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About abyssum

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

THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WHEN MARRIAGES ARE BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL, BUT NOT VALID AND INVALID

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

When Marriages Are Legal and Also Illegal: A Response to Cardinal Müller Carlos A. Casanova December 19, 2017 OnePeterFive { Abyssum } Last month, on November 6, the great Vaticanist Sandro Magister published an interesting analysis about the prologue Cardinal … Continue reading →

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WHEN IS IT OK TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE AND NOT BEAT AROUND THE BUSH WITH SOFT-SPEAK? WHEN ETERNAL SALVATION IS AT STAKE !!!

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

ECUMENISM FEATURED POLITICS The Bite of Catholic Rhetoric: Ross Douthat versus Fr. James Martin Jesse Russell December 19, 2017 OnePeterFive { Abyssum } When your humble author first heard of a discussion on the need for civil Catholic discourse between … Continue reading →

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I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR CANONISTS, BUT TOO OFTEN THEY SEEM TO FORGET THAT THEOLOGY IS THE ORIGIN OF GOOD CANON LAW, NOT THE REVERSE

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

Image:  screen grab De Mattei: A Response to Edward Peters on the Buenos Aires Letter & Authentic Magisterium Roberto De Mattei December 19, 2017 OnePeterFive { Abyssum } Professor Edward Peters is a reliably orthodox scholar who wants to contain … Continue reading →

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THE LATE CARDINAL CAFARRA GROWS IN STATURE DAY BY DAY, HE SPEAKS TO TODAY’S ISSUES

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

Settimo Cielodi Sandro Magister 13 dic The Pope Has Spoken. But the Doubts Have Not Disappeared, Nor Has Cardinal Caffarra     { Abyssum } Both things happened almost on the same day. On the one hand the publication in … Continue reading →

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RORATE COELI DESUPER

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

      Actually, it is a frozen waterfall !!! Being impaled by a falling frozen icicle from it would surely be fatal !!!

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Francis has encouraged young Catholics to ‘make a mess’; the book “THE DICTATOR POPE” shows that he has followed his own advice.

Posted on December 19, 2017 by abyssum

giulio napolitano / Shutterstock.com Dorothy Cummings McLean NEWSCATHOLIC CHURCHTue Dec 19, 2017 – 2:08 pm EST ‘The Dictator Pope’ reveals Francis as ‘downright vindictive’: Catholic commentator Catholic , Dictator Pope , Pope Francis , The Dictator Pope   { Abyssum … Continue reading →

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BRAVO THE BEXAR COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS CENSURE OF SPEAKER JOE STRAUS

Posted on December 14, 2017 by abyssum

The Long And Winding Road to the Censure of Speaker Joe Straus POSTED BY: ALAMOTORCHSITEMANAGER DECEMBER 14, 2017 On July 10th, at a Republican Party of Bexar County Executive Committee meeting, Precinct Chair Mike O’Donnell stood up and made a … Continue reading →

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CONFUSION FOLLOWS CLARIFICATION PROVOKING MORE CONFUSION FOLLOWED BY MORE CLARIFICATION FOLLOWED BY………….. AD INFINITEM AND AD NAUSEUM

Posted on December 14, 2017 by abyssum

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square Nov. 8. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA) . . VATICAN  |  DEC. 13, 2017 . The Pope’s Endorsement of Argentina’s Amoris Guidelines: What It Means . . Senior Vatican canonist Bishop Juan Ignacio … Continue reading →

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EAVESDROP ON THIS DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO MONKS, IT WILL DO YOU A LOT OF GOOD AND THEY WILL NOT MIND

Posted on December 13, 2017 by abyssum

CATHOLIC LIFE FEATURED THE PAPACY A Dialogue Between Two Monks Concerning the Papacy Peter Kwasniewski December 13, 2017 3 Comments 93 Shares 93 Image: Max Barascudts (1869-1927) — In the Scriptorium Br. Barsanuphius: Good morning, Brother! To my surprise, the guest … Continue reading →

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THE VATICAN DECEPTION

Posted on December 13, 2017 by abyssum

New Film Shines a Spotlight on the Crisis in the Vatican Paul Stark December 13, 2017 OnePeterFive Editor’s note: the following is from Paul Stark, Director of the forthcoming film, The Vatican Deception. There’s a new feature documentary film coming to … Continue reading →

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