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

IS IT TOO MUCH TO HOPE THAT POPE FRANCIS WILL REIGN IN THE JESUITS; POPES JOHN PAUL II AND BENEDICT XVI FAILED TO DO SO

Posted on March 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Pope Francis Saint Ignatius Loyola HOUSES OF WORSHIP March 14, 2013, 7:45 p.m. ET Pope Francis and the Jesuits The order in modern times has often been a papal critic. Now one of their own is the pontiff. By … Continue reading →

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POPE PIUS XII WAS ACCUSED OF NSO (NOT SPEAKING OUT) AND NOW IT IS POPE FRANCIS’ TURN TO BE FALSELY ACCUSED BY THIS LIBERAL SLANDER

Posted on March 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! When nothing else will work, accuse a Catholic prelate of NSO by Dr. Edward Peters The mainstream media is in panic over Pope Francis. The new pope is solidly opposed to everything big media wants (contraception, abortion, ‘same-sex marriage’, etc.), … Continue reading →

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POPE FRANCIS’ THURSDAY IN ROME; ALMOST EVERYTHING HE SAID OR DID WAS DIFFERENT FROM HIS PREDECESSORS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! REPORT FROM ROME BY DR. ROBERT MOYNIHAN March 14, 2013, Thursday — To Mary   Today Pope Francis, on the first day after his election, did four remarkable things, and did not do a fifth.   1. Mary. At about … Continue reading →

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AN EVANGELICAL VIEW OF THE ELECTION OF POPE FRANCIS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Why evangelicals should care about new pope Gary Bauer5:53p.m. EDT March 14, 2013 USA TODAY Catholics are our best allies in important cultural and political battles. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Catholics and evangelicals have a formidable alliance. We … Continue reading →

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THERE IS THE BIBLICAL WAILING AND GNASHING OF TEETH BY THE LIBERAL COLUMNISTS GOING ON TODAY

Posted on March 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE Morning Jolt – March 14, 2013 By Jim Geraghty Here’s your Thursday Morning Jolt. Enjoy! Jim When It Comes to the U.S. Media, the Vatican Might as Well Be Speaking in Latin Dear mainstream media: No, … Continue reading →

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OUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH THE SPIRITUALITY OF POPE FRANCIS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! We can gain some insight into the humility and spirituality of Pope Francis from the letter below that he published at the beginning of this Lent 2013 for his faithful people in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  His … Continue reading →

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HABEMUS PAPAM, FRANCIS I, DEO GRATIAS, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA

Posted on March 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! O GOD, who in your providential design willed that your Church be built upon Blessed Peter, whom you set over the other Apostles, look with favor, we pray, on Francis our Pope and grant that he, whom you have … Continue reading →

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TONTOS UTILES, USEFUL IDIOTS, THEY ARE STILL WITH US, THE PERVERSITY OF HUMAN NATURE

Posted on March 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Communist chic, or, Why do they swoon for Fidel? by Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe June 6, 1995 WHAT MAKES COMMIES so cuddly? What is it about them that gives so many people the warm-and-fuzzies? I’ve never felt the … Continue reading →

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THE CATHOLIC PRIEST

Posted on March 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!! A Portrait of the PRIESTHOOD Three Priestly Ontologies   Blessed Charles de Foucauld taught that “A single Mass glorifies God more than could the praise of all the angels combined with the martyrdom of all men. The martyrdom of … Continue reading →

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HERE IS A GOOD ANALYSIS OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF CONCLAVES OF THE PAST AS WELL AS THE CONCLAVE PRESENTLY MEETING

Posted on March 12, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The Unique Conclave Microculture The dynamics that are shaping this papal election By George Weigel NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE   Rome — My friend Alejandro Bermudez, capo of the Catholic News Agency and a shrewd observer of ecclesiastical affairs, told me … Continue reading →

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