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

CARDINAL BURKE MAKES SENSE OF THE NONSENSE OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS

Posted on October 12, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Some notes on Cdl. Burke’s EWTN interview by Dr. Edward Peters There are too many important passages in Raymond Cdl. Burke’s recent 29 minute interview with EWTN to quote and comment upon here. The entire interview should be seen by … Continue reading →

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NEWS FLASH: PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIST SAYS JAHI McMATH NOT BRAIN DEAD

Posted on October 12, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!!     http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/49ers-execs-pony-up-for-Santa-Clara-incumbents-5816638.php Twitter trending: Now for some some quick hits: • Alan Shewmon, a UCLA pediatric neurologist, has added his name to those who maintain that Oakland teenager Jahi McMath is not brain dead. While Jahi may be … Continue reading →

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IT IS POSSIBLE TO SPEED UP THE MARRIAGE ANNULMENT PROCESS WITHOUT SACRIFICING JUSTICE

Posted on October 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Coccopalmerio Cdl. Coccopalmerio on streamlining the annulment process, and a new idea by Dr. Edward Peters Francis Cdl. Coccopalmerio, head of the Pontifical Council on Legislative Texts (a very influential position in canon law), has weighed in on three … Continue reading →

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HOW CAN A CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY GET IT SO WRONG; EASY, HIRE A JOURNALIST TO WRITE ON THEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS

Posted on October 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Some correctives to another bad news article on annulments by Dr. Edward Peters I’ve never actually shot fish in a barrel (the idea always seemed stupid to me) but let me say anyway that pointing out errors, sometimes serious errors, … Continue reading →

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NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAY CHOOSE TO CALL IT, SIN IS STILL SIN, OR DON’T YOU BELIEVE JESUS CHRIST

Posted on October 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! St. John Paul: “the Church does not agree to call good evil and evil good” Posted on 9 October 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf From St. John Paul’s 1984 Post-Synodal Exhortation Reconciliatio et paenitentia: 34. I consider it my … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP SAMUEL J. AQUILA!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, Archbishop of Denver   Archbishop Aquila, “The Right to Life the Highest Consideration in Our Voting” Archbishop Aquila, “The Right to Life the Highest Consideration in Our Voting” Posted: 08 Oct 2014 04:53 AM PDT … Continue reading →

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STEPHEN HAWKING AN ATHEIST? SO WHAT?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! TO PARAPHRASE CARL SAGAN, THERE HAVE BEEN ‘BILLIONS AND BILLIONS’ OF ATHEISTS, SO WHAT IF STEPHEN HAWKING WISHES TO JOIN THAT UNFORTUNATE CROWD?  THERE HAVE BEEN TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF BELIEVERS! October 8, 2014 Stephen Hawking is an Atheist? … Continue reading →

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IMPRECISION, THY HOME OUGHT NOT TO BE IN ROME!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Clarifying what we can, when we can by Dr. Edward Peters I hope it’s the Vatican’s synodal news summaries themselves that are badly phrased. Else, the level of imprecision in comments on marriage matters is very worrisome. Four examples from … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH POPE FRANCIS?

Posted on October 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The So-Called “Francis Problem” By Fr. Mark Pilon http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2014/the-so-called-qfrancis-problemq.html Sunday, 05 October 2014 A number of my friends are more upset than I tend to be by what they call the “Francis problem.” That’s not to say that I … Continue reading →

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THE HISTORY REVISIONISTS ARE MULTIPLYING LIKE RATS, ATHEISTIC RATS

Posted on October 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! October 7, 2014 Thomas More & The Man for All Treasons K. V. Turley CRISIS MAGAZINE It began with an email. A friend had been to London’s West End to see a play called Wolf Hall, a new production … Continue reading →

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