Category Archives: CANON LAW

WILL HOLY COMMUNION BE GIVEN TO THE DIVORCED AND ‘REMARRIED’?

!!!! Gratianus: Iuris Pater Canonici Gratianus dicit quod Ius Canonicum facile est. Omnia responsa sunt in libro. LET’S UNDERSTAND WHAT’S AT STAKE by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/lets-understand-whats-at-stake/ I suspect we’ll see more of this in coming months: certain Catholics, including … Continue reading

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THIS IS TOO MUCH!

!!!! Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri Antinomianism in high places is still antinomianism by Dr. Edward Peters . . . We live in pervasively antinomian times, and basic unawareness of law is all around us. Yet ignorance of what law is, of why … Continue reading

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IT IS FITTING THAT THERE BE HERESIES, SO THAT THOSE WHO ARE TRUE, MAY BE MANIFESTED AMONG YOU

!!!! December 2, 2013 The Tridentine Masterpiece by Donald S. Prudlo http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-tridentine-masterpiece  “Nam oportet et hæreses esse.” (1 Cor 11:19).  “It is fitting that there be heresies, so that those who are true, may be manifested among you.”  How appropriate … Continue reading

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CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HAS IMPROVED BUT STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO BE CATHOLIC

!!!! Progress and Problems at the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Washington, DC –  Since 2009, American Life League has issued well-documented reports exposing CCHD grants to organizations that promote abortion, contraception, homosexuality, and Marxism. In 2010, CCHD conducted an … Continue reading

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INVOKING, ON FRIVOLOUS GROUNDS, A FORMAL PENAL PROCESS AGAINST A PRIEST SHOULD QUALIFIY AS ABUSE OF ECCLESIASTICAL OFFICE

!!!! Dr. Edward Peters The Scottish controversy by Dr. Edward Peters http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/the-scottish-controversy/ . Figuring out from secular reports what is actually happening in matters of ecclesiastical controversy is frightfully difficult, but it appears that a diocesan priest self-published a book alleging … Continue reading

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NO COMMUNION FOR OUTLAWS, BUT THE POPE IS STUDYING TWO EXCEPTIONS

!!!! No Communion for Outlaws. But the Pope Is Studying Two Exceptions The ban on Eucharistic communion for divorced and remarried Catholics is increasingly contested and disobeyed. Benedict XVI is standing firm. But he is republishing an essay from 1998 … Continue reading

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THE MYSTERY OF GOD INCLUDES NOT ONLY HIS MERCY BUT ALSO HIS HOLINESS AND JUSTICE

!!!! Divorced and Remarried. Müller Writes, Francis Dictates A document from the prefect for doctrine reconfirms the ‘no’ to communion and brings clarification on “conscience” and “mercy.” Freezes the expectations of change. But is a “Ratzinger hypothesis” returning to the … Continue reading

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NO, NOT RETIRED, PROBABLY EXCOMMUNICATED OR AT LEAST SUSPENDED AND MAYBE DEFROCKED

!!!! “Retired Catholic priest” marries his partner? October 23, 2013 By Deacon Greg Kandra http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2013/10/retired-catholic-priest-marries-his-partner/ From Huffington Post:  Retired Catholic priest the Rev. Tom Pivinski and his partner of over 20 years, Malcolm Navias, celebrated a beautiful interfaith wedding on Monday at … Continue reading

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ANTINOMIANISM FROM A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE [THE CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA]

!!!! SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE The heretical doctrine that Christians are exempt from the obligations of moral law. . The term first came into use at the Protestant Reformation, when it was employed by Martin Luther to designate the teachings of … Continue reading

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WONDERS NEVER CEASE! ROME STILL BELIEVES IN THE CANONICAL PENALTY OF EXCOMMUNICATION

!!!! Church dumps rebel priest September 21, 2013 51 reading now Barney Zwartz Religion editor, The Age.   Father Greg Reynolds: Defrocked and excommunicated over his support for women priests and gays. Photo: Angela Wylie ..   Dissident priest Greg … Continue reading

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