Monthly Archives: December 2016

Rewriting the History of Two Synods? Fr. Gerald E. Murray https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2016/12/17/rewriting-the-history-of-two-synods/?utm_content=buffere910e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2016 The now famous dubia sent to Pope Francis by Cardinal Burke and three of his fellow cardinals is a sincere effort to clear up what has become … Continue reading →

First Sunday of Advent, 1969: The Long Lent Begins  V FOR VICTORY WEBSITE On November 30, 1969, the first Sunday of Advent, the Novus Ordo Missae took effect, and what is now known as the Extraordinary Rite was effectively abolished.  The floodgates … Continue reading →

https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/climate-of-fear-in-the-vatican-is-very-real Climate of fear in Vatican is very real St. Peters and the Vatican Shutterstock December 16, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Our Nov. 16-23 visit to Rome was the most dramatic of many such twice-per-year work trips we have taken there during the … Continue reading →

Rod Dreher ‘Tenderness Leads To The Gas Chamber’ By ROD DREHER  December 13, 2016 [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM ] ‘Hurry up with those prayers, Father, we’ve got work to do, eh?’ (Marcel Jancovic) “In the absence … Continue reading →

    Francis Doesn’t Like the Seminaries. Because They Form Priests Who Are “Rigid” and Incapable of “Discernment” Over just a few days, a hailstorm of rebukes. Which show the pope’s irritation over the criticisms of “Amoris Laetitia {The Joy … Continue reading →

The rhetorical strategy to debunk the dubia By Phil Lawler catholic culture.org  Dec 16, 2016 [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM } At this point it’s quite clear: close associates {KKK} of Pope Francis, defenders of Amoris Laetita {The Love of … Continue reading →

DECEMBER 15, 2016 The Tradition Speaks With One Voice on Divorce & Remarriage DONALD S. PRUDLO CRISIS MAGAZINE [ EMPHASIS AND {COMMENTARY} IN RED TYPE BY ABYSSUM ] The vocation of the Church historian and historical theologian is similar to that … Continue reading →

  A canonical primer on popes and heresy December 16, 2016 By Edward A. Peters, Professor of Canon Law at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, Michigan IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] … Continue reading →

  After Love: a parable about a soul after Amoris Laetitia DEC 15TH 2016 BY PETER FINN  CATHOLIC COMMENTARY [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] Peter divorced his wife. It was too hard. The three kids, the pressure at … Continue reading →

  Up Next on the Vatican Agenda: Intercommunion Steve SkojecDecember 15, 2016 OnePeterFive [ Emphasis and {commentary} in red type by Abyssum ] One thing astute observers should know by now is that precious few milestones in the Vatican’s campaign for constant … Continue reading →