Category Archives: MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD

PRIESTS, CELIBACY, CHASTITY, PREGNANCY, MARRIAGE, LAICIZATION, SUSPENSION, FATHERHOOD, CANON LAW, NATURAL LAW

Posted on March 21, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Some thoughts on Cdl. Bergoglio’s comments on clerical celibacy and chastity by Dr. Edward Peters Dcn. Greg Kandra links to an interview that then-Cdl. Bergoglio gave last year on celibacy. Assuming the general accuracy of the translation, some interesting points … Continue reading →

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THE CATHOLIC PRIEST

Posted on March 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!! A Portrait of the PRIESTHOOD Three Priestly Ontologies   Blessed Charles de Foucauld taught that “A single Mass glorifies God more than could the praise of all the angels combined with the martyrdom of all men. The martyrdom of … Continue reading →

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I THANK GOD FOR THE GIFT OF CELIBACY TO HIS CHURCH

Posted on March 4, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! At every ordination each candidate approaches, kneels before the bishop and the bishop asks him if he is willing to serve Christ and his Church as a faithful celibate priest. I thank God for the gift of celibacy to … Continue reading →

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THERE ARE NO VICTIM GROUPS, LIKE SNAP, FOR CHILDREN MURDERED IN THE WOMB

Posted on January 17, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Curt Stoller commented on CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT GIVES US AN INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO THE PLIGHT OF PRIESTS FALSELY ACCUSED Lutheran Russell Saltzman wrote an interesting article on SNAP entitled “SNAP is No Fit Advocate for Sexual Abuse Victims” [First … Continue reading →

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CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT GIVES US AN INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO THE PLIGHT OF PRIESTS FALSELY ACCUSED

Posted on January 16, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! The Truth About Falsely Accused Priests January 05, 2012 The accused are often presumed guilty until proven innocent, while the media distorts the narrative of child abuse in the US. By CWR Staff Dave Pierre is a journalist who … Continue reading →

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UNHAPPY PRIESTS = UNHAPPY PEOPLE; WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! I continue to be approached by priests who feel they need counseling with regard to problems they are having with their bishop.  The problems seem to be so much more widespread today than they were a few years ago.  … Continue reading →

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FATHER PAVONE’S NO SHOW SEEMS TO MAKE NO SENSE

Posted on October 15, 2011 by abyssum

!!!! Friday, October 14, 2011 On Fr. Pavone’s failure to meet with Bp. Zurek http://canonlawblog.blogspot.com/ Many, many people were fervently praying for a good outcome to yesterday’s meeting between Fr. Pavone, who had expressed his desire to meet with his … 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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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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