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I am a retired Roman Catholic Bishop, Bishop Emeritus of Corpus Christi, Texas

ARCHBISHOP RINO FISICHELLA, PRESIDENT OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY FOR LIFE, MUST BE REPLACED !

Head of Pontifical Academy for Life Should be Removed Say Five Pontifical Academy for Life Members By Hilary White, Rome correspondent ROME, February 17, 2010 LifeSiteNews.com http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/feb/10021701.html Five prominent members of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life are calling on … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT’S MINISTRY TO THE WORLD UNDERMINED BY BERTONE’S DRIVE TO CONTROL THE WORLD ?

Lent 2010. Pope Benedict’s Ash Wednesday His torment is the disappearance of faith. His program is to lead men to God. His preferred instrument is teaching. But the Vatican curia doesn’t help him much. And sometimes it harms him 

by … Continue reading →

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BOSTON IS AN EXTENSION OF THE KENNEDY FAMILY ?

The Lion as Catholic By Philip F. Lawler a review of the book from the February 2010 issue of THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR True Compass: A Memoir By Edward M. Kennedy (Twelve, 532 pages, $35) “The state and city of my … Continue reading →

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LEFTISTS LOVE HUMANITY BUT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO LOVE INDIVIDUAL HUMANS

Ezequiel Adamovsky Jun 25 2007 http://www.tni.org/article/radical-ethics-equality One of the biggest shortcomings of the left tradition is to be found in the lack of an ethical dimension to political action. This essay [excerpt] attempts to analyse the reasons behind this inherited … Continue reading →

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FROM ITS FIRST INSTANT, THE LIFE OF MAN IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE FACT OF BEING A HUMAN LIFE

VATICAN CITY, 13 FEB 2010 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father received in audience members of the Pontifical Academy for Life, the president of which is Archbishop Rino Fisichella. The academy is currently meeting for its annual plenary assembly. … Continue reading →

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THE HATERS FROM HELL ARE ATTACKING MOTHER THERESA AGAIN

The anti-religion crusaders are at it again. This time they want the Post Office to cancel a planned new stamp honoring Mother Teresa. I am continually shocked by the persistence of these activist groups. They seem to never give up! … Continue reading →

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BEHIND THE SCENES IN THE BERTONE-VIAN AXIS

Italy, United States, Brazil. From the Vatican to the Conquest of the World The ambitious captain is the cardinal secretary of state, with the help of “L’Osservatore Romano.” The objective is to subject the national Churches to itself, on the … Continue reading →

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A TWELVE-STEP PROGRAM FOR BISHOPS

THE PRECEDING POST ON CANON LAW, REJECT CANON LAW AND ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE, REMINDED ME OF A PROPOSAL I MADE IN 2004. That proposal was that bishops would be well advised to follow a well-planned procedure for applying … Continue reading →

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REJECT CANON LAW AND ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY PUT SEVERAL POSTS ON THIS BLOG POINTING OUT THAT THE LIBERAL CLIMATE IN THE CHURCH IN THE YEARS SINCE THE CLOSE OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL WHICH RELEGATES CANON LAW TO AN ECCLESIASTICAL LIMBO  IS RESPONSIBLE FOR … Continue reading →

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BRAIN DEATH IS NOT REAL DEATH WHEN THE ‘DEAD” BRAIN IS IN REALITY SIMPLY A QUIESCENT BRAIN

QUIESCENT Adjective Pronunciation:  kwee -es’-ant Etymology:  Latin quiescent-,quiescens, present participle of quiescere to become quiet, rest, from quies Date:  1605 Meaning:  1.  marked by inactivity or repose, tranquilly at rest 2.   causing no trouble or symptoms <quiescent gallstones> Last month, … Continue reading →

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