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Tag Archives: D. Libville
Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, and old project, and a plot
It being the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel, I am minded of a project a few years ago during the Amazonian Together Walking when the demon idol was venerated in the Vatican Gardens and the demonic idol bowl was … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 25-08-24 – Another visit to a Hispanic parish, Fr. Luis update
August 24th, 2025 Dear Diary, Back to Christ The King today. Its been a while. In our weekly planning meeting I quipped it ought be Christ The Ever Expanding because of all the undocumenteds pouring in. Somebody mumbled Atticus The … Read More
From “The Private Diary of Bishop F. Atticus McButterpants” – 07-12-25 – Lunch with Fr. Tommy
Dear Diary, A week since Fr Tommy and private eye and the whole Patsy “thing”. “Thing” hah! “Things” is mostly quiet now. Still jumpy. Not sleeping well. No new threats today. That’s a win. I havnt written yet about what … Read More
Posted in Diary of Bp. McButterpants, SESSIUNCULA
Tagged Bp. Fatty McButterpants, D. Libville
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Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville. Episode 1: “Ashes, Stale Coffee, and Bad News”
Tracer Bullet and the Smoke of Libville Episode 1: Ashes, Stale Coffee, and Bad News It was a Thursday. Or maybe a Friday. The kind of evening that sagged like 70’s chasuble left too long in a damp sacristy – … Read More
ASK FATHER: Can you tell us more about Bishop Fatty McButterpants?
From a reader… QUAERITUR: Father Z you write, sometimes about the Diocese of Black Duck and the neighboring Diocese of Libville. I’ve been looking for them online and I can’t come up with anything. Can you … how to put … Read More
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Tagged Bp. Fatty McButterpants, Chester, D. Libville
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New procedures to remove negligent Bishops… what could go wrong?
The Pope has issued an Apostolic Letter (heavy) Motu Proprio to establish procedures to remove bishops who don’t act adequately in regard to priests who hurt children or vulnerable people. Good. On the face of it, that’s great. I’ve been irritated … Read More
Happy news from Bradford
Within me two people are constantly vying for control. First, there is the pessimist. He says, “Things can’t possible get any worse!”. Then, there is the optimist. He responds, “Oh, yes they can!” Seriously, we do have good news. From … Read More
ASK FATHER: Obligations and Daily Mass
From a reader… QUAERITUR: For those in the lay apostolate that committed to go to daily Mass: is it better to go to a daily Mass full of violations of rubrics that maybe even exhibits a different understanding of what the Mass … Read More
ASK FATHER: Confession on a train when going through another diocese
From a reader… A priest from Diocese X and a lay person travel by train to some place. During the trip the latter feels the need to confess sacramentally. The train at that moment is in Diocese Y, where the priest has no … Read More
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