Daily Archives: July 5, 2012

Martyrology-July 7th Roman Martyrology-July 7th- on this date in various years- The holy bishops Cyril and Methodius, whose respective birthdays are on the 14th of February and the 6th of April. At Rome, the holy martyrs Claudius, a notary, Nicostratus, an assistant prefect, Castorius, Victorinus, and Symphorian, who had been brought to the faith of Christ by St. Sebastian, and baptized by the blessed priest Polycarp. While they were engaged in searching for the bodies of the holy martyrs, Read more [...]

[More dumb or disingenuous remarks from another high-ranking churchman] Austrian cardinal speaks on controversies Cardinal Schönborn discusses decision to go to Medjugorje, priestly dissent CWN summary (www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=14825): In an interview with Our Sunday Visitor, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna responds to the criticism he has received for allowing an avowed homosexual to sit on a parish council, traveling to Medjugorje, and failing Read more [...]

Start novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel on July 7 ending July 15, vigil of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. O Most Beautiful Flower of Mount Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity (mention intention(s) O Star of the Sea, help me and show me in this that thou art my Mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech thee, from the bottom of my heart, to succor Read more [...]

QueriteDominum.blogspot.com July 5, 2012 The Vatican continues to expose its intentions concerning the SSPX in an unabashed and frank manner. Archbishop Di Noia and Bishop Muller have made no bones about their monumental task of converting the SSPX to conciliarism. Archbishop Di Noia states “Nobody can deny that Karol Wojtyla’s pontificate marked a major shift in the theological understanding of Judaism within the Catholic Church.” I would counter that there is nothing about Read more [...]

Source: The Tablet ‘Rethink line on divorce and gays’ 5 July 2012 The Church must rethink its approach to remarried divorcees and gay relationships, the world’s youngest cardinal has said. Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, 55, made his comments in an interview with the German weekly Die Zeit and said that while the Orthodox Church considers only the first marriage sacramentally valid, divorce and a second marriage is tolerated. Asked whether this could be a model for the Catholic Church, he replied Read more [...]

“Catholics” for Choice Mocks USCCB Fortnight for Freedom by Calvin Freiburger | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 7/5/12 www.lifenews.com/2012/07/05/catholics-for-choice-mocks-usccb-fortnight-for-freedom/ They say that the best defense is a good offense. For those defending the indefensible, it’s also the only defense, as abortion apologists have taken to heart. At RH Reality Check, Catholics for Choice President Jon O’Brien accuses the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops of undermining Read more [...]

Müller speaks: The Church, a house of many rooms Posted by New Catholic at 7/05/2012 rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2012/07/muller-speaks-church-of-large-rooms.html#more The new Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Abp. Gerhard Müller, granted his first interview after his appointment to KNA, the German bishops’s news agency (in German). Dutch Catholic blog In Caelo et in Terra has provided a translation, to which we made minor adaptations: KNA: Archbishop, Read more [...]

Austrian dissident group rips new CDF prefect CWN – July 05, 2012 An Austrian organization strongly critical of Church teaching is criticizing Pope Benedict’s appointment of the bishop of Regensburg as the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Archbishop Gerhard Müller is a “hardliner” who has called “reform groups parasitic,” We Are Church said in a statement. The organization faulted the prelate for “limiting the participation of the laity” and Read more [...]

Leading Irish official calls for same-sex marriage CWN – July 05, 2012 Ireland’s deputy prime minister is calling upon the nation to legalize same-sex marriage. “I believe in gay marriage,” said Eamon Gilmore, who also serves as minister for foreign affairs and trade. “The right of gay couples to marry is, quite simply, the civil rights issue of this generation, and, in my opinion, its time has come.” “It is not the role of the State to pass judgement on who a person falls Read more [...]