Category Archives: POPE BENEDICT XVI

THIS BLOG WAS IN GOOD COMPANY OVER THE YEARS IN CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF CARDINAL BERTONE AS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOLY SEE

Posted on February 18, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Bertone Parallels between Vatican politics/corruption and Boston diocesan corruption by bostoncatholicinsider http://bostoncatholicinsider.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/parallels-between-vatican-politicscorruption-and-boston-diocesan-corruption/ In follow-up of the abdication announcement by the Holy Father, a number of news reports about Vatican politics and corruption have coincidental parallels to what we have … Continue reading →

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TEMPTATIONS

Posted on February 17, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! MOSAIC SHOWING THE TEMPTATIONS OF CHRIST, THE BASILICA OF ST. MARK, VENICE   Dear brothers and sisters! Last Wednesday, with the traditional distribution of ashes, we entered into Lent, a time of conversion and penance in preparation for Easter. … Continue reading →

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CARDINAL MAHONY, STAY HOME! DON’T BE A DISTRACTION AT THE CONCLAVE!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! DECLARATIONS Updated February 15, 2013, 6:53 p.m. ET A Faith Unshaken but Unsettled Catholics react to Pope Benedict’s resignation. By PEGGY NOONAN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL   It is disquieting, the resignation of the pope. “We are in uncharted … Continue reading →

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IT IS A TRAGEDY THAT MANY CATHOLICS ONLY SEE THE VATICAN COUNCIL II THROUGH THE EYES OF THE HOSTILE SECULAR MEDIA

Posted on February 15, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! The War of the Two Councils: The True and the False In the farewell address to the priests of Rome, the startling accusation of Benedict XVI against the political interpretation of Vatican II made by the media, during the … Continue reading →

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LORD BLACK OFFERS HIS UNIQUE INSIGHTS INTO THE REIGN OF POPE BENEDICT XVI

Posted on February 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! February 14, 2013 Pope Weathered the Storm Pope Benedict XVI kept the faith. By Conrad Black  THE NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/340575/pope-weathered-storm-conrad-black?pg=1 Pope Benedict XVI at Ash Wednesday services, February 13, 2013. Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, PC, OC, … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT’S INCREDIBLY POWERFUL SILENT INFLUENCE ON THE ELECTION OF HIS SUCCESSOR

Posted on February 14, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   Who Will Take Up the Keys of Peter The resignation of Benedict XVI. His last actions. The imminent conclave and the candidates for succession. The new and the unknown of a decision without precedent in history by Sandro … Continue reading →

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POPE BENEDICT’S ASH WEDNESDAY REFLECTION ON THE MEANING OF LENT

Posted on February 13, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin the liturgical time of Lent, forty days that prepare us for the celebration of Holy Easter. It is a time of particular commitment on our spiritual journey. The number forty occurs several times in … Continue reading →

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BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II, POPE BENEDICT XVI AND THE JEWS

Posted on February 12, 2013 by abyssum

!!!!   John Paul, Benedict and the Modern Papacy Jonathan S. Tobin | @tobincommentary 02.11.2013 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2013/02/11/john-paul-benedict-and-the-modern-papacy/ The decision of Pope Benedict XVI to resign shocked the world today setting off a wave of speculation about the outcome of the upcoming conclave … Continue reading →

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PRAY INCESSANTLY FOR A YOUNGER BUT STILL TRADITION-MINDED SUCCESSOR WHO WILL ATTEMPT TO CARRY ON THE REFORMS OF POPE BENEDICT XVI

Posted on February 12, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI by bostoncatholicinsider http://bostoncatholicinsider.wordpress.com/author/bostoncatholicinsider/ BCI was shocked, as everyone in the world was, over the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.  We have nothing new to add about the surprise factor that other commentators have not already … Continue reading →

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LET US THANK GOD FOR THE REIGN OF POPE BENEDICT XVI AND AT THE SAME TIME PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT TO GIVE TO THE CHURCH ANOTHER POPE SIMILAR TO POPE BENEDICT.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by abyssum

!!!! Papal conclave electors and other information by Edward Peters, JCD http://canonlawblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/papal-conclave-electors-and-other-information/ February 11, 2013 Resources on the next papal conclave here. UDG 84. During the vacancy of the Apostolic See, and above all during the time of the election of … Continue reading →

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