‘It is not permitted to be present at the sacred rites of infidels and heretics in such a way that you would be judged to be in communion with them’. – St. Alphonsus Liguori, Theologia Moralis, Lib.5, Tract. 1, Cap. 3. I don’t even know …
Cardinal Müller: Pope Benedict “Disappointed” About Müller’s Dismissal
Image: Cardinal Müller and Pope Emeritus Benedict — Source Today, 19 July, there appeared a new interview with Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It is an interview which he had given …
But How Many Beautiful Denials in July!
Image: The late Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Director of the Holy See Press Office from 1984 to 2006. Editor’s Note: In the following text, first published this morning at MarcoTosatti.com, veteran Vatican journalist Marco Tosatti reflects upon his own experience with the nature and …
For the Pope Emeritus, A Strange Sort of Coincidence
Image: Mater Ecclesiae Convent, Vatican City (the residence of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI) — Arzino CC BY-SA 3.0 Despite what some folks might say, we’re not in the business of trafficking in conspiracy theories. (Although if you want a good laugh, check …
Did the Pope Intervene to Give CDF Apartment to “Gay Orgy” Monsignor?
Image: the Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio as it appears on Google Street View. This is the building where the offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith are housed. Last week, we received a text sent to us from reliable …
Are You In This Fight?
I had an exchange with someone in the comment box today about how exhausting the slog is right now. I know you know what I mean. Every day, you’re out there fighting for your faith. Every day, you’re reading the …
Review: Praise for The Political Pope: A Book Worth Supporting
A Guest Book Review By Matt P. Gaspers* The Political Pope: How Pope Francis Is Delighting the Liberal Left and Abandoning Conservatives George Neumayr Hachette Book Group 220 pages $18.36 Hardcover; $9.95 Paperback In early May of this year, I …
Pope Benedict’s Message at Funeral of Cardinal Meisner: “The Lord Does Not Abandon His Church”
We reported last week on the death of Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Germany, Archbishop Emeritus of Cologne and one of the four so-called “dubia cardinals”. Dr. Maike Hickson also shared a touching memorial of Meisner, who by all accounts was beloved by …
Cardinal Schönborn: “All the [Dubia] Questions Can Be Answered ‘Yes'”
On Thursday, July 13, Cardinal Cristoph Schönborn — the pope’s chosen interpreter and advocate for his apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia — addressed an audience at the “Let’s Talk Family: Let’s Be Family” conference in Ireland in anticipation of the World Meeting of …
New Pontifical Academy Head Promotes Idea of Children as “Change Agents”
As Vatican Radio reported on 22 June 2017, Pope Francis has named Professor Joachim von Braun as the new President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS). Professor von Braun is Ordinary Professor of Economics and Technological Change, as well …
Mercy is for Sinners
Elliott Erwitt: Confessional, Poland, 1964 I have a love-hate relationship with confession. I hate it because it’s never very comfortable to admit the stupid, shameful, ridiculous things I do. I wait in the line with a head full of exaggeration, …
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