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Monthly Archives: July 2023
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-07 – Tribunal Update and Anniversary
July 7th, 2023 Dear Diary, I asked Fr. Gilbert to ask Vice for the status of the Pie Town couple. Gilbert came back and chirped, “Sheila is working on it!” Sheila. The canonist gal in the tribunal. I’ve hardly seen … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 740
From The Great Roman™ – very cool. Yesterday, Magnus had a rough day in Zagreb where the GCT Rapid and Blitz is going on. He lost two in a row, before coming back to beat former World Champ Vishy Anand. … Read More
16th Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum – Thoughts on how this might end and a fitting song.
Sincerely, I think all this madness will pass one way or another. Today is the anniversary of the release of Summorum Pontificum, the saintly Pope Benedict XVI’s “emancipation proclamation” for those who desired what they ought to have had all along: freedom … Read More
Daily Rome Shot 739
Scaffolding is going up to restore the façade of Ss. Trinità dei Pellegrini in Rome. It is one of the few churches around now that still has a reddish ochre wash on plaster. However, underneath all that is the original … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-06 – Poles
July 6th, 2023 Dear Diary, Fr. Janosh* over in the Black Duck diocese is definitely connected to the “Polish mafia” – all the Polish priests know each other! We asked him a couple of years ago if he could help … Read More
Nicaraguan Bishop chooses to stay in jail rather than compromise – “CARDINALE SUBITO!”
Reuters: July 5 (Reuters) – Nicaraguan Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez was returned to prison on Wednesday after negotiations between the government and church representatives broke down over the terms of his possible release, according to local news outlet Confidencial. Citing … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 23-07-04 – Day off
Editor’s Note: Entries from the diary come in when our “mole” can get at them. Also, some aren’t appropriate to post for reasons of confidentiality etc. It’s a tough call. July 4th, 2023 Dear Diary, Had nothing on calendar. Asked … Read More
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The SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz tourney in Zagreb will have live coverage. This is the third stop of the Grand Chess Tour 2023. Lots of big names. Meanwhile, Fabiano Caruana won the No Castling World Masters classical tournment in Dortmund … Read More
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