Monthly Archives: October 2015

!!!!   Cardinal Reinhard Marx   German Bishops: ‘We Are Not Just a Subsidiary of Rome’ (10399) The president of Germany’s bishops’ conference told reporters that the bishops plan to publish their own pastoral document after this fall’s family synod … Continue reading →

!!!! Walter Cardinal Kasper October 13, 2015 Is the Ambiguity in Synod Documents Intentional? Robert L. Kinney III CRISIS MAGAZINE A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity Although it is unpleasant to discuss, there is a medical disorder (sometimes called … Continue reading →

!!!! October 12, 2015, Monday — Apostasy   “Schism, heresy, or apostasy are such of their very nature that they sever a man from the body of the Church.  But not every sin, even the most grievous, is of such … Continue reading →

!!!! Thirteen Cardinals Have Written to the Pope. Here’s the Letter But Francis has rejected their requests en bloc. And meanwhile, the “Relatio finalis” has disappeared from the program of the synod by Sandro Magister http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1351154?eng=y   [POST SCRIPTUM] A … Continue reading →

!!!! In this photo Saint John Paul II seems to be ‘saying’ to the dissenters in the present Synod of Bishop: “STOP” Sunday Meditation: Is this a warning from St. John Paul II to the Dissenters at the Synod? Posted: … Continue reading →

!!!!   Legal Scholars Urge Officeholders: Refuse to Accept Same-Sex Marriage Opinion as Binding Precedent By CNSNews.com Staff | October 11, 2015 | (Wikimedia Commons) Editor’s Note: A group of more than 60 legal scholars released a statement last week calling … Continue reading →

!!!! Synod. First Shot on Target Comes From the Conservatives [ Emphasis in red type by Abyssum ] Thanks above all to the introductory talk of Cardinal Erdõ, adamant in excluding the ambiguous “openness” of the base document. But the … Continue reading →

!!!!   Religion, Violence, and Ignorant Bigotry Randall Smith Thursday, October 8, 2015 THE CATHOLIC THING   I got a call this week from one of our university’s “public affairs” offices asking whether I would talk to a reporter from … Continue reading →

!!!!   October 7, 2015 Is the Homosexual Tendency a Complex Reality? by John Collins CRISIS MAGAZINE A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity [ Emphasis in red type by Abyssum ] The title of this essay asks a question … Continue reading →

!!!!   Our Deepening Love Affair With Death California has made it legal for doctors to do something doctors are never supposed to do: foster death. . By Daniel Payne October 6, 2015 THE FEDERALIST It is increasingly insufficient to … Continue reading →