Category Archives: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

THE MUSLIMS WIPED OUT CHRISIANITY FROM NORTH AFRICA, NOW THEY ARE DOING THE SAME IN THE NEAR EAST

Posted on February 11, 2014 by abyssum

!!! What Remains of the Christians of the East In the Arab countries they are fewer and fewer, driven to exodus by growing hostility. An up-to-date map of how many and who they are, three months before the pope’s voyage … Continue reading →

Posted in DEMOCRACY IN ISLAM, DEMOGRAPHICS, EUGENICS, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, HATE SPEECH LAWS, INTOLERANCE, MUSLIMS, POPULATION, SHARIA LAW, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE RIGHT TO LIFE, VATICAN'S SECRETARY OF STATE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Arab Spring, Armenian Christians, c, Chaldean Christians, Christian Population in Bahrein, Christian Population in Israel, Christian Population in Kuwait, Christian Population in Oman, Christian Population in Qatar, Christian Population in Saudi Arabia, Christian Population in United Arab Emirates, Coptic Orthodox Church, Council of Chalcedon, Filipino Population of Israel, Giorgio Bernardelli, Greek Orthodox, Jerusalem, Maronite Catholic Church, Melkite Catholics, Patriarch Foouad Twal, The Greek Orthodox, Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Pietro Parolin | Comments Off

CHILDREN WILL SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE COACHED

Posted on February 10, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Woody Allen On Woody Allen and Echoes of the Past Those who are falsely accused often naively believe that their innocence is obvious, that the allegations will be dropped. By Dorothy Rabinowitz Feb. 9, 2014 5:59 p.m. ET … Continue reading →

Posted in LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, PEDOPHILIA, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, ROMAN POLANSKI, SAVING CHILDREN, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Dorothy Rabinowitz, Mia Farrow, PEDOPHILIA, Woody Allen | Comments Off

WHEN IS A SECOND ‘MARRIAGE’ NOT A MARRIAGE

Posted on February 9, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 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 →

Posted in CANONICAL PENALTIES, CHASTITY, LITURGY, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MINISTERIAL PRIESTHOOD, MORAL RELATIVISM, PENAL LEGISLATION IN CANON LAW, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, RELATIVISM, SACRED LITURGY, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE EUCHARIST, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Banns of Marriage, CANON LAW, Canonical Impediment, Dr. Edward Peters, Fraud, HOLY COMMUNION, Johannes Gratian, MARRIAGE, Sacramental Marriage, Saint Jerome, Second Marriage, SYNOD OF BISHOPS | 1 Comment

PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT EPISCOPAL APPOINTMENT POPE FRANCIS WILL MAKE SOON IS THAT OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CHICAGO

Posted on February 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Francis Cardinal George Houses of Worship The Pope’s Chicago Cardinal His choice to lead the archdiocese will set a tone for U.S. Catholics. By Nicholas G. Hahn III Feb. 6, 2014 6:59 p.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL The … Continue reading →

Posted in BISHOPS, POPE FRANCIS, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

WAS HENRY THE EIGHTH RIGHT ALL ALONG? ASK ST. THOMAS MORE, ST. JOHN FISHER AND ST. EDMUND CAMPION

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! SAINT EDMUND CAMPION http://www.churchmilitant.tv/daily/?today=2014-02-07

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, FAMILY LIFE, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MORAL RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE SACRAMENTS, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Divorce and Remarriage, Henry VIII, Saint Edmund Campion, Saint John Fisher, Saint Thomas More | 1 Comment

THE MOMENT OF TRUTH WILL COME FOR THE CHURCH IN OCTOBER, PRAY, PRAY, PRAY THAT WE AVOID SCHISM!

