Benedict XVI celebrated Corpus Christi in the Lateran Basilica. Christendom: the patient and pious logic of love.
Rome (kath.net/as) The Eucharist brings man to Jesus, who in the traces of Christ are capable, to give to one another, and to become a tool of the unity of the human family. This was said by Pope Benedict XVI in his sermon at the Holy Mass of Corpus Christi in the Papal Basilica and Bishops' Church of Rome, St. John Lateran. After the service there was a large crowd of people participating in the Pope's traditional Procession, which concluded with a Eucharistic blessing at the Basilica of St. Maria Maggiore.
In the Eucharist is the complete transformation of the fruits of the earth -- bread and wine -- with the goal, to transform the lives of men and in this way to begin to transform the world, says the Pope, who invited thereon, to think about the mystery of Christ, who through His self-donation on the Cross saved the world and showed the way of salvation.
Everything takes its beginning with the heart of Christ, who thanked and offered God at the Last Super and transformed the meaning of death with the power of his love. From love, Christ took the suffering to death on the Cross and transformed it with an act of giving. This transformation, which the world needs, there it saves it from within, opens it to the dimension of the Kingdom of Heaven. Actually God wants to make this renewal real in the same way for the world, to which Christ is come: "through the way, which Christ is".
For the same reason, God handed over to the world the gift of the Eucharist, to offer the possibility of salvation for every person: "In Christendom it is nothing magic. There are no short cuts", says Benedict XVI., "everything is accomplished by the pious and patient logic of Faith, by which the gentle power of God moves mountains."
For that reason, "God will proceed to renew humanity in history and the Cosmos freeing him from these chains, Whose Sacrament is the Eucharist. Through the consecrated bread and the consecrated wine, in which is body and blood are present, Christ transforms us, so that we are made like Him: he encloses us in his work of salvation and makes us capable through the Grace of the Holy Ghost, to correspond to his logic of the gift to live, as grains of wheat, which are joined to Him and in Him". In this manner these are sewn and ripened in the furrows of history in unity and peace, "which is the goal, to which we are striving after the plan of God."
In order to understand the dynamic of eucharistic Communion, Benedict XVI explained the absolute division from the "Confessions" (VII,10,18) of St. Augustine, as he reported a manner of vision, in which Jesus said to him: "I am the food of grown men, and you shall feed upon me. You will not change me, as the meal is to the body, rather you will be changed as you are transformed into Me."
In the Eucharistic Commuion "we are transformed by Christ Himself, in this manner our individuality is open, freed of its egoism and bound with the person of Christ." So the Eucharist opens man even for others and overcomes all separation.
Whoever recognizes Jesus in the Host, "perceives him also in the brother, who suffers, who hungers and thirsts, the alien, naked, sick and imprisoned; and so recognizes every man; he establishes a concrete way for all in one, who are in need". For that reason the gift of the life of Christ a special responsibility of Christian for the building of solidarity, rights, brotherly society: "especially in our time, in the globalization of a larger interdependence, with which Christendom must be concerned, that this unity can not exist without God, that is to say can not be built without true love."
The Gospel is always a goal toward the unity of the human family, "proceeding from the meaning for mutual responsibility, which we recognize in the limits of our bodies, the body of Christ, which we have learned in the Sacrament of the Altar and continue to learn that the common part, that love is the way of true justice."
Link to Kathnet...here..
H/t: priest's secretary...
Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
First Corpus Christi Procession in St. Petersburg in 93 Years
Rome, Italy, Jun 23, 2011 / 01:50 pm (CNA).- The mayor of St. Petersburg, Russia has granted permission for the first Corpus Christi procession to take place in the city since 1918.
The announcement was confirmed by the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, reported Vatican Radio. The procession will take place on Sunday, June 26, through the Prospettiva Nevsky Avenue, the city’s main street.
The avenue has traditionally been called the “way of confessional tolerance,” as it is lined with Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Armenian churches. According to archdiocesan officials, the last time a Corpus Christ procession took place on the avenue was in 1918.
Link to CNA...here...
The announcement was confirmed by the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow, reported Vatican Radio. The procession will take place on Sunday, June 26, through the Prospettiva Nevsky Avenue, the city’s main street.
The avenue has traditionally been called the “way of confessional tolerance,” as it is lined with Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Armenian churches. According to archdiocesan officials, the last time a Corpus Christ procession took place on the avenue was in 1918.
Link to CNA...here...
Catholic Bloggers have Been Disgusting
Editor: Tell me about it. Voris criticizes the Pharisaical neo-Catholic blogstablishment.
The IRA is Heavily Infiltrated by Reds
Editor: the Clintonian "Peace" Process is being shuffled off like yesterday's skin and now that the Communists have been more public and proud about their heritage these days, like Amway, they've decided that the brand recognition of Communism has improved somewhat now that people have forgotten what having a bunch of self-righteous atheists run everything is all about.
The IRA has been seriously riddled with Communists in the past, and this looks to be just another example of that political realization happening by hiding behind old sectarian feuds. Why can't we have a Catholic Revolution against modernist Bishops instead, where we get Bishops who don't put us to shame, and don't make unnecessary concessions to our enemies?
Read further, Bloomburg, here...
The IRA has been seriously riddled with Communists in the past, and this looks to be just another example of that political realization happening by hiding behind old sectarian feuds. Why can't we have a Catholic Revolution against modernist Bishops instead, where we get Bishops who don't put us to shame, and don't make unnecessary concessions to our enemies?
Northern Ireland is enduring some of its worst rioting in a decade, heightening sectarian tensions as the region prepares for the climax of the marching season that every year tests the peace process.
Over two nights starting June 20, shots were fired and masked rioters threw petrol bombs in east Belfast, a traditional Protestant stronghold in the city, as police tried to prevent them entering the Catholic Short Strand estate.
