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Tag Archives: Pope Francis
Controversial Book about Pope Francis: “The Dictator Pope”
UPDATE: I am just about done with this. It’s quite a read. Among other things it is a summary of events of the last few years. At the pace of the modern world, one forgets. It is in English, too. … Read More
How does Pope Francis choose bishops of important dioceses?
Italian vaticanista Andrea Gagliarducci writes regularly a column at his place called “Monday Vatican”. You should read him. Today, however, he has a piece at CNA about how Pope Francis seems to approach the selection of and translation of bishops. … Read More
Posted in The Drill
Tagged Andrea Gagliarducci, Archd. Washington DC, Bp. Robert McElroy, Card. Cupich, Card. Wuerl, Pope Francis
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Another young person’s reaction to Pope Francis about liturgical reform
A young woman at my home parish, St. Agnes in St. Paul, MN, penned a piece for the National Catholic Register in reaction to Pope Francis’ recent curious statements about liturgical reform. As you may recall, the Pope (or, better, his ghost … Read More
Posted in Liturgy Science Theatre 3000
Tagged Cnute, gravitas, liturgical reform, Pope Francis, St. Agnes, tide
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Pope Francis saw a psychoanalyst every week for six months
His Holiness of Our Lord has made an interesting revelation. See the story at the UK’s best Catholic weekly (for which I also write), the Catholic Herald. Pope Francis saw a psychoanalyst every week for six months when he was … Read More
Putin v. Francis – FAKE NEWS
Claimed: Russian Prime Minister and former-KGB Lt Colonel Vladimir Putin has offered some rather negative comments about His Holiness Pope Francis. QUAERITUR: Is this “fake news”? Sure looks like it. From Your News Wire (my emphases and comments): Putin: ‘Pope Francis Is … Read More
Did Pope Francis insult some young priests? Fr. Z opines and tells a story.
This isn’t the sort of thing that should pull much of our attention or energy. However, I have been asked about it in email by a surprising number of people, including priests. It seems that the site Messa in latino picked … Read More
On this day… “Getting Francis Wrong”
Here is something to ponder. HERE On this day in 2013 I posted: Over at First Things I saw a piece called Five Myths About Pope Francis by William Doino Jr. What are those myths? 1. “Francis is the anti-Benedict.” … Read More
New book about influences of Communism and Socialism on Pope Francis
I arose today to a loud PING on my phone as a friend in Rome sent me a link to a piece in the American Spectator by the hardly-ever-subtle George Neumayr about the influence of Communism and Socialism on Pope Francis. The Spectator … Read More
Posted in Francis, REVIEWS, The Campus Telephone Pole, The Drill
Tagged George Neumayr, Pope Francis, Tracey Rowland
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‘Monday Vatican’ analysis of the state of the pontificate
In the wake of last week’s cover of the Rolling Stone, Andrea Gagliarducci in his Monday Vatican offering does some analysis of the status quaestionis, the present state, of the pontificate of Pope Francis, especially in view of the MSM. Read the whole thing, … Read More
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