Posted on February 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Russian Wedding by Chagall Synod at the Crossroads, on Second Marriages The pressure of the opinion surveys. The lesson of history. The Church’s dilemma: conform to modernity, or remain firm on “what God has joined together let no … Continue reading →

Posted in ANTINOMIANISM, BISHOPS, CANON LAW, FAMILY LIFE, Freedom of Conscience, GAY 'MARRIAGE', JESUS CHRIST, LIBERALISM, MARRIAGE v COHABITATION, MEDIA BIAS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPE, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, PREACHING THE GOSPEL, RELATIVISM, SAME-SEX 'MARRIAGE', SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged BISHOPS, Bishops of Germany, Blessed Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Gerhard L. Mueller, Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, Charles Munier, Divorce and Remarriage, Father Gilles Pelland, Giovanni Cereti, Henrii Crouzel, Joseph Moingt, Judge John T. Noonan, Melkite Bishop Elias Zoghby, Pierre Nautin, POPE BENEDICT XVI, Pope Francis, Pope Leo the Great, S.J., SANDRO MAGISTER, SYNOD OF BISHOPS, The Orthodox Churches | 1 Comment

THE CHURCH IS UNDER MORE FORMAL ATTACK BY THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

Posted on February 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Archbishop Silvano Tomasi’s Interview on UN Committee Recommendations “This is simply a question of facts, of evidence, that cannot be distorted!” Vatican City, February 05, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 492 hits Below is the translation of Vatican Radio’s interview with … Continue reading →

Posted in 'SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE', Abortion, ANTI-CATHOLICISM, CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS, FAMILY LIFE, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MEDIA BIAS, PEDOPHILIA, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, SAVING CHILDREN, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Tagged Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Peodophilia, The Catholic Church, THE CATHOLIC FAITH, The United Nations Organization, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child | Comments Off

FOR THE CHURCH TO ACCOMPLISH ITS GOD-GIVEN MISSION, IT MUST FIGHT TO REMAIN FREE OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL

Posted on February 6, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! How Do We Advance Subsidiarity? February 05, 2014 Like other aspects of Catholic social teaching, what subsidiarity requires most of all is that Catholics live as Catholics James Kalb http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/2909/how_do_we_advance_subsidiarity.aspx#.UvRt8fafrAx Subsidiarity is integral to a social doctrine based on … Continue reading →

Posted in CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS, MEDIA BIAS, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, RELATIVISM, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, SECULARISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Tagged Catholic Social Teaching, James Kalb, Principle of Subsidiarity | Comments Off

NO REGIME HAS EVER VISITED MORE POVERTY, DEATH AND SUFFERING ON HUMANITY THAN SOCIALISTS AND COMMUNISTS

Posted on February 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Fr. Marcel Guarnizo Communism, socialism, and Christianity: One of these does not belong posted at 11:42 am on February 5, 2014 by Ed Morrissey http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2014/02/05/communism-socialism-and-christianity-one-of-these-does-not-belong/ The following is a guest essay from Fr. Marcel Guarnizo, a friend and Hot … Continue reading →

Posted in ATHEISM, JUSTICE, LIBERALISM, LIBERATION THEOLOGY, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, RELATIVISM, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, WELFARE STATE, WITNESS TO THE TRUTH | Tagged Antonio Gramsci, Capitalist, Christianity, COMMUNISM, Cristina Kirchner, Fr. Marcel Guarnizo, Frederic Bastiat, Free Markets, Friedrich von Hayek, George Santayana, KARL MARX, Libertarians, Milton Friedman, Mother Teresa, OBAMACARE, Principle of Subsidiarity, Socialism, The poor, The Soviet Empire, The Soviet Union, Ukraine, Whittaker Chambers | Comments Off

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

Posted on February 5, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! 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 →

Posted in BISHOPS, CANON LAW, CANONICAL PENALTIES, EXCOMMUNICATION, JUSTICE, LITURGY, MORAL RELATIVISM, SIN & RECONCILIATION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE CATHOLIC PRIEST, THE SACRAMENTS | Tagged Confession, Dr. Edward Peters, Sacrament of Reconciliation, Seal of Confession | Comments Off