Category Archives: POPE BENEDICT XVI

POPE FRANCIS HAS REPEATEDLY CRITICISED THE AVERAGE QUALITY OF THE BISHOPS OF THE WOLRD

Posted on July 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! A Pope Like None Before. Can He Do It? The symbolic voyage to Lampedusa. His great popularity. The reform of the curia. The calculated silence on ethical issues. But also his first error over an IOR appointment. The challenge … Continue reading →

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SPACE HARDENS PROCESSES, WHEREAS TIME PROPELS US TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND ENCOURAGES US TO GO FORWARD IN HOPE

Posted on July 9, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FIFTH OF A SERIES OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE … Continue reading →

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THE LIGHT OF CHRIST MUST SHINE, AS IN A MIRROR, ON THE FACE OF EVERY CHRISTIAN

Posted on July 8, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FOURTH OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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UNLESS YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL NOT UNDERSTAND

Posted on July 7, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE THIRD OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR BELIEF

Posted on July 6, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE SECOND OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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LUMEN FIDEI / THE LIGHT OF FAITH

Posted on July 5, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! ENCYCLICAL LETTER LUMEN FIDEI OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS TO THE BISHOPS PRIESTS AND DEACONS CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON FAITH [THIS IS THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF POSTS ON THIS BLOG OF THE ENTIRE ENCYCLICAL] … Continue reading →

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENTAL SOCIAL AGENCIES AND THOSE OF THE CHURCH? ONE WORD: CHRIST!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Benedict Wanted a “Poor” Church, Too The encyclical of Francis conceived and written by his predecessor is not the only sign of continuity between the two most recent popes. On the “poverty” of the Church as well there … Continue reading →

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THE REFORM IS COMING, BUT IN THE UNIQUE WAY POPE FRANCIS WANTS IT TO COME

Posted on June 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Bergoglio, the “Black Pope” Dressed in White He governs the Church like a superior general of the Jesuits. He listens, but decides on his own. Even a McKinsey man has been called in to study the reform of the … Continue reading →

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IT IS ABOUT TIME ! NO, IT IS PAST TIME ! THE PENAL CODE OF THE CODE OF CANON LAW IS BEING REVISED

Posted on May 20, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta I have lamented on this Blog more times than I care to remember concerning the sad, no, the scandalous situation in the Church since the Second Vatican Council regarding the lack of respect for the … Continue reading →

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WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME, POPE BENEDICT XVI, MAY YOU ENJOY IT FOR MANY YEARS

Posted on May 2, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! http://themoynihanletters.com/from-the-desk-of/letter-67-first-photo-of-two-popes May 2, 2013, Thursday — “Here one can work well” When Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, 86, came back to the Vatican today, expected video of the event was not released. This lead some observers to speculate that Benedict … Continue reading →

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