Posted on September 28, 2017 by Father Joe
Bishop Schneider states:
“We should bear in mind, that the Pope is the first servant in the Church (servus servorum). He is the first who has to obey in an exemplary manner all the truths of the unchanging and constant Magisterium, because he is only an administrator, and not an owner, of the Catholic truths, which he has received from all his predecessors.”
“The bishops are not employees of the Pope, but Divinely constituted colleagues of the Pope, although jurisdictionally subordinated to him, yet still colleagues and brothers. When the Pope is himself tolerating a wide dissemination of obvious errors of faith and of grave abuses of the sacraments (like the admittance of unrepentant adulterers to the sacraments), the bishops should not behave themselves like servile employees wrapping themselves in silence.”
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Posted on September 27, 2017 by Father Joe
And the enemies of Christ must be laughing as the Church fights with herself. The left and right battle it out… while everyone in the middle suffers. I hope we do not forget the forgiveness of sins and the salvation of souls. Truth and charity are often the first casualties when it comes to heated polemics.
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Posted on September 26, 2017 by Father Joe
With all due respect to the Vatican, the Cardinal has a point. We must practice what we preach. In this case, social justice starts at home.
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Posted on September 25, 2017 by Father Joe
“The decision to ordain women, which the Church of England took in 1992, damaged the relationships between our Churches, and the introduction of female bishops has eliminated even a theoretical possibility for the Orthodox to recognize the existence of apostolic succession in the Anglican hierarchy.” Pope Leo XIII had the same verdict about Anglican orders back in 1896 in the papal bull “Apostolicae curae.”
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Posted on September 24, 2017 by Father Joe
This will be interpreted by many as an attempt to supercede the clarity of St. Pope John Paul II’s FAMILIARIS CONSORTIO with the ambiguity of AMORIS LAETITIA.
I would still want to show every respect and priests need to be obedient to Christ, the Holy Father and to their bishops. But I am also trying to be honest as I struggle with this change of direction in the Church. Parsing words by those in denial will no longer work. It is obvious now, our course has shifted.
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Posted on September 23, 2017 by Father Joe
Pope Emeritus (he prefers Father) Benedict has become quite frail. His elevation to the Chair of Peter was a happy day for many of us formed by his writings and moved by his partnership with St. Pope John Paul II. Keep him in prayer. May his legacy and regard for the truth weather the current storms in the Church.
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Posted on September 22, 2017 by Father Joe
Father René Laurentin, a priest and historian of the apparitions of Lourdes, passed away on Sunday 10 September 2017. He was about to be 100 years old in October. His funeral will be celebrated Friday, September 15, at 10:30, in the Cathedral of Evry. They will be presided over by Bishop Michel Dubost of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, in the presence of Bishop Nicolas Brouwet, bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes. He will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace.
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Posted on September 21, 2017 by Father Joe
The Holy Father was critical of both the repeal of DACA and those who deny global warming… which he associated with the recent hurricanes.
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Posted on September 20, 2017 by Father Joe
Low gluten hosts approved by the USCCB can be used but not the non-gluten hosts commonly used in Episcopal churches. There may be some cases where Catholics will have to restrict themselves to the precious blood. Allergic reactions can be serious and terrible. I had a friend in seminary that was allergic to metal… drinking from a metal chalice caused blistering, swelling and difficulty breathing. He even had reactions to coins!
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Posted on September 19, 2017 by Father Joe
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