The Ulster Volunteer Force, a Protestant terror group, coordinated the violence, police say. The eruption damped the celebrations for Northern Ireland golfer Rory McIlroy, who won the U.S. Open on June 19, and cast a shadow over the region’s efforts to emerge from recession.
Read further, Bloomburg, here...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Meet the Liturgical Jacobins of Collegeville
Editor: the language of the Mass has never been anything but elevated and hieratic. But there are some, let's call them Liturgical Jacobins. Russel Kirk once described the automobile as the Mechanical Jacobin. If we could describe the car that way, how would we describe the Mass as it's said in Collegeville? Liturgical Jacobins don't really care about the democracy stuff. While they complain about this Missal change being imposed from above, they don't recall how the Novus Ordo Missae is in large part, a summation of Liturgical abuses by Liturgical Revolutionaries like Father Virgil Michel of Collegeville, Dom Beauduin, Pius Parch and the Infamous Bishop Annibale Bugnini, imposed on the laity, most of whom didn't like it when it came out and correspondingly voted with their feet by leaving the Church entirely.
Boy, Ruff, instead of worrying about enforcing your Jacobinism on the unsuspecting remnant in the pews, you should be worried about whether or not there will be a Collegeville to spread poison and ugly art in the next twenty years. With an average age of sixty seven, at least half of the "Monks" in the Modernist Monastery will be dead in the next ten years with very few incoming vocations to replace them. Awww, no more bad art, bad music and Modernism. It's sad too, because at one time, Collegeville housed many brilliant minds, some of them probably orthodox, if the late, great Tom Roeser and St. John's Alumnus can be believed. Certainly, St. John's will never produce another scholarly politician like Eugene McCarthy.
If we can take the current decline in numbers at Collegeville as a democratic vote for the New Mass which the praytell.com types love so well, then really, "the People" don't really want the New Mass at all. Although Pat Marker at Pine Curtain singles out abuse as one of the primary factors, there's a deeper reason for the decline in the numbers of vocations. It's the Modernism. Otherwise, how do you account for the enormous numbers of religious entering religious houses since the beginning of the Nineteenth Century and after? The revival coming after the French Revolution was not really checked until the spiritual malaise of the Second World War and the dramatic debacle of the Second Vatican Council, which opened the windows and doors of the Church, it is said, and everyone left, mostly never to return.
It isn't the very rare but glaring and evil evidence of sexual predators lurking on the outskirts of the Pine Curtain, it's the Modernism, the Liberalism infested in the minds of the Monks that lead many to believe that there are no punishments, in this life or the next, for their crimes. Indeed, the only punishment most are suffering are the diseases related to old age, very soft living and the starchy fare they consume in quantity in the Refectory.
Read further, here...
Boy, Ruff, instead of worrying about enforcing your Jacobinism on the unsuspecting remnant in the pews, you should be worried about whether or not there will be a Collegeville to spread poison and ugly art in the next twenty years. With an average age of sixty seven, at least half of the "Monks" in the Modernist Monastery will be dead in the next ten years with very few incoming vocations to replace them. Awww, no more bad art, bad music and Modernism. It's sad too, because at one time, Collegeville housed many brilliant minds, some of them probably orthodox, if the late, great Tom Roeser and St. John's Alumnus can be believed. Certainly, St. John's will never produce another scholarly politician like Eugene McCarthy.
If we can take the current decline in numbers at Collegeville as a democratic vote for the New Mass which the praytell.com types love so well, then really, "the People" don't really want the New Mass at all. Although Pat Marker at Pine Curtain singles out abuse as one of the primary factors, there's a deeper reason for the decline in the numbers of vocations. It's the Modernism. Otherwise, how do you account for the enormous numbers of religious entering religious houses since the beginning of the Nineteenth Century and after? The revival coming after the French Revolution was not really checked until the spiritual malaise of the Second World War and the dramatic debacle of the Second Vatican Council, which opened the windows and doors of the Church, it is said, and everyone left, mostly never to return.
It isn't the very rare but glaring and evil evidence of sexual predators lurking on the outskirts of the Pine Curtain, it's the Modernism, the Liberalism infested in the minds of the Monks that lead many to believe that there are no punishments, in this life or the next, for their crimes. Indeed, the only punishment most are suffering are the diseases related to old age, very soft living and the starchy fare they consume in quantity in the Refectory.
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COLLEGEVILLE — Change is never easy, and come November, it’s going to get harder for some Catholics to celebrate Mass.
The implementation of the English translation of the third typical edition of the Roman Missal will be “the biggest single moment of change for Catholics who worship in English in the 40 years since the revisions of the liturgy which followed Vatican II,” according to a lecture last week to the Church Music Association of America by Monsignor Andrew Wadsworth.
“The Missal is basically the prayer book for Mass, with all of the texts that are said by the priest or congregation,” said the Rev. Anthony Ruff, associate professor of theology at St. John’s University and School of Theology/Seminary.
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A Note in Response to Mudslingers on Father Corapi's Military Service
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I'll also point out that I'm confident that most of the people commenting are rear-echelon, non-serving, failed mainstream journalist types who have no special knowledge of the Special Forces or the historical time period being discussed, the height of the Vietnam War just before Tet, when the demand for men and material was high.
Linked from here on the blog, the Post initially made with some comments, here.
Ht to the Pewsitter who infrequently links to us, here.
Just a personal anecdote, a dear departed friend of mine was in a Special Forces unit "deployed" to Cambodia. He didn't talk much about his experiences there, save only to offer vague anecdotes related to our wargaming. He was a Medic by training, but there was no indication on his DD form that he was anything but a Paratrooper. His DD form described a 003 designation and that was It, no unit of assignment or even Fort Bragg, whether he was a B-Team guy or not I don't know, but he got to clear the scum off the water of a river to get some water out when he drank it, and talked about their unit's pet rat.
The Old Game: Rome Lets Itself be Extorted by the Left
Editor: the talk of schism continues.
