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About abyssum

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

LUMEN FIDEI / THE LIGHT OF FAITH

Posted on July 5, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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MAGALY LLAGUNO, R.I.P., SHE WAS A DEAR FRIEND AND CO-WORKER IN FLORIDA IN THE CAUSE OF RESPECT FOR LIFE

Posted on July 2, 2013 by abyssum

A Tribute to Magaly Llaguno, Distinguished Pro-Life Leader Tuesday, July 2, 2013 – By Judie Brown It is very hard to collect one’s thoughts when someone this extraordinary passes from our midst. It is particularly challenging to know what to … Continue reading →

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JUSTICE SCALIA CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED A BAD PERSON IF YOU LIVE IN AN INVERTED WORLD, EVIL BE THOU MY GOOD!

Posted on July 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! JUSTICE SCALIA IS A BAD PERSON by Elizabeth Scalia FIRST THINGS 02 JULY 13 It was easy to miss but on June 30 the New York Post carried brief editorial remarks by Michael Goodwin that read: Count me among … Continue reading →

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MARRIAGE AND MATRIMONY, THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AND YET THEY ARE

Posted on July 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Why the Church cannot walk away from ‘marriage’ by Dr. Edward Peters This bad idea keeps popping in various versions, most lately from Msgr. Charles Pope, a superb writer but alas not a canonist (so few are perfect), namely, the … Continue reading →

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INCREDIBLE: NORWAY IS BECOMING THE RAPE CAPITOL OF THE WORLD

Posted on July 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Rape epidemic in Norway caused by Muslim immigration Source: http://www.blog.sami-aldeeb.com/2013/03/24/rape-epidemic-in-norway-caused-by-muslim-immigration/ Back in May it was reported that every rape assault in the city of Oslo in the last five years had been committed by a person with a “non-Western” background … Continue reading →

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THE SUPREME COURT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE DECISION IS AN ILLUSION THAT PRESUMES TO NEGATE REALITY

Posted on July 1, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Cardinal Who Opposes the Supreme Court For Camillo Ruini, the American decision against marriage only between man and woman is illusion that presumes to negate reality. The future belongs to those who are able to defend the authentic … Continue reading →

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“EVIL, BE THOU MY GOOD!”

Posted on June 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! With my parents at a performance of Gounod’s Faust at the opera some years ago, when Marguerite went mad in Act V after killing her baby, my mother let out a gasp that embarrassed me, for we were in … Continue reading →

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WHAT ARE CATHOLICS TO DO IN THIS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCENE

Posted on June 30, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Apostle Saint James What Are Catholics To Do? May 03, 2013 We cannot make success the standard when that means cooperation with evil. James Kalb http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2233/what_are_catholics_to_do_part_iii.aspx#.UdBMx-uE7mq Last month, I suggested that the most important thing for Catholics to … Continue reading →

Posted in EVANGELIZATION, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, JURISPRUDENCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Comments Off on WHAT ARE CATHOLICS TO DO IN THIS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SOCIAL & POLITICAL SCENE

WHAT’S NEXT? POLYGAMY, POLYANDRY, INTER-SPECIES ‘MARRIAGE’, YOU NAME IT

Posted on June 29, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia JUNE 28, 2013 A bigger bed for the honeymoon BY WES PRUDEN No closet was big enough to hold Anthony Kennedy, but he came out of something dank and dark somewhere to liberate the … Continue reading →

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MAYBE IT IS TIME TO PUT THE “POOR WEE THING” THAT IS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION OUT OF ITS MISERY

Posted on June 28, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! June 28, 2013 4:30 PM The Simulacrum of Self-Government We might as well put the Constitution out of its misery. By Mark Steyn THE NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE   Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — just another day in a constitutional … Continue reading →

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