lombardi's outrage is rather biased?
Regretably Lombardi's alleged zeal for ethics seems to be a thin pretense for sacking Magister on the flimsiest of excuses. Such bias is evidence by the people who are allowed to remain at the Vatican. Who can forget the book theft engineered by Cardinal Baldiserri at the sin-nod? How about Father Rosica's spiteful conduct in filing suit against Vox Cantoris? So here we have a Prince of the Church engaged in mortal sin against the Seventh Commandment and a Vatican official engaged in unethical intimidation (fortunately for him his higher-ups yanked his leash). To the best of my knowledge, they still retain their high positions, despite their arguably serious sins. So yes, we do have a purging of the faithful from the Vatican.
Concurrent with this purging of the faithful is the placement of those whose public opinions are openly hostile to the Teachings of Jesus Christ. As mentioned before here, Hans Joachim (John) Schnellnhuber, population control afficiando, will be one of the four who will assist tomorrow in the roll-out of Laudato Sii. Schnellnhuber is on record as saying that the world's population should be reduced to under one billion people - a reduction of about six billion. So how, dare we ask, does Schnellnhuber propose to accomplish this massive reduction? We wait with bated breath for the answer to that question.
Perhaps the Vatican should have awaited the answer to that crucial question before they named him to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Yes, you read that correctly. A rabid population-control advocate, instead of receiving the boot on ass, is actually admitted to a Vatican position. If we know his wishes to reduce the earth's population, surely the Vatican does too - and I mean the pope!
As the saying goes, personnel is policy. I think we now have more than an inkling as to what Vatican policy is. And yes, ladies and gentlemen, with all due honor and respect to the office of the papacy, we cannot kid ourselves and pretend that the current occupant of Peter's chair is blithely unaware of these events. He is enabling them if not outright orchestrating them. Please pray for him and for Holy Mother Church.
Regretably Lombardi's alleged zeal for ethics seems to be a thin pretense for sacking Magister on the flimsiest of excuses. Such bias is evidence by the people who are allowed to remain at the Vatican. Who can forget the book theft engineered by Cardinal Baldiserri at the sin-nod? How about Father Rosica's spiteful conduct in filing suit against Vox Cantoris? So here we have a Prince of the Church engaged in mortal sin against the Seventh Commandment and a Vatican official engaged in unethical intimidation (fortunately for him his higher-ups yanked his leash). To the best of my knowledge, they still retain their high positions, despite their arguably serious sins. So yes, we do have a purging of the faithful from the Vatican.
Concurrent with this purging of the faithful is the placement of those whose public opinions are openly hostile to the Teachings of Jesus Christ. As mentioned before here, Hans Joachim (John) Schnellnhuber, population control afficiando, will be one of the four who will assist tomorrow in the roll-out of Laudato Sii. Schnellnhuber is on record as saying that the world's population should be reduced to under one billion people - a reduction of about six billion. So how, dare we ask, does Schnellnhuber propose to accomplish this massive reduction? We wait with bated breath for the answer to that question.
Perhaps the Vatican should have awaited the answer to that crucial question before they named him to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Yes, you read that correctly. A rabid population-control advocate, instead of receiving the boot on ass, is actually admitted to a Vatican position. If we know his wishes to reduce the earth's population, surely the Vatican does too - and I mean the pope!
As the saying goes, personnel is policy. I think we now have more than an inkling as to what Vatican policy is. And yes, ladies and gentlemen, with all due honor and respect to the office of the papacy, we cannot kid ourselves and pretend that the current occupant of Peter's chair is blithely unaware of these events. He is enabling them if not outright orchestrating them. Please pray for him and for Holy Mother Church.
Saturday, May 30, 2015
#RosicaFactor - Another Wayward Priest Threatens To Sue A Blogger
A British blogger, who writes the http://faithinourfamilies.com/ blog, is being sued by the associate priest in her parish. Father Dan Fitzpatrick of the Durham Martyrs Church insists on referring to the Holy Spirit as female and the blogger rightly rebuked him. See Father's twitter page and you'll see this (before it's taken down).
That's not Church teaching as handed down through the Apostles, who would have first-hand knowledge of Jesus' meeting. A look at Ms. Short's blog indicates the despicable conduct of Father Fitzpatrick as he is rebuked. He threatens suit, then claims that Ms. Rock pulled down her post when she did nothing of the sort. I suppose he was simply looking to back down from his suit threat and save face in the process.
A facebook friend coined the term "Rosica Factor" to describe this action; here is her blog post, on Keeping It Catholic. This hearkens back to the episode several months ago when Vatican official threatened to sue the blogger behind Vox Cantoris. Wind of it got into the internet and the suit blew up on Rosica's face. We can make this happen again. I see a post on this matter is already up on the Vox Cantoris blog.
The Church is Durham Martyrs Church. Here is their contact page. From the parish site, I gather that they're in the Dioces of Hexham and Newcastle, led by Bishop Seamus Cunningham. Phone numbers are here, as well as facebook and twitter links. Try them all. If any from the North American continent calls, keep in mind that England's time is 5 hours ahead of the US east coast.
As we stood with Vox Cantoris, let us stand with Faith In Our Families. I will tweet this, using the hashtag, #RosicaFactor.
That's not Church teaching as handed down through the Apostles, who would have first-hand knowledge of Jesus' meeting. A look at Ms. Short's blog indicates the despicable conduct of Father Fitzpatrick as he is rebuked. He threatens suit, then claims that Ms. Rock pulled down her post when she did nothing of the sort. I suppose he was simply looking to back down from his suit threat and save face in the process.
A facebook friend coined the term "Rosica Factor" to describe this action; here is her blog post, on Keeping It Catholic. This hearkens back to the episode several months ago when Vatican official threatened to sue the blogger behind Vox Cantoris. Wind of it got into the internet and the suit blew up on Rosica's face. We can make this happen again. I see a post on this matter is already up on the Vox Cantoris blog.
The Church is Durham Martyrs Church. Here is their contact page. From the parish site, I gather that they're in the Dioces of Hexham and Newcastle, led by Bishop Seamus Cunningham. Phone numbers are here, as well as facebook and twitter links. Try them all. If any from the North American continent calls, keep in mind that England's time is 5 hours ahead of the US east coast.
As we stood with Vox Cantoris, let us stand with Faith In Our Families. I will tweet this, using the hashtag, #RosicaFactor.
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