The Mainz Cardinal may continue his subversive activities. by Katharina Faßschröder.
(kreuz.net) The President of the German Bishops Conference, Archbishop Robert Zolitsch of Freiburg, supports the proposals of the Theologian Pamphlets.
He told this to the Old Liberal Theolgoians of the University of Freiburg at a meeting of the theological faculty.
The double-strategy of the Old Liberal German Bishops is public.
Rome has advised distancing to the proposals of the Pamphlet.
Back around the opposite strategy has been pursued: One is using the announced dialog process, in order to warm up the decadent Pamphlet and to interpose it as a German special right.
Msgr Zollitsch is a strawman in this play.
His Grey Immanence
The Grey Imminence is Cardinal Karl Lehman from Mainz.
He is the hub of the conspiratorial shadow hierarchy.
The Old Liberal song and dance in the Church is ideologically exercised in the church paper of the Diocese of Mainz, 'Glauben und Leben'.
In the past there have been a series of articles "Break-up in the Promised Land". In this manner of play the Old Liberal breakaway theologians can disseminate their ideas from yesterday.
The names of the authors reads like a "who is who" of ecclesiastical decline:
- the Frankfurt religion pedagogue and pamphleteer, Bernd Trocholepscy (59).
- the former school director Dr. Willi Belz and honorary President of the Hessian supplier firm for abortion business "Donum vitae"
- the Offenbacher Pastor Kurt Sogns, who is a member of the anti-Church society, "Wir Sind Kirche" [we are church] and has approved homo-Masses for the Frankfurt hmosexual community.
- the former teacher Angelika Fromm (60), the founding member of the anti-Church society, "Wir Sind Kirche' and 'ACtion lila Stola' and one who promotes the counter-Evangelical priestly marriage and women priests.
- the rabid Mainzer, Fromm, "feels herself called by God, as one who will part the sea of fear and traditionalism of the Church to lead people to the promised land" -- or to another harbor.
In the Mainz church paper Frau From is described as a "formed deaconess without ordination".
The Deaconess as a Fire Axe
Already in 2001 Pope John Paul II informed the Bishops to stop the educational course for the preparation of women to the diaconate.
The memo was signed by then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger.
Actually in the Diocese of Mainz Cardinal Lehmann took a hostile posture.
He allowed the self-described "Deaconesses" to write in the media and supported them in the meantime, Lila-Stola-Ideologues in their efforts.
In September 2010 the Cardinal explained that the question of the Diaconate for women must proceed with "courage and openness", before one could discuss the ordination of married men to the priesthood.
In the spring he lanced, however, a willful CDU-Politician's open discussion about the abolition of celibacy.
To support a non-existing Diaconate for women is something that belongs to Bishop Franz-Josef Bodie von Osnabrück and Archbishop Robert Zollitsch von Freiburg.
Even the Carnival Society was Active
The strategy of the Old Liberal Mainz networker appears to have been endanged by the possible resignation by reason of age of Cardinal Lehmann.
The Cardinal made it known many times in the regional media that he would happily go on.
At the same time the media polished its coverage of his episcopal achievements, for the public eye.
The unpastoral Cardinal -- who rarely took time to care for his Diocese -- was presented inaccurately as a beloved popular Senior Pastor.
He worked for thirty years as a "People's Bishop" for his flock and has for this reason, irreplaceable, said the mysterious media bosses.
The Mainz Ordinariat organized even petitions for his retainder and sent the petition to Rome.
For this purpose, the Mainz Ordinariat even mobilized a Carnival Society and the Mainzer Fußballverein 05.
Even the market ladies in the Cathedral Square went around with the petition.
the stooge successor of Cardinal Lehmann in the German Bishops Conference has pointed to large sums of money which the Official Church transfers to Rome.
Rome has allowed itself to be extorted.
The Cardinal may now paper mache himself a separate church..
Link to original...
The Mainz Cardinal may continue his subversive activities. by Katharina Faßschröder.
(kreuz.net) The President of the German Bishops Conference, Archbishop Robert Zolitsch of Freiburg, supports the proposals of the Theologian Pamphlets.
He told this to the Old Liberal Theolgoians of the University of Freiburg at a meeting of the theological faculty.
The double-strategy of the Old Liberal German Bishops is public.
Rome has advised distancing to the proposals of the Pamphlet.
Back around the opposite strategy has been pursued: One is using the announced dialog process, in order to warm up the decadent Pamphlet and to interpose it as a German special right.
Msgr Zollitsch is a strawman in this play.
His Grey Immanence
The Grey Imminence is Cardinal Karl Lehman from Mainz.
He is the hub of the conspiratorial shadow hierarchy.
The Old Liberal song and dance in the Church is ideologically exercised in the church paper of the Diocese of Mainz, 'Glauben und Leben'.
In the past there have been a series of articles "Break-up in the Promised Land". In this manner of play the Old Liberal breakaway theologians can disseminate their ideas from yesterday.
The names of the authors reads like a "who is who" of ecclesiastical decline:
- the Frankfurt religion pedagogue and pamphleteer, Bernd Trocholepscy (59).
- the former school director Dr. Willi Belz and honorary President of the Hessian supplier firm for abortion business "Donum vitae"
- the Offenbacher Pastor Kurt Sogns, who is a member of the anti-Church society, "Wir Sind Kirche" [we are church] and has approved homo-Masses for the Frankfurt hmosexual community.
- the former teacher Angelika Fromm (60), the founding member of the anti-Church society, "Wir Sind Kirche' and 'ACtion lila Stola' and one who promotes the counter-Evangelical priestly marriage and women priests.
- the rabid Mainzer, Fromm, "feels herself called by God, as one who will part the sea of fear and traditionalism of the Church to lead people to the promised land" -- or to another harbor.
In the Mainz church paper Frau From is described as a "formed deaconess without ordination".
