Category Archives: CANON LAW

WE HAVE A NEW NUNCIO; NOW MAYBE OUR VACANT DIOCESES WILL START BEING FILLED AND HOPEFULLY OTHERS WILL BECOME VACANT

Posted on October 19, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Pope appoints Archbishop Viganò as new US nuncio By Michelle Bauman 0 Comments Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò speaks at Interpol’s Nov. 2010 general assembly on behalf of the Vatican. Credit: Interpol Related articles: Actions taken by the Bishops of … Continue reading →

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IN THE PAVONE CASE, WHAT IS THERE TO MEDIATE?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Sunday, October 16, 2011 http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/     Is ‘mediation’ the way to resolve the Zurek-Pavone conflict? I’ve avoided commenting on an idea being floated in the last few weeks that someone should “mediate” the conflict between Bp. Zurek and … Continue reading →

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SHARPLY CURTAILED MINISTRY IS NOT THE SAME THING AS CANONICAL SUSPENSION

Posted on October 1, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Friday, September 30, 2011 Brief remarks on Bp. Zurek’s “Clarification” regarding Fr. Pavone Today Bp. Zurek issued a brief “Clarification of Fr. Frank Pavone’s Priestly Status”:   Father Frank Pavone remains suspended. At my discretion and solicitude, he has … Continue reading →

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THE PAVONE CASE REVIEWED “IN THE LIGHT OF THE LAW”

Posted on September 29, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Wednesday, September 28, 2011 My response to Al Kresta I just read Al Kresta’s response to my blog post wherein I criticized him for giving Fr. Pavone extended air time last week to present his side of his painful … Continue reading →

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PLEASE, HOLY FATHER, DO NOT APPOINT BISHOPS WHO WERE BORN AND REARED IN MEXICO TO BE ORDINARIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Posted on September 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I must start off with three disclaimers:  First, I am not anti-Mexican.  On the contrary, I have a great deal of sympathy for what has happened to the Church in Mexico and is still happening there.  My father was … Continue reading →

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SNAP JUDGEMENTS CAN KILL

Posted on September 14, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!     SNAP Judgements Part II: Ground Zero of the Catholic Scandal Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:00 PM PDT Note: This is Part II of a two-part post. Click here to read: “SNAP Judgements Part I: Catholic Priests Among … Continue reading →

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HERE IS ANOTHER BLOG DEVOTED TO JUSTICE FOR PRIESTS, I URGE YOU TO VISIT IT

Posted on August 20, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I just received an email from Ryan A. MacDonald who introduced me to his Blog:  http://araminthethicket.blogspot.com/ and to the post he just put on his Blog.  Both his Blog and this particular post are excellent and I urge regular … Continue reading →

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BRAVO BISHOP SAMUEL AQUILA: IF A PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS DO NOT CHANGE EXPEL THEM FROM THE CHURCH

Posted on August 11, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota The Universal Call to Holiness August 08, 2011 Bishop Aquila on promoting a culture of life and sanctity By Jim Graves http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/893/the_universal_call_to_holiness.aspx?utm_source=LifeSiteNews.com+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=49f05f9853-LifeSiteNews_com_US_Full_Text_08_11_2011&utm_medium=email Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, North Dakota, 61, was born … Continue reading →

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WITHIN THE CHURCH THERE IS DESTRUCTION WROUGHT BY 50 YEARS OF DISSENTING THEOLOGIANS, PRIESTS AND, YES, BISHOPS !!!

Posted on August 10, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!       BISHOPS SHOULD ACT: MORAL LEADERSHIP REQUIRED SAYS PRIEST PUBLISHER by Father Alphonse deValk LifeSiteNews.com Tuesday, 09 August 11 TORONTO, Ontario, August 9, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The cultural warfare about the “normalization” of same-sex “marriage” and the … Continue reading →

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SATAN JUST HATES FORGIVENESS; IT IS HIS UNDOING !

Posted on August 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Empty Chairs at Empty Tables by Father Gordon MacRae http://www.thesestonewalls.com/ Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:00 PM PDT Everyone has troubling dreams. In “Protect Us from All Anxiety” on Ash Wednesday, I wrote about one of the anxiety-related dreams that … Continue reading →

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