Tag Archives: Francis

Antonio Socci on the recent Corriere piece with and about Benedict XVI

Posted on 5 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Marco Tosatti has posted on his site an English translation of Antonio Socci’s latest, which was in Libero.  It’s all about the recent Benedict XVI “interview” posted by Corriere della Sera. Tosatti points out that Corriere turned non-news into the headline … Read More →

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NEW COMPENDIUM BOOK: Defending the Faith against Present Heresies….

Posted on 4 March 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Since the Church’s earliest days, even in the Letters of Paul, there developed a genre of writing adversus haereses, against heresies.  The reason is obvious:  Christ is the Truth.  With the exception of those on the ideological Left regarding elections, Christians … Read More →

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ASK FATHER: Recent comments about same-sex unions… a “slap in the face” of those trying to leave homosexual lifestyle?

Posted on 24 October 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From a reader in a comment… QUAERITUR: When “going to the periphery” crosses the line is when the exception becomes the rule of law. What about COURAGE ministry, isn’t this a slap in the face of those trying to enact … Read More →

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Venezuelan dictator Maduro cites Francis to promote same-sex marriage legislation

Posted on 24 October 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day I posted my thoughts about the dreadfully confusing and anxiogenic remarks on video made by Francis in which he obviously condoned same-sex civil unions, as he has done in the past.  HERE Some have tried to explain … Read More →

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FAIL! @JamesMartinSJ claims you can’t dismiss false teaching on same-sex unions because Francis developed doctrine. Wherein Fr. Z Rants

Posted on 23 October 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Jesuit homosexualist activist James Martin said this on CNN: “[Pope Francis] may have in a sense, as we say in the church, developed his own doctrine. We have to reckon with the fact that the head of the church has … Read More →

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The Mazza Hypothesis: Benedict resigned as Bishop of Rome but not Vicar of Christ. Wherein Fr. Z ponders with a heavy heart.

Posted on 4 June 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I’ve been pondering lately.   One needs to do this out of love.  Ponder, comes from Latin pondus, “weight”.  Hence, I am weighing things.  Augustine famously wrote, amor meus pondus meum… my love is my weight.  In Augustine’s time, gravity was thought to … Read More →

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100th Birthday of St. John Paul II. Wherein Fr. Z muses and reminisces.

Posted on 18 May 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Today is the 100th Birthday of the late Pope St. John Paul II. Recently Pope Benedict XVI wrote a letter to the Church of Poland in honor of this anniversary. In the letter he seemed to have argued in favor … Read More →

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After Querida Amazonia, Francis isn’t flavor of the month with seriously disappointed libs

Posted on 14 February 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Here’s an interesting tidbit. CNS reports that, during an ad limina meeting with US bishops, Francis expressed displeasure with the libs who accused him of not being brave enough to obey the Holy Spirit and approve of married priests and deaconettes. … Read More →

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New book by Francis strongly endorses priestly celibacy. Will Beans, Austen and crowd apologize to Card. Sarah and Benedict XVI?

Posted on 13 February 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Speaking of papal books, Francis has a new book now, released on 11 February. It was a cooperative venture with a priest, Fr. Luigi Epicoco.  San Giovanni Paolo Magno.  Or St. John Paul, The Great. As reported by CNA, In … Read More →

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READ: NRO piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”

Posted on 6 February 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

First, an image to set the scene. Let’s now move along. In the wake of posting about Robert Royal’s roundup of books on Francis, I read today at NRO a piece by Daniel J. Mahoney, “Pope Francis, Wayward Shepherd”. The … Read More →

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