The Deaconess as a Fire Axe
Already in 2001 Pope John Paul II informed the Bishops to stop the educational course for the preparation of women to the diaconate.
The memo was signed by then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger.
Actually in the Diocese of Mainz Cardinal Lehmann took a hostile posture.
He allowed the self-described "Deaconesses" to write in the media and supported them in the meantime, Lila-Stola-Ideologues in their efforts.
In September 2010 the Cardinal explained that the question of the Diaconate for women must proceed with "courage and openness", before one could discuss the ordination of married men to the priesthood.
In the spring he lanced, however, a willful CDU-Politician's open discussion about the abolition of celibacy.
To support a non-existing Diaconate for women is something that belongs to Bishop Franz-Josef Bodie von Osnabrück and Archbishop Robert Zollitsch von Freiburg.
Even the Carnival Society was Active
The strategy of the Old Liberal Mainz networker appears to have been endanged by the possible resignation by reason of age of Cardinal Lehmann.
The Cardinal made it known many times in the regional media that he would happily go on.
At the same time the media polished its coverage of his episcopal achievements, for the public eye.
The unpastoral Cardinal -- who rarely took time to care for his Diocese -- was presented inaccurately as a beloved popular Senior Pastor.
He worked for thirty years as a "People's Bishop" for his flock and has for this reason, irreplaceable, said the mysterious media bosses.
The Mainz Ordinariat organized even petitions for his retainder and sent the petition to Rome.
For this purpose, the Mainz Ordinariat even mobilized a Carnival Society and the Mainzer Fußballverein 05.
Even the market ladies in the Cathedral Square went around with the petition.
the stooge successor of Cardinal Lehmann in the German Bishops Conference has pointed to large sums of money which the Official Church transfers to Rome.
Rome has allowed itself to be extorted.
The Cardinal may now paper mache himself a separate church..
Link to original...
Another "Jesuit" Suspended for Abuse
A leading scholar, speaker and onetime advisor to the US bishops, one of the Stateside church's most celebrated liturgists has been "permanently removed from ministry" over a credible allegation dating to the early 1980s.
After word first emerged from Jesuit circles last week, the move against Fr J-Glenn Murray has been announced over recent days in the various apostolates where he's served over 32 years of priesthood. Ordained for the Society's Maryland Province in 1979, Murray served for many years as worship director of the Cleveland diocese, and was most recently assigned to a parish in Washington.
Link to Whispers in the Loggia.
H/t Liam
After word first emerged from Jesuit circles last week, the move against Fr J-Glenn Murray has been announced over recent days in the various apostolates where he's served over 32 years of priesthood. Ordained for the Society's Maryland Province in 1979, Murray served for many years as worship director of the Cleveland diocese, and was most recently assigned to a parish in Washington.
Link to Whispers in the Loggia.
H/t Liam
Cardinal Kasper Denies Suggestions of Schism Brewing in Germany
Editor: Cardinal Kasper also made controversial and encouraging statements earlier last week when he said that more people Communicated with the right intention before the Council than after translated here on Catholic Church Conservation.
The former Curial Cardinal considers the contention of Italian Vaticanista Tornielli about a threatened schism as a "hypothetical construction"
Bonn (kath.net/KAP) Cardinal Walter Kasper has rejected speculations about a threatened Church schism in Germany. Corresponding notions which appeared in "Focus" are also supposed to be in an alleged Vatican circulating dossier, which the long standing President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, according to a report in the "Zeit" enclosure "Christ and World" this Tuesday, had described as "conspiracy theory" and "hypothetical constructions built up, combined with bits of information and other inadequacies."
The Cardinal explained the motives of the conspiracy theorists: "it seems that they want to breed mistrust and provoke a schism." The Munich news magazine had reported on Pentecost that there is an unofficial dossier circulating in the Vatican, which suggests that there is a schism in the Catholic Church in Germany. Behind this romantic current are hidden church societies, individuals from the German Bishops Conference, Catholic politicians and parts of the Jesuit Order.
The substantiation for this report is according to research from "Christ and World" a blog report by the mostly well-informed Vatican journalist of the paper "La Stampa", Andrea Tornielli. He reported on June 8th that some in the Vatican believe that in the foreground of the Papal Visit there will be a concentrated action of reformist forces in German Catholicism.
Kasper speaks thereon, that there is in his opinion no centrally controlled action of German Catholics for schism. The actions which the alleged dossier describe, whereabouts the open letter of Catholic politicians from January and the memorandum of Theologians in February were, according to the Cardinal, individual actions and not centrally coordinated. The Cardinal doesn't know of a collaboration which according to "Christ and World" has any direction from Vatican circles: "Who should that have been? I know no one here who would do such a thing."
Kasper understands with a view to the Catholic Church in Germany on the great interest for the Papal Visit in September. "There is a great, till now mostly silent majority, to whom one or the other critical questions are appealing, who otherwise are fed up with the other side and simply want to be Catholic," he said.
Link, kath.net...
The former Curial Cardinal considers the contention of Italian Vaticanista Tornielli about a threatened schism as a "hypothetical construction"
Bonn (kath.net/KAP) Cardinal Walter Kasper has rejected speculations about a threatened Church schism in Germany. Corresponding notions which appeared in "Focus" are also supposed to be in an alleged Vatican circulating dossier, which the long standing President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, according to a report in the "Zeit" enclosure "Christ and World" this Tuesday, had described as "conspiracy theory" and "hypothetical constructions built up, combined with bits of information and other inadequacies."
The Cardinal explained the motives of the conspiracy theorists: "it seems that they want to breed mistrust and provoke a schism." The Munich news magazine had reported on Pentecost that there is an unofficial dossier circulating in the Vatican, which suggests that there is a schism in the Catholic Church in Germany. Behind this romantic current are hidden church societies, individuals from the German Bishops Conference, Catholic politicians and parts of the Jesuit Order.
The substantiation for this report is according to research from "Christ and World" a blog report by the mostly well-informed Vatican journalist of the paper "La Stampa", Andrea Tornielli. He reported on June 8th that some in the Vatican believe that in the foreground of the Papal Visit there will be a concentrated action of reformist forces in German Catholicism.
Kasper speaks thereon, that there is in his opinion no centrally controlled action of German Catholics for schism. The actions which the alleged dossier describe, whereabouts the open letter of Catholic politicians from January and the memorandum of Theologians in February were, according to the Cardinal, individual actions and not centrally coordinated. The Cardinal doesn't know of a collaboration which according to "Christ and World" has any direction from Vatican circles: "Who should that have been? I know no one here who would do such a thing."
Kasper understands with a view to the Catholic Church in Germany on the great interest for the Papal Visit in September. "There is a great, till now mostly silent majority, to whom one or the other critical questions are appealing, who otherwise are fed up with the other side and simply want to be Catholic," he said.
Link, kath.net...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
A "Miracle of the Sun" at Fatima After Beatification of John Paul II
In Fatima immediately after the Beatification of John Paul II a "solar miracle" was reported -- kathtube-user has witnessed the unusual occurrence also for the 13th of May.
Fatima (kath.net) Was there another "miracle of the sun" after the Beatification of John Paul II? This is the contention of at least some eyewitnesses, as kath.net has just learned. This 'wonder' is said to have happened immediately after the celebration of John Paul II's Beatification on the 1st of May. There was a rainbow cross formed around the sun. Thousands of pilgrims and residents of Fatima concur that they have seen it who were at the location. Even the Bishop of Fatima, Serafim de Sousa, has acknowledged the event, but an official statement has not been made.
In Portugal and Poland the world media have also reported it. Previously on the 13th of October 1917, a miracle of the sun was reported. This was witnessed by at least 30,000 people in Cova da Iria.
An eyewitness of the event of the 13th of May reported on this noteworthy occurrence. On kathTube some people witnessed unusual things in Fatima. The User "Radfee" wrote: We, my sister and I, stood about in the middle of the pilgrim square, near the barrier. With many pilgrims we had our attention on Holy Mass, which was happening on the altar, which was projected on a big screen. As from nothing, a murmur arose from the crowd, that suddenly drew our attention above to the sky. It was an indescribable moment. It was, as though everyone held their breath; it was for me, as if for a moment time stood still. Then a rousing applause broke from the crowd in joy and thanksgiving. Many wept with joy and astonishment. And, although the sun was powerfully blinding, it was hard for us to look back to the ground. We are true Westphalians, therefore are not quick to be taken in, and have always been skeptical of extraordinary occurrences.
From kath.net...
H/t: John Barry's Blog...
Fatima (kath.net) Was there another "miracle of the sun" after the Beatification of John Paul II? This is the contention of at least some eyewitnesses, as kath.net has just learned. This 'wonder' is said to have happened immediately after the celebration of John Paul II's Beatification on the 1st of May. There was a rainbow cross formed around the sun. Thousands of pilgrims and residents of Fatima concur that they have seen it who were at the location. Even the Bishop of Fatima, Serafim de Sousa, has acknowledged the event, but an official statement has not been made.
In Portugal and Poland the world media have also reported it. Previously on the 13th of October 1917, a miracle of the sun was reported. This was witnessed by at least 30,000 people in Cova da Iria.
An eyewitness of the event of the 13th of May reported on this noteworthy occurrence. On kathTube some people witnessed unusual things in Fatima. The User "Radfee" wrote: We, my sister and I, stood about in the middle of the pilgrim square, near the barrier. With many pilgrims we had our attention on Holy Mass, which was happening on the altar, which was projected on a big screen. As from nothing, a murmur arose from the crowd, that suddenly drew our attention above to the sky. It was an indescribable moment. It was, as though everyone held their breath; it was for me, as if for a moment time stood still. Then a rousing applause broke from the crowd in joy and thanksgiving. Many wept with joy and astonishment. And, although the sun was powerfully blinding, it was hard for us to look back to the ground. We are true Westphalians, therefore are not quick to be taken in, and have always been skeptical of extraordinary occurrences.
From kath.net...
H/t: John Barry's Blog...
Bishop McCormack Defends Life
Editor: If this Bishop is allowed to campaign against the slaughter of babies, it's likely he's allowed to do so only because he supported Obamacare.
This time when New Hampshire’s Catholic bishop got involved in a political issue, there was no outcry.
The last time he got involved, the GOP leadership in the New Hampshire House got hot under the collar.
This time the issue was HB 329, a bill from the Republican-controlled Legislature that requires a teen to notify her parents about her intention to get an abortion.
This time when New Hampshire’s Catholic bishop got involved in a political issue, there was no outcry.
The last time he got involved, the GOP leadership in the New Hampshire House got hot under the collar.
This time the issue was HB 329, a bill from the Republican-controlled Legislature that requires a teen to notify her parents about her intention to get an abortion.
Bulgarian Municipality Moves to Restore Soviet Memorial Defaced by "Vandals"
Editor: The statues have been defaced to portray familiar superheroes and Santa Claus or Father Christmas. Hilarious. It's a beautiful exemplar of folk art.
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Sofia. The Soviet Army Monument should be included in the security system of Sofia Municipality. That is what Svetlana Sharenkova, chairman of the forum Bulgaria - Russia, which takes the initiative to clean up the memorial Tuesday, FOCUS News Agency reported. The Forum is one of the 20th unions signed the declaration against the desecration of the monument. "We have today adopted a declaration in connection with the desecration of the monument to the Soviet Army. Tomorrow, we expect more creative and community organizations to join the declaration and other foundations and unions," Sharenkova said.
