Category Archives: CANONICAL PENALTIES

THE IGNORANCE OF OR NEGLECT OF CANON LAW CHARACTERIZES THE ADMINISTRATION OF TOO MANY DIOCESES

!!!! April 1, 2014 Why We Need More Canon Lawyers by Randall B. Smith CRISIS MAGAZINE We’ve all known administrators who were hired to do a certain job, but when they found they couldn’t do that job, they either tried … Continue reading

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CANON LAW SIMPLY REFLECTS THE THREE REALITIES OF SACRAMENTAL MARRIAGE

!!!! 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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WHEN IS A SECOND ‘MARRIAGE’ NOT A MARRIAGE

!!!! The banns of marriage, commonly known simply as the “banns” or “bans” (from a Middle English word meaning “proclamation,” rooted in Frankish and from there to Old French[1]), are the public announcement in a Christian parish church of an … Continue reading

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

!!!! 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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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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EVEN AFTER 450 YEARS WE SHOULD STILL THANK GOD FOR THE COUNCIL OF TRENT

!!!! Church Marks the 450th Anniversary of Council of Trent (943) The Reformation-era council has shaped the life of the Church for nearly half a millennium. by STEPHEN BEALE 12/02/2013 – tanbooks.comTHE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER WASHINGTON — The Council of … 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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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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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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