Category Archives: CANON LAW

CANON LAW SIMPLY REFLECTS THE THREE REALITIES OF SACRAMENTAL MARRIAGE

Posted on March 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! CARDINAL KASPER LEST SO MAY WORDS COMPLICATE A SIMPLE QUESTION by Dr. Edward Peters Catholic discipline that precludes holy Communion for divorced-and-remarried Catholics rests on three simple points. Assuming the specifications and nuances that should flesh out these points, … Continue reading →

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HUMANAE VITAE REVISTED WITH A VENGEANCE

Posted on March 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Paolo Veronese 1550 Why the gathering storm over divorce might be worse than was that over contraception . Interesting parallels are being suggested between, on the one hand, Paul VI’s dithering over contraception in … Continue reading →

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EXPECT A MAJOR HURRICANE NEXT OCTOBER NAMED “KASPER”

Posted on March 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Kasper Changes the Paradigm, Bergoglio Applauds The no-longer-secret text of the bombshell talk that opened the consistory on the family. With the indication of two paths of readmission to communion for the divorced and remarried. According to the example … Continue reading →

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THEOLOGICAL SPECULATION CAN DAMAGE THE FAITH OF ORDINARY CATHOLICS

Posted on February 24, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! The human price of theological chatter by Dr. Edward Peters . . I’m just old enough to remember when Catholic theological rumination, especially moral speculation, was restricted to scholarly journals and professional conferences. The understanding in those days was that, … Continue reading →

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EVERYONE IS WILD ABOUT PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS, BUT BE CAREFUL SOME ARE INVALID IN THE CHURCH

Posted on February 18, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A Catholic look at pre-nuptial agreements by Dr. Edward Peters Catholic discussion of “pre-nuptial agreements” (pre-nups) might be assisted by the following observations. First, although the Church’s position in regard to civil divorce is often presented as one of (a) … Continue reading →

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WAS HENRY THE EIGHTH RIGHT ALL ALONG? ASK ST. THOMAS MORE, ST. JOHN FISHER AND ST. EDMUND CAMPION

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! SAINT EDMUND CAMPION http://www.churchmilitant.tv/daily/?today=2014-02-07

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THE MOMENT OF TRUTH WILL COME FOR THE CHURCH IN OCTOBER, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THAT WE AVOID SCHISM!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!!   Russian Wedding by Chagall  Synod at the Crossroads, on Second Marriages The pressure of the opinion surveys. The lesson of history. The Church’s dilemma: conform to modernity, or remain firm on “what God has joined together let no … Continue reading →

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JUST BECAUSE THE SEAL OF CONFESSION HAS BEEN INVOKED DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT REALLY EXISTS

Posted on February 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! From the mailbox: a question on the seal of Confession by Dr. Edward Peters . I have some questions about the seal of Confession. Okay. . Last year, a young person told a Catholic priest about a difficult experience. Okay, … Continue reading →

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NEW HOPE FOR FATHER GORDON J. MacRAE, UNJUSTLY IMPRISONED FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS

Posted on February 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! News Alert: Federal Appeal Filed in Fr Gordon MacRae Case By Fr. Gordon J. MacRae February 5, 2014 Leave a Comment The National Center for Reason and Justice announces a new federal court appeal filed by Attorney Robert Rosenthal … Continue reading →

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BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER THE PROBLEM OF THE DIVORCED AND REMARRIED WILL HEAT UP

Posted on February 1, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! When the Church of Rome Forgave Second Marriages During the first centuries the divorced and remarried were pardoned of their sins and given communion, but later this practice was abandoned in the West. Today Pope Francis has brought it … Continue reading →

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