Asked how it influences on the image of our country, Sharenkova said: "It definitely has negative effect, because here it comes first for historical truth and memory, and an insult to a great army, which is recognized by Europe and worldwide as a liberator. It is not very good 22 years after the changes to go back to starting position. In 1993 Sofia Municipal Council had such debates, but the there was willing to move and to destroy the monument, but there was voting as well and then the City Council decided not to move the monument and now 20 years later it is happening again”.
Pope's Brother Challenges Old Liberals on Priestly Marriage and Women's Ordination
Papstbruder zu Frauenordination und Priesterehe
Germany. The Old Liberals are demanding "always holding to the same subjects, that have been long decided: the celibacy of priests, women's ordination". Msgr Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the Pope, criticized this in an interview with the news daily 'Neue Passauer Presse'. The Pope doesn't have the power to ordain women -- explained Prelate Ratzinger: "Why talk about it then? They always have to start with arguments that have been known for a long time, which many simply don't want to accept." On celibacy the Prelate said, that it "really has it's theological meaning." There are generally increasingly fewer marriages anyway, and then the priests should "all of a sudden marry". Prelate Ratzinger finds that "a bit curious". Priestly marriage would be violently opposed by faithful people: "That would be more destructive than constructive."
Link here...
Germany. The Old Liberals are demanding "always holding to the same subjects, that have been long decided: the celibacy of priests, women's ordination". Msgr Georg Ratzinger, the brother of the Pope, criticized this in an interview with the news daily 'Neue Passauer Presse'. The Pope doesn't have the power to ordain women -- explained Prelate Ratzinger: "Why talk about it then? They always have to start with arguments that have been known for a long time, which many simply don't want to accept." On celibacy the Prelate said, that it "really has it's theological meaning." There are generally increasingly fewer marriages anyway, and then the priests should "all of a sudden marry". Prelate Ratzinger finds that "a bit curious". Priestly marriage would be violently opposed by faithful people: "That would be more destructive than constructive."
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Catholic Vultures Circling and Waiting for a Meal
One articulate poster suggested that there was a monetary scheme behind the orchestration in this Kangaroo Court of Soviet Blogpinion in its attack on Father Corapi. Not surprisingly, the Anglespleen forum, self-righteous as always, loves to attack people, innocent people, dead people who can't defend themselves and so on, but in fact, most of the posters there are brutalized moral insects who try to savage people's reputations just for fun. How do others live with themselves, despite the high opinion they have of themselves, chattering like Harper Valley volunteers over the fence? It doesn't matter that Bishop Gracida stepped in to defend Father Corapi. Unmoved, the voracious army of blogtacular incendiaries moved on, irrespective of details, good sense and love. Is it all about the Benjamins? I was just following orders, eh?
It seemed like a good idea to formulate an enemies list:
It was the Eighties, I did what I had to do, you know, at least I'm not the Cankeress.
As bad as that was, at least I didn't abandon all good sense like Mark Sashay did and defend Cardinal Schonborn.
Then there are priest bloggers too. I know, let's make that good old appeal to people's egalitarianism and attempt to shame his defenders by accusing them of being the subject of a "cult of personality"? What's that all about and the Herpetologist of County Claire
Let us not forget the Deacon's Stench.
This list isn't finished. It will probably include Patrick Madrid, but hey, he's no big whoop.
Before you get indignant as you make off with your pieces of silver, or the sense of righteousness you feel at kicking someone around who you think is inferior to you, think about the cost of priests being falsely accused and what happens to them. Carol McKinley seems to be the only one who's thinking about that.
Photo from, here, Vulture executed because of Zionist influences.
Editor: 9:48 GMT. 22.6.11 We've decided to add some new blogs to the list.
Trade unionist blog with what look like Eric Gill fonts and illustrations, caelum et terrae.
An old lady blog that looks like some Reform of the Reform thing, here at te deum.
And last but not least, the hugely sissy, Crabey Toads blog.
Editor 00:43 GMT 22.6.11 Let us not forget, Jimmy McFakin
Bishop of Chur Being Lured into a Trap
Editor: its hard to imagine a liberal Diocesan paper surviving long after it attacked its Bishop, but so far so good.
An Old Liberal Church paper in the Diocese of Chur has frontally attacked the Diocesan Bishop. The good man has defended himself.
(kreuz.net) The press speaker of the Diocese of Chur is defending against allegations by the ‘Pfarreiblatts Urschweiz’.
The ‘Pfarreiblatts’ [Pastor's Paper] appears in the central Swiss area of the Diocese Chur in a mini-edition of about 17.000 copies.
It reported in its most recent edition about a privately organized celebration on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the installation of the Pastoral Consultants of the Diocese of Chur.
Despite their high spirits and the kindergarten freshness of their work, the Pastoral Consultants in Church and those associated with it are quickly becoming increasingly antagonistic to the Church.
The article insituated that the Bishop has been "aloof" to the occasion.
Reason: Msgr Huonder is said to have not participated, rather only appeared at the end of a planned "Vespers".
The Slander Takes Flight
The press speaker categorically declined to mention this portrayal in his response.
The event had been planned without the participation of the Bishop.
As he learned of it, he had made expressed his desire to participate in it.
The forty year old -- supposed--- "engagement of the laity" is valuable to him -- explained the press secretary.
Msgr Huonder would have gladly shown that with his wholehearted participation.
Actually the Senior Pastor received a rebuff: the organizers advised the Bishop not to be present for the entire day, because it is after all a, "celebration of laity".
The Bishop exceeded to the wishes of the self-important lay commanders.
Unlucky General Vicar
The General Vicar of the Diocese of Church tried his luck in any case.
He received an invitation and responded.
Actually the organizers recommended that he, with the Bishop to come "toward end of the event".
The General Vicar obeyed.
Link to original, kreuz.net...
An Old Liberal Church paper in the Diocese of Chur has frontally attacked the Diocesan Bishop. The good man has defended himself.
