[Back to a "patriotic" church]
Anger at Beijing's grip on bishop elections
New regulations grant state-backed BCCCC final say on new bishops
UCANews
May 22, 2013
http://www.ucanews.com/news/anger-at-beijings-grip-on-bishop-elections/68321
Church observers in China have reacted strongly to a revision of the regulations surrounding the election of bishops, which they say grants the government-backed Bishops’ Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCCCC) overarching control.
Read more [...]
For Purity and Tradition in Catholicism
Interreligious dialogue center hosts conference on ‘image of the other’
Interreligious dialogue center hosts conference on ‘image of the other’
CWN - May 23, 2013
The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID), an organization established by Austria, Saudi Arabia, and Spain and named after Saudi Arabia’s current king, hosted a conference in Vienna on May 22 entitled “The Image of the Other.”
The Holy See is a founding observer of KAICIID, and Father Miguel Ayuso Guixot, the secretary Read more [...]
The Ideal of Pope Francis: the Servant Church
The Ideal of Pope Francis: the Servant Church
By Phil Lawler | May 23, 2013
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?ID=982
“When the Church becomes closed up on itself it gets sick.” With that single sentence, uttered during a prayer vigil before Pentecost, Pope Francis summed up the most important theme of his pontificate.
Before the conclave that elected him, then-Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio reportedly captured the attention of the cardinal-electors with a short address in Read more [...]
The New Meaning of “Cultural Competence”
The New Meaning of “Cultural Competence”
by Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg
5/23/13
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/the-new-meaning-of-cultural-competence
The absurdity of the mantra “don’t judge” is lost on the ideologues. Ideology is the worship of an idea and as such it is the worship of self because in deciding what ideas to worship, the ideologue makes himself the arbiter of truth and in doing so increases in his own sight. We Catholics worship the absolute person, the author Read more [...]
AA-1025 and the Catholic Church “Makeover”
[If theologians protested Humanae Vitae, if liturgical changes can be traced to scripture scholars, and if priests participated in the civil rights movement, why can't they be part of the other 1024?]
AA-1025 and the Catholic Church “Makeover”
By Howard Kainz
Thursday, 23 May 2013
http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2013/aa-1025-and-the-catholic-church-makeover.html
Those of us old enough to recall Cold War rumors prior to Vatican II may remember stories about Soviet agents Read more [...]
New Vermont assisted suicide law a ‘tragic moment’: Cardinal O’Malley
New Vermont assisted suicide law a ‘tragic moment’: Cardinal O’Malley
by Dave Andrusko
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 (NRLN) —Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, warned of an “alarming trend nationwide” after Vermont legalized physician-assisted suicide, May 20. He called for “all people of good will to fight the future passage of such laws.”
“I echo Bishop Matano of Burlington in calling Read more [...]
Religious leaders, families urge Scouts to stay with tradition as vote on gay membership looms
[No Catholic religious leaders signed the statement]
Religious leaders, families urge Scouts to stay with tradition as vote on gay membership looms
by Kirsten Andersen
IRVING, TX, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews) – As the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) prepare to vote Thursday on whether to allow openly homosexual members, thousands of current and former scouts and dozens of religious leaders are urging the organization to stand up to “intimidation” by gay activists and stay true to its roots.
Read more [...]
Defence of human life ‘central’ to Catholic social justice doctrine: Archbishop of Trieste
Defence of human life ‘central’ to Catholic social justice doctrine: Archbishop of Trieste
Hilary White, Rome Correspondent
ROME, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The duty to defend innocent human beings from the mortal threat of abortion and other attacks is a central part of the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, a prominent Italian bishop told an audience of pro-life activists last weekend.
Giampaolo Crepaldi, Archbishop of Trieste, added that in order to fulfil this vital Read more [...]
Pro-abort politicians excommunicate themselves, must not receive communion: Irish archbishop
Pro-abort politicians excommunicate themselves, must not receive communion: Irish archbishop
Hilary White, Rome Correspondent
ARMAGH, Ireland May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Catholic legislators who intend to vote to support the Irish government’s impending abortion law must refrain from presenting themselves to receive Holy Communion, the Coadjutor Archbishop of Armagh said last weekend.
“You cannot regard yourself as a person of faith and support abortion,” Archbishop Eamon Read more [...]
Stay-at-home moms, more children are solution to Germany’s demographic crisis: cardinal
Stay-at-home moms, more children are solution to Germany’s demographic crisis: cardinal
Thaddeus Baklinski
COLOGