Synod and homosexuality. The word of St. Paul, uncensored
Sandro Magister on his blog notes that the Mass readings this week are of St. Paul whom Dew wants to put away and Rosica praises him for it.Do these men have no fear of...
View ArticleSynod. The “Conspirator” Who Does Everything in the Light of Day
He is Timothy Dolan, one of the thirteen cardinals of the letter to the pope. A living example of that “parresia,” that candor of word and thought, so desired by Francis Read more... The post Synod....
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 19/10/15
Francis expressed “great concern” about “the situation of tension and violence that afflicts the Holy Land” at yesterday’s Angelus (full text). The Pope said that “ambition and careerism are...
View ArticleNapier, the Voice of Truth on the Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals
It took this South African archbishop to clarify in public the true reasons for the letter, which he signed with the others. It all started with the 2014 synod and the maneuvers of some to force its...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 21/10/15
Pope Francis urged Catholics to “pray that the Church will uphold and strengthen the promise of the family” in his address at today’s general audience. Russian airstrikes in Syria are creating a...
View ArticleBut the Synod of the Media Has Already Toppled the Real One
It doesn’t matter how it actually ends. World public opinion has already formulated its verdict. With the help of many churchmen Read more... The post But the Synod of the Media Has Already Toppled the...
View ArticleLetters from the Synod: October 24
NEWS…from and about Synod 2015 Today’s Schedule: In the morning, the Synod fathers will hear a revised draft of the Synod’s final report, constructed in light of yesterday’s general assembly debate and...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 23/10/15
Work on the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona has entered its final phase (video). India’s Catholic bishops have urged their government to promote “inclusive education”. Pope Francis has praised Matteo...
View ArticleSynodal Church. But the Pope Will Decide Everything
The word “communion” doesn’t even appear in the synod-approved text concerning the divorced and remarried. But in practice everyone is already doing whatever he wants. The spirit matters more than the...
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 28/10/15
Catholics and Jews have gone from enemies to friends, Pope Francis said at his general audience today on the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate (full video). A mortar shell has landed on a Catholic...
View ArticleKasper vs Ratzinger, the Unending Dispute
Francis reignited it and the synod has not resolved it. In the paragraphs on the divorced and remarried the word “communion” isn’t there. But the pope could introduce it himself, by authority Read...
View ArticleSynod of Discord. Toward a “De Facto Schism” in the Church?
Dominican theologian Thomas Michelet lays bare the ambiguities of the synodal text. Which has not brought unity but has papered over the divisions. The conflict between “hermeneutic of continuity” and...
View ArticleBREAKING: Dominican real "theologian" determines Pope Francis’ Synod document...
Sandro Magister has another must-read column. A thorough and superb analysis of the Final Relation from the Synod. We must not allow the heretic priests, bishops and commentators to get away with their...
View ArticleFrancis Is Silent, But Another Jesuit Is Speaking For Him
He is Antonio Spadaro, director of “La Civiltà Cattolica.” In an article in his magazine he has already written what the pope will say on communion for the divorced and remarried Read more... The post...
View ArticleWhat does the Jesuit master reveal about the Jesuit Bishop of Rome’s...
Journalists have had unprecedented access to the Pope. It is a disgraceful and utterly contemptible reality that old men with decaying minds from a lifetime of atheism such as Scalfari and Jesuits with...
View ArticleThe Synod Has Lost Its Way, But There’s the Jesuit’s Compass
Fr. Spadaro has no doubt. He knows the destination of the synod, no matter if it is in contrast with the preceding “teaching of the Church.” The severe criticism of a New York theologian against the...
View ArticleThe Real Francis Revolution Marches to the Beat of Appointments
In the United States and in Italy the changes are most spectacular. With new “Bergoglio-style” bishops and cardinals. In Belgium, Danneels’s revenge against Ratzinger. The triumph of the St. Gallen...
View ArticleThe Letter of the Thirteen Cardinals. A Key Backstory
It is an article by Andrea Tornielli, the vaticanista friendliest with and closest to Bergoglio. It came out four days before the publication of the letter. To expose it and accuse the authors of...
View ArticleAll the Toil of Being Primate of Italy
A biting critique of the address with which Pope Francis has given the Italian Church its marching orders, appealing to the “people” against the bishops. The author: Professor Pietro De Marco Read...
View ArticleOverrated Synod. Before All Else in the Church There Is a Crisis of Faith
This is what African cardinal Robert Sarah maintains in his book “God or Nothing” and in the discussion that has followed. An exclusive preview of his remarks in the next issue of “L’Homme Nouveau”...
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