(kreuz.net) The press speaker of the Diocese of Chur is defending against allegations by the ‘Pfarreiblatts Urschweiz’.
The ‘Pfarreiblatts’ [Pastor's Paper] appears in the central Swiss area of the Diocese Chur in a mini-edition of about 17.000 copies.
It reported in its most recent edition about a privately organized celebration on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the installation of the Pastoral Consultants of the Diocese of Chur.
Despite their high spirits and the kindergarten freshness of their work, the Pastoral Consultants in Church and those associated with it are quickly becoming increasingly antagonistic to the Church.
The article insituated that the Bishop has been "aloof" to the occasion.
Reason: Msgr Huonder is said to have not participated, rather only appeared at the end of a planned "Vespers".
The Slander Takes Flight
The press speaker categorically declined to mention this portrayal in his response.
The event had been planned without the participation of the Bishop.
As he learned of it, he had made expressed his desire to participate in it.
The forty year old -- supposed--- "engagement of the laity" is valuable to him -- explained the press secretary.
Msgr Huonder would have gladly shown that with his wholehearted participation.
Actually the Senior Pastor received a rebuff: the organizers advised the Bishop not to be present for the entire day, because it is after all a, "celebration of laity".
The Bishop exceeded to the wishes of the self-important lay commanders.
Unlucky General Vicar
The General Vicar of the Diocese of Church tried his luck in any case.
He received an invitation and responded.
Actually the organizers recommended that he, with the Bishop to come "toward end of the event".
The General Vicar obeyed.
Link to original, kreuz.net...
Bishop Heinrich a Favorite for Berlin's Archbishop
Editor: we were hoping for Bishop Imkamp, but he's nowhere on the list of three.
Germany. The new Archbishop of Berlin will be decided by 30 June. This was according to the news service 'dpa'. The 'Passauer Neue Presse' says that Bischof Gerhard Ludwig Müller von Regensburg has only been discussed a brief time for the office. Of the actual propsed three are Auxiliary Bishop Matthias Heinrich von Berlin, Archbishop Ludwig Schick von Bamberg and Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-von Elst von Limburg. The newspaper has chosen Auxilliary Bishop Heinrich as favorite.
http://www.kreuz.net/article.13395.html
Germany. The new Archbishop of Berlin will be decided by 30 June. This was according to the news service 'dpa'. The 'Passauer Neue Presse' says that Bischof Gerhard Ludwig Müller von Regensburg has only been discussed a brief time for the office. Of the actual propsed three are Auxiliary Bishop Matthias Heinrich von Berlin, Archbishop Ludwig Schick von Bamberg and Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-von Elst von Limburg. The newspaper has chosen Auxilliary Bishop Heinrich as favorite.
http://www.kreuz.net/article.13395.html
Monday, June 20, 2011
Bishop Williamson Fires Attorney
The hearing of appeal of hero-Bishop Williamson is being understanding now by an honorary professor of the University of Marburg.
(kreuz.net, Regensburg) Society Bishop Richard Williamson (71) has separated himself from his council now just before his July 4th hearing. This is according to 'dpa'.
In April the Court of Regensburg fined hero-Bishop Williamson for an offense of Holocaust denial in muzzleland Germany for 10.000 Euros.
He is challenging German legal clauses, which according to International Law, are illegal.
The Fourth Attorney
Msgr Williamson is taking his fourth attorney before his appeal.
First of all, he separated himself from the Extreme Left, Green Attorney, Comrade Matthias Lossman.
This one resigned his brief in November 2010 in a mutual agreement.
After the Comrade, followed the race conscious attorney Wolfram Nahrath.
The Society of St. Pius X protested this choice. They threatened their Bishop with ouster in case he didn't fire this new attorney.
Thereupon Msgr Williamson engaged the Heilbron prosecutor Norbert Wingerter (72).
Msgr. Williamson has no separated himself from him.
This Brit doesn't Want to wear a German Muzzle
Wingerter explained that between himself and his brief there are different positions about the defense strategy.
The attorney sees good prospects for free speech, "if one were to argue to the court, that the expression for the camera of a Swedish television crew were not intended for broadcast in Germany".
Actually, Msgr Williamson repudiates this kind of argumentation: "He believes that one could put the Holocaust in doubt."
Wingerter sees this strategy as senseless before a German court.
As his successor, Wingerter has named a practicing honorary professor of the University of Marburg.
'Dpa' doesn't name this individual.
He doesn't want to give any information about the case.
The Court of Regensburg also is giving no ruling, if a delay to the appeal hearing will be permitted.
http://www.kreuz.net/article.13394.html
(kreuz.net, Regensburg) Society Bishop Richard Williamson (71) has separated himself from his council now just before his July 4th hearing. This is according to 'dpa'.
In April the Court of Regensburg fined hero-Bishop Williamson for an offense of Holocaust denial in muzzleland Germany for 10.000 Euros.
He is challenging German legal clauses, which according to International Law, are illegal.
The Fourth Attorney
Msgr Williamson is taking his fourth attorney before his appeal.
First of all, he separated himself from the Extreme Left, Green Attorney, Comrade Matthias Lossman.
This one resigned his brief in November 2010 in a mutual agreement.
After the Comrade, followed the race conscious attorney Wolfram Nahrath.
The Society of St. Pius X protested this choice. They threatened their Bishop with ouster in case he didn't fire this new attorney.
Thereupon Msgr Williamson engaged the Heilbron prosecutor Norbert Wingerter (72).
Msgr. Williamson has no separated himself from him.
This Brit doesn't Want to wear a German Muzzle
Wingerter explained that between himself and his brief there are different positions about the defense strategy.
The attorney sees good prospects for free speech, "if one were to argue to the court, that the expression for the camera of a Swedish television crew were not intended for broadcast in Germany".
Actually, Msgr Williamson repudiates this kind of argumentation: "He believes that one could put the Holocaust in doubt."
