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Category Archives: Benedict XVI
SSPX Bp. Fellay about Summorum Pontificum
Benedict XVI is the Pope of Christian Unity. SSPX Bp. Bernard Fellay has issued some interesting observations in the form of Q&A. Here are his observations about Benedict XVI’s Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum. They are on the site of the … Read More
More fruits of Anglicanorum coetibus!
The print edition of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald, has an item by the loverly and persistent Anna Arco about four more Anglican priests resigning their positions in order to join the Ordinariate of Our Lady of … Read More
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PODCAzT 116: Toward a true ecumenism
NB: iTunes users… I found that there was a second enclosure buried in the post which screwed up the feed. Let me know if you are getting this on iTunes. Ecumenical dialogue has been much on my mind these days. … Read More
Why does the old fashioned style of Catholic-Anglican dialogue continue?
Remembering that Pope Benedict, who had the CDF issue Anglicanorum coetibus, is the Pope of Christian Unity, I share here an piece by William Oddie of the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald. He asks a necessary question. Now … Read More
A first fruit of the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus
For your Brick by Brick and Pope of Christian Unity files. A first fruit of the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus. Do you remember the story about the number of people coming into communion with Rome in the Diocese of Brentwood … Read More
Summorum Pontificum, reforming the reform, and resisting the reform
Pope Benedict, in his ongoing effort to heal the rupture that occurred in our worship when a composed, artificial rite was suddenly imposed on the Church, in 2007 put into effect the provisions of Summorum Pontificum, by far surpassing the … Read More
Grumbling about Anglicanorum coetibus
With the provisions of Anglicanorum coetibus, Benedict XVI (the Pope of Christian Unity) opened a door for and gave a place to Anglicans who desired unity with the Bishop of Rome in the Catholic communion. Certainly they were distressed by … Read More
Let the swimming begin! The Anglican Ordinariate is going to grow.
There will be an interesting article in the UK’s best Catholic weekly, the Catholic Herald about the big influx of Anglicans who are expected to join the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the Diocese of Brentwood alone. Brentwood … Read More
A mordant observation about the Week for Christian Unity
I missed this on the great Fr. Blake’s blog the other day. Fr. Blake is the P.P. of St. Mary Magdalen in Brighton. About the week of Christian Unity: Strange that it should be more acceptable to welcome into one’s … Read More
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