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

THE SENSUS FIDELIUM SAVED THE CHURCH IN THE FOURTH CENTURY AND IT CAN DO SO AGAIN IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Posted on October 28, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! John Henry Newman 20” Could respect for the papacy mean resisting the Pope? By Phil Lawler  | Oct 25, 2014 CATHOLICCULTURE.ORG   A challenging column by Ross Douthat in the New York Times prompts me to clarify my thoughts … Continue reading →

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BRAVO ARCHBISHOP ALEXANDER SAMPLE FOR FIGHTING ASSISTED SUICIDE IN OREGON

Posted on October 28, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! PDX archbishop condemns woman’s assisted suicide plan Teresa Blackman, KGW.com Staff 11:34 a.m. PDT October 28, 2014 KGW.COM NEWS PORTLAND, OREGON (Photo: PRNewsFoto/Compassion & Choices) CONNECT 11 TWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Portland Archbishop condemns physician assisted suicide PORTLAND, Ore. – The Archbishop … Continue reading →

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It will be necessary to presume that life remains, because there is involved here a fundamental right received from the Creator.

Posted on October 28, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Jahi McMath Videos Highlight Uncertainty of ‘Brain Death’ Diagnoses (1109) Doctors disagree on how to diagnose death, but the 13-year-old ‘corpse’ appears move when her mother asks her to do so. by CELESTE MCGOVERN 10/27/2014 THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER … Continue reading →

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EXCELLENT HOMILY PREACHED BY GORGE CARDINAL PELL ON 24 OCTOBER 14

Posted on October 27, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal George Pell 1 Traditional Mass Ss. Trinità Church, Rome 10th Anniversary Iuventutem and Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage 24 October 2014 We Catholics have strange beliefs; our planet earth is like a grain of sand in an unbelievably vast universe … Continue reading →

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THERE ARE EVEN THOSE IN HIGH PLACES (THE WHITE HOUSE?) WHO PRETEND THAT ISLAMIC MILITANTS ARE NOT ISLAMIC

Posted on October 27, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! October 27, 2014 Mad Intelligence: The Secularist Response to Islam Rev. George W. Rutler CRISIS MAGAZINE Nine years as chaplain of an 800 bed state mental hospital taught me that one can be mentally ill and highly intelligent. Talking with … Continue reading →

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HOUSTON’S LESBIAN MAYOR ANISE PARKER IS THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF TYRANTS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY THE CHURCH

Posted on October 26, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! HOUSTON’S MAYOR ANISE PARKER ON THE RIGHT HOLDING HANDS WITH HER PARTNER-SPOUSE ON THE LEFT PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS A POLITICAL OPPONENT OF PARKER   “He who pays the piper calls the tune” is a saying based on … Continue reading →

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THE TYRANY OF THE LEFT GROWS AND GROWS, STAND UP AMERICA

Posted on October 26, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Donald and Evelyn Knapp, both ordained Pentecostal ministers, operate the Hitching Post Wedding Chapel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.   Same-sex weddings, and the right not to perform them by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe October 26, 2014 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/15542/same-sex-weddings-and-the-right-not-to-perform ON … Continue reading →

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JAHI McMATH MAY GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THE FIRST LIVING “DEAD” PERSON TO BE DECLARED LEGALLY ALIVE

Posted on October 25, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!                 BEFORE YOU READ THE NEWS ARTICLE BELOW, READ AND RE-READ THIS     A Living Human Person on Earth until True Death Life of a human person on earth is a … Continue reading →

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DO CARDINALS SOMETIMES LIE? IT WOULD SEEM FROM RECENT EVENTS THAT SOME OF THEM DO!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! CARDINAL KASPER     http://www.churchmilitant.tv/platform/?today=2014-10-24   http://cmtvnews.com/2014/10/18/cardinal-kaspers-comments-cmtv-exclusive-interview/  

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AN EXTRAORDINARY SYNOD THAT WAS TRULY EXTRAORDINARY, IN THE BAD SENSE

Posted on October 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! An Extraordinary Synod, Indeed by George Weigel 10 . 22 . 14 FIRST THINGS BLOG According to Vatican-speak, a specially scheduled session of the Synod of Bishops is an “Extraordinary Synod,” meaning Not-an-Ordinary Synod, held every three years or … Continue reading →

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