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SEXUAL ACTIVITY, INCLUDING ITS AFFECTIVE, IMPULSIVE AND SENSUAL DIMENSIONS, IS SEEN AS SOMETHING INTRINSICALLY GOOD AND THUS GOOD FOR REASON

Posted on October 22, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! At the Synod and After, Revolving Door for Homosexuals First admitted with full honors, then driven out again. This is the way it seemed from how the discussions unfolded. But here’s what really happened. Martin Rhonheimer takes stock of … Continue reading →

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THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS (TO BE CONTINUED IN 2015) THREATENS THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY TO ITS FOUNDATIONS

Posted on October 21, 2014 by abyssum

Current Issue:  Analysis Analysis 113 An Extraordinary Synod—In More Ways Than One October 15, 2014 There is nothing very courageous about offering “pastoral” recommendations that fail to challenge a world that still bears the scars of the sexual revolution of … Continue reading →

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A VALUABLE INTERVIEW WITH CARDINAL BURKE

Posted on October 20, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Cardinal Burke: The “Relatio Synodi” is “a significant improvement over the text of the ‘Relatio post Disceptationem’” On attempts by some bishops to change Church teaching: “In my judgment, a false notion of the relationship of faith and culture … Continue reading →

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INTERIM DOCUMENT OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS UNACCEPTABLE

Posted on October 13, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Archbishop Gądecki: Document of the Synod of Bishops Unacceptable For Many  The document summarizing the first week of the synod is not acceptable to many bishops – so says Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki. Vatican Radio, October 13, 2014 In an … Continue reading →

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IMPRECISION, THY HOME OUGHT NOT TO BE IN ROME!

Posted on October 8, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! Clarifying what we can, when we can by Dr. Edward Peters I hope it’s the Vatican’s synodal news summaries themselves that are badly phrased. Else, the level of imprecision in comments on marriage matters is very worrisome. Four examples from … Continue reading →

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THE EXTRAORDINARY SYNOD OF BISHOPS IS OFF TO A SHAKEY START

Posted on October 7, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! A couple notes on John Allen’s notes by Dr. Edward Peters John Allen, semper legendus, has several interesting notes on the Synod. I react to just a few, modo Fr. Z. Allen: An annulment is a declaration that even though … Continue reading →

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CANON LAW SIMPLY REFLECTS THE THREE REALITIES OF SACRAMENTAL MARRIAGE

Posted on March 19, 2014 by abyssum

!!!! CARDINAL KASPER LEST SO MAY WORDS COMPLICATE A SIMPLE QUESTION by Dr. Edward Peters Catholic discipline that precludes holy Communion for divorced-and-remarried Catholics rests on three simple points. Assuming the specifications and nuances that should flesh out these points, … Continue reading →

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