When yesterday finally publishing their controversial intercommunion guidelines, the German bishops also published eight documents related to the discussion with Rome about this text. Among them is the first letter written by the Chief of Doctrine, Archbishop Luis Ladaria, which …
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1P5 Minute – 6-27-2018: Those Zany German Bishops
Those whacky German bishops are at it again! This time, they’ve released their handout promoting intercommunion after being forbidden to do so by the CDF by simply saying it’s not an official document of their episcopal conference. In this 1P5 …
German Bishops Publish Intercommunion Handout with a Rhetorical Trick
Photo courtesy Paul Badde (EWTN) Today, the German bishops have published their very controversial pastoral handout which allows Protestant spouses of Catholics, in certain cases, to receive Holy Communion. Since Pope Francis, on 21 June, objected to a national bishops’ …
Opposition Mounts to Intercommunion; Canonist Says Pope Has Made a “Complete Mess”
The 21 June papal remarks concerning the German bishops’ handout allowing some Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Holy Communion have caused a strong reaction from several parties, including a German canonist/ Professor Thomas Schüller, a professor of canon law at the …
Cdl. Brandmüller Sets Record Straight Concerning the German Intercommunion Handout
In light of the 21 June remarks by Pope Francis concerning the German intercommunion handout allowing some Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Holy Communion, Cardinal Brandmüller reminds Catholics now of the fundamental principles involved in this matter. He reminds …
Pope Changes Tack on Intercommunion, Says Local Bishops Should Decide
I tried to warn everyone. When it comes to Pope Francis, you cannot trust what he says. There’s more and more evidence of that all the time. And of course, we must never forget The Peron Rule. On the matter …
Vatican Specialist: There is a Rending Civil War in the Church; Francis Knows It
The German progressivist bishops are unanimously indignant and disappointed about the recent CDF letter from Archbishop Ladaria which told them not to make public their controversial intercommunion guidelines. In a new interview, a Vatican specialist explains that there is, indeed, …
Cardinal Eijk References End Times Prophecy in Intercommunion Debate
Image: Youtube A new guest article from Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, was published today on Edward Pentin’s blog at the National Catholic Register. The topic of the cardinal’s essay is the issue of intercommunion for Protestant spouses of Catholics …
Germany and the Holy See: A Dangerous Dialogue on the Eucharist
It was a long day of meetings between the delegation of the German Bishops’ Conference and the Vatican to discuss intercommunion with Protestants, which the German Bishops have approved by a majority vote for Protestants who are married to Catholics. …
Celebration of Vatican’s Intercommunion Rejection is Premature
When the story first broke in April that the CDF had, with the pope’s explicit blessing, rejected the German Bishops’ intercommunion handout, people weren’t sure what to think. Nobody had seen the communication, and it was very intentionally kept under …
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