Category Archives: MARRIAGE v COHABITATION

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

Posted on October 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 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

Posted on October 23, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! 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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CAUTION: SOCIAL HYPOCRISY CAN BE THE SAME THING AS DENYING CHRIST

Posted on October 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Jesus with the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well . . Marriage Matters by R. R. Reno FIRST THINGS, November, 2013 A friend confides to me that he’s having an adulterous affair. I sigh inwardly over our sin-saturated condition as … Continue reading →

Posted in GAY 'MARRIAGE', HOMOSEXUALITY, JESUS CHRIST, JEWS, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | Comments Off on CAUTION: SOCIAL HYPOCRISY CAN BE THE SAME THING AS DENYING CHRIST

LET’S FACE IT, LAWLESSNESS IS THE NEW NORM IN OUR SOCIETY, FROM THE PRESIDENCY DOWN TO THE PARISHONER

Posted on October 3, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A frequent visitor to this blog sent me an email with the following observation, lament and question: Growing up, I was taught never to question the authority of the Church.   Now that I am 31 years old, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in EGALITARIANISM, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HOMOSEXUALITY, JURISPRUDENCE, LAWRENCE V TEXAS, LGBT, LIBERALISM, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, ROE V WADE, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE' | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on LET’S FACE IT, LAWLESSNESS IS THE NEW NORM IN OUR SOCIETY, FROM THE PRESIDENCY DOWN TO THE PARISHONER

BRAVO BISHOP CLARENCE R. SILVA, YOUR LETTER IS THE BEST DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE I HAVE READ

Posted on August 27, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Diocese of Honolulu ●Office of the Bishop 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 August 22, 2013 URGENT LETTER TO ALL CATHOLICS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII FROM BISHOP LARRY SILVA Dear Brothers and Sisters: The issue of same-sex marriage … Continue reading →

Posted in CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS, GAY 'MARRIAGE', GENES AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENETIC DETERMINISM, GENETIC PREDISPOSITION, LGBT, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, SAME SEX ATTRACTION, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SAVING CHILDREN | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on BRAVO BISHOP CLARENCE R. SILVA, YOUR LETTER IS THE BEST DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE I HAVE READ

HURRAY! ANOTHER PRIEST WITH COURAGE TO IMPLEMENT CANON 915

Posted on August 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! August 20, 2013 On Denying the Eucharist to Gay Couples by R. Cort Kirkwood http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/on-denying-the-eucharist-to-gay-couples?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 Yet another priest is under fire for enforcing Canon 915, the codicil of canon law that regulates who may receive Communion; or to put … Continue reading →

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COHABITATION REARS ITS UGLY HEAD HIGHER AND HIGHER

Posted on July 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! BEST OF THE WEB TODAY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE July 9, 2013  PUT HIM DOWN AS ‘UNCOMMITED’ A new study suggests cohabitation is a bad bargain for women. By JAMES TARANTO Another new study confirms that men and … Continue reading →

Posted in FAMILY LIFE, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HAPPINESS, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM | 1 Comment

SAINT ROBERT BELLARMINE, PRAY FOR US !

Posted on May 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Saint Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) was a man of many parts: scholar, mystic, poet, traveler, diplomat, debater, cardinal and even something of a scientist, as is evident in his exchanges with Galileo. He had the fine title of Professor of Controversial Theology … Continue reading →

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FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS HAWAII’S DEFINITION OF TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

Posted on August 8, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! 10:05:39 AM Court upholds democratic vote on marriage definition http://www.mercatornet.com/conjugality/view/11090 Carolyn Moynihan | 9 Aug 2012 | tags : court decisions, marriage definition Press release from the Alliance Defending Freedom: HONOLULU — A federal court Wednesday upheld Hawaii’s definition of … Continue reading →

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ON THE QUESTION OF HOLY COMMUNION FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIVORCED AND REMARRIED

Posted on December 5, 2011 by abyssum

!!!!   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 … Continue reading →

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