Wingerter sees this strategy as senseless before a German court.
As his successor, Wingerter has named a practicing honorary professor of the University of Marburg.
'Dpa' doesn't name this individual.
He doesn't want to give any information about the case.
The Court of Regensburg also is giving no ruling, if a delay to the appeal hearing will be permitted.
http://www.kreuz.net/article.13394.html
Liberal Bishop Cites Feminist Theologian
Editor: What's worse, attacking the Catholic Faith when you're allegedly a significant representative of it, or making a lot of money because of your oratory skills and taking one of your former employees to court because they violated a contract and attacked one of your office managers?
San Jose Bishop Patrick McGrath received a standing ovation following his opening remarks at the annual convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America. Bishop McGrath joked about the theological competence of his fellow bishops and quoted the words of a feminist theologian whose latest book has drawn fire from the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine.
The convention, held June 9-11 at the swank Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, drew more than 300 attendees from across the United States and around the world. Bishop McGrath welcomed the society to San Jose on the convention’s opening night.
“McGrath said all the right things, touched on all the right subjects, offering gratitude to people who have dedicated their lives to scholarship and the church,” said an account published in the National Catholic Reporter. “He noted that there was a time when all the best theologians were bishops – adding with a wink and to an approving audience, ‘but that was some time ago.’”
Read further, here.
“With a wink to an approving audience”
At theological convention, San Jose bishop quotes feminist theologian censured by USCCB
San Jose Bishop Patrick McGrath received a standing ovation following his opening remarks at the annual convention of the Catholic Theological Society of America. Bishop McGrath joked about the theological competence of his fellow bishops and quoted the words of a feminist theologian whose latest book has drawn fire from the USCCB’s Committee on Doctrine.
The convention, held June 9-11 at the swank Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, drew more than 300 attendees from across the United States and around the world. Bishop McGrath welcomed the society to San Jose on the convention’s opening night.
“McGrath said all the right things, touched on all the right subjects, offering gratitude to people who have dedicated their lives to scholarship and the church,” said an account published in the National Catholic Reporter. “He noted that there was a time when all the best theologians were bishops – adding with a wink and to an approving audience, ‘but that was some time ago.’”
Read further, here.
A Classic Case of Moral Hysteria: Calls for Bishop Finn's Resignation and Father Corapi's Blood
Just to show you how crazy this abuse-hoax is, you've got people calling out for Father Corapi's blood for being accused of breaking his vow of chastity, and over here, you have people calling for Bishop Finn's resignation because a priest who was accused of using child pornography committed suicide. Talk about wild examples of rash judgment, illogic and moral hysteria.
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The link here...
Let the Crow Eating Begin: Bishop Defends the Great Corapi
I do not know thee, depart from me...
Editor: A lot of people have been drawn in to the abuse craze and the abuse-hoax here by working wittingly or otherwise to perpetuate and substantiate stupidity of these uncanonical and therefore unjust zero tolerance polices. All you need is an accusation to suspend someone. So, some anonymous person makes a phone call, and all of a sudden, boom, Father McBrien is out of a job teaching at Notre Dame? Well, I'm sure that if Father McBrien were accused of abuse, the application of the procedure would be very different.
This whole thing is dishonest and people shouldn't be surprised when the special pleading the Bishops have been engaging in for the last forty-plus years comes back to haunt them.
Don't mean to pick too much on Mark Shea. He still thinks Father Corapi violated his vows, but at least he apologized. His vitriol has been pretty typical of a lot of people who should know better, like here. Anyhow, some people are going to eat their crow for being unreasonable and others aren't.
And speaking of dishonesty, "Catholic" Online can't even get the story straight. Father Corapi isn't leaving the Church. Last time we checked, Catholic Online was stealing an artist's work and not crediting them with it.
Here's a great response to clear up some of the "hoo-ha" in this "kerfluffle":
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Editor: A lot of people have been drawn in to the abuse craze and the abuse-hoax here by working wittingly or otherwise to perpetuate and substantiate stupidity of these uncanonical and therefore unjust zero tolerance polices. All you need is an accusation to suspend someone. So, some anonymous person makes a phone call, and all of a sudden, boom, Father McBrien is out of a job teaching at Notre Dame? Well, I'm sure that if Father McBrien were accused of abuse, the application of the procedure would be very different.
This whole thing is dishonest and people shouldn't be surprised when the special pleading the Bishops have been engaging in for the last forty-plus years comes back to haunt them.
Don't mean to pick too much on Mark Shea. He still thinks Father Corapi violated his vows, but at least he apologized. His vitriol has been pretty typical of a lot of people who should know better, like here. Anyhow, some people are going to eat their crow for being unreasonable and others aren't.
And speaking of dishonesty, "Catholic" Online can't even get the story straight. Father Corapi isn't leaving the Church. Last time we checked, Catholic Online was stealing an artist's work and not crediting them with it.
Here's a great response to clear up some of the "hoo-ha" in this "kerfluffle":
FIRST OF ALL LET ME ESTABLISH THAT I HAVE NOT SPOKEN WITH FATHER CORAPI.
The fact that he has chosen the nom de plume of The Black Sheep Dog is revealing: he cares for the flock of sheep he has been ministering to all these years, sheep that he well knows are of the Lord’s flock, not his.
As a suspended priest he cannot function publicly as a priest, but he can continue to evangelize as long as he does not present himself to the public as a priest.
Every baptized person is given the obligation of being a witness to the truth, of being an evangelizer. In Father Corapi’s case, the obligation is all the greater in view of the gift of the sacramental priesthood he has been given. Prevented (hopefully only temporarily) from exercising that priesthood in a public manner during his suspension, he is aware of his obligation to be a witness to the truth and to continue to evangelize. He evidently intends to do so until his suspension is lifted not as Father John Corapi but as The Black Sheep Dog.
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