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About abyssum

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

CREEPING ROT IN BEAUTIFUL NORTH ITALY

AMORIS LAETITIA FEATURED Pinerolo, Italy: Another Scandal Cries Out for Answers to the Dubia Marco Tosatti February 16, 2018 ONE/PETER/FIVE Last Sunday [February 11, 2018], an interesting interview appeared on Vita Diocesana Pinerolese [the website of the Diocese of Pinerolo, … Continue reading →

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HE PROTECTS HIS SANITY WHILE HE DRIVES THE REST OF US CRAZY

Shutterstock.com Diane MontagnaFollow Diane Fri Feb 16, 2018 – 2:23 pm EST Pope Francis: I avoid reading heresy accusations “for the sake of my mental health” Amoris Laetitia , Catholic , Pope Francis ROME, February 16, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Pope … Continue reading →

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THE FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD DOWN

City of Matera. Illustration image. / Stefano Gasparotto – stock.adobe.com Rota official sentenced for possession of child pornography Nicolas Senèze, in Rome (with Il Messaggero) , the 16/02/2018 at 5:34 pm LA CROIX {Abyssum} Monsignor Pietro Amenta pleaded guilty after … Continue reading →

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PEOPLE MUST HEAR THE WORDS SINCERELY SPOKEN: “IT IS GOOD THAT YOU EXIST.”

Elizabeth Scalia  “I can’t help but think of how exactly right Pope Benedict XVI was when he said that people MUST hear the words sincerely spoken: “It is good that you exist” and believe them because they are backed up … Continue reading →

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HERE IS TODAY’S DOSE OF SATIRE TO HELP YOU SURVIVE THE FLOOD OF INSANE SPEECH COMING OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF CARDINALS

Eccles and Bosco is saved Pope Francis becomes a constitutional monarch Posted: 14 Feb 2018 10:59 AM PST Catholics have the difficult task of reconciling the following two propositions:1. The Pope is the Vicar of Christ, the successor of St … Continue reading →

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You know that there must be something good about The Benedict Option if Cupich hates it so much.

Benedict Option ‘A Matter Of Global Import’ By ROD DREHER • February 14, 2018, 7:37 AM Monday night’s Benedict Option event at a church hall in Paris went well. The hall was full, and people seemed interested. Last night, I … Continue reading →

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FIVE YEARS AGO TODAY

February 11, 2013

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HERE IS TODAYS DOSE OF SATIRE TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE DAY

Eccles and Bosco is saved Pope Francis is now popular again Posted: 13 Feb 2018 07:09 AM PST Following recently-reported events, Pope Francis’s popularity rating, which had dropped to 2% as a result of events in Chile and China (etc.) … Continue reading →

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DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH

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Like a loose barrel of gunpowder rolling on the deck of the Barque of Peter in a pitching sea, Cardinal Cupich continues to damage the Church.

The Clarity of Cardinal Cupich FR. GEORGE W. RUTLER Crisis Magazine FEBRUARY 14, 2018 Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago is all for clarity. It has been a consistent theme, as when in September of 2017 he issued a decree banning … Continue reading →

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