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About abyssum

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

THE EXTRAORDINARY SYNOD OF BISHOPS IS OFF TO A SHAKEY START

Posted on October 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A couple notes on John Allen’s notes by Dr. Edward Peters John Allen, semper legendus, has several interesting notes on the Synod. I react to just a few, modo Fr. Z. Allen: An annulment is a declaration that even though … Continue reading →

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EMANUEL DOES NOT BELIVE GOD IS WITH US, HE SHOULD CHANGE HIS NAME

Posted on October 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Dr. Emanuel’s death wish by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe October 6, 2014 http://www.jeffjacoby.com/15463/dr-emanuel-death-wish Share: Be the first of your friends to like this. THE ELDERLY are such a pain, aren’t they? Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel thinks so. Half of … Continue reading →

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ONLY A FOOL LIVES IN AN INTELLECTUAL WORLD IN WHICH THERE ARE NO DISTINCTIONS

Posted on October 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Is reception of Communion doctrinal or disciplinary? by Dr. Edward Peters In a recent brief interview Washington Archbishop Donald Cdl. Wuerl stated: “The reception of Communion is not a doctrinal given, it’s a pastoral application of a doctrinal position” (0:30). … Continue reading →

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EBOLA, THE LATEST SCOURGE

Posted on October 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! JAMA Patient Page | October 06, 2014 Ebola Virus Disease Jill Jin, MD, MPH JAMA. Published online October 06, 2014. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.13759 Ebola virus disease is a rare disease caused by the Ebola virus. In some people, Ebola virus causes symptoms similar to … Continue reading →

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REMOVING YOUR BODILY ORGANS WITHOUT YOUR EXPRESS CONSENT IS GRAND THEFT

Posted on October 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! When ‘donation’ of organs is theft  http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/when-donation-of-organs-is-theft.25504064 Monday 6 October 2014 I RESPECT Robert Aitken’s altruism in donating his body post mortem to Glasgow University (Letters, October 2) while wondering why he is not donating parts thereof instead for … Continue reading →

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DOES THE CHURCH REALLY NEED THE JESUITS? MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO BE SUPPRESSED, AGAIN!

Posted on October 4, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!!   Second Marriages in Venice for “La Civiltà Cattolica” In support of the ideas of Cardinal Kasper, the magazine with the papal imprimatur dusts off a concession granted by the Council of Trent for Catholics in the Greek islands … Continue reading →

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WHERE OH WHERE WAS THE VOICE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE CHICAGO APPOINTMENT?

Posted on October 2, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Will Chicago get a red hat before Los Angeles? Congregation for Bishops not consulted, says Italian reporter THE LOS ANGELES TIMES October 1, 2014 The following comes from a Sept. 30 story by Sandro Magister on La Chiesa, part … Continue reading →

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DO YOU BELIEVE IN SACRAMENTAL GRACE?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! LICEITY, the legitimacy of a human act as opposed to its validity. VALIDITY, the reality of the consequences of a human act as opposed to its legitimacy. EX OPERE OPERATO, the effect of a human act is real by … Continue reading →

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SHOULD THE CHILDREN OF PARENTS WHO ARE BAD CATHOLICS BE BAPTIZED?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! This article by Father Kenneth Doyle might be of some help to you. Baptism for the child of nonpracticing Catholics By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Father Doyle is on vacation this week. This column originally was published … Continue reading →

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WHAT STARTS IN ENGLAND AND CANADA USUALLY COMES TO THE UNITED STATES, GOD FORBID THAT THAT IS TRUE IN THIS CASE

Posted on September 28, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Local high school students visit the engineering department of Birmingham Metropolitan College.   The Islamization of Britain in 2013 by Soeren Kern December 30, 2013 at 5:00 am http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4112/islamization-britain In May, new census data published by the British … Continue reading →

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