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Tag Archives: Synod of Bishops
“Does it apply to murderers and pedophiles?”
There is a good post at Fr. Hunwicke’s place pertaining to the admittance of the civilly remarried to Holy Communion. With my emphases: Updating One gathers … as we grandly say in England … that brilliant ways are being mooted in Synodo … Read More
“The Church, while it strives to emphasise mercy, cannot do so by encouraging sin.”
I was alerted to a piece in The Spectator by Louise Mensch, a divorced a remarried Catholic who knows that, in her present situation, to receive Holy Communion would be a mortal sin. It is a pleasant change of pace … Read More
Fr. Murray answers Card. Kasper, et alii: “Why is the Church not as merciful as God?”
Over at The Catholic Thing Fr. Gerald E. Murray has a good essay about denial of Holy Communion: it isn’t “punishment”. With a few edits… Denial of Communion Awakens Conscience By Fr. Gerald E. Murray Cardinal Walter Kasper published another article … Read More
Good question: When you change language, do you change belief?
The short answer is “yes”. We know that when you change liturgical texts, you change the belief of the people. It takes a while, but it happens. You know the adage “lex orandi lex credendi“. So, Edward Pentin has a … Read More
As The Synod Turns
Any one who looks at Catholic stuff on these interwebs today (and for the near future) is going to be inundated with Synod stuff. We have to be wary. Do you remember that, just before Benedict XVI abdicated, during an … Read More
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Couple tells Pope about welcoming homosexual “couples” in parishes. Fr. Z muses.
You can expect that those who support Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried will find eager allies in those who support the homosexualist agenda. The former are willing (or want) to detach the sexual act from marriage. The latter … Read More
INTERVIEW: Card. Burke our challenges and “authentic pastoral care”
His Eminence Raymond Card. Burke was interviewed by Vatican Radio about the “Five Cardinals Book” and about the Synod. Compare and contrast with Card. Kasper’s recent interviews? Night and day! This is on an entirely different level. Cardinal Burke: Christ’s … Read More
The Synod and transparency
During Synods past, the interventions (speeches, addresses) of participants were made public, either in the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano or also online. Yes, weighing through then was pretty boring, but we knew what was being said and who said it. For … Read More
ACTION ITEM: Help “The Tablet” with their SURVEY about the Synod!
The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill aka RU486) is running a survey about the Extraordinary Synod of Bishop which is just starting up. What do you say we give them a hand? I am sure that they would want your voices … Read More
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LESSONS FOR SYNOD WATCHERS
Here is a reminder about how men take care of differences. Watch to the end, it is only about 1:30. The impatient can go to about 1:00. Yep. This is about right. Let’s have the fight. And for those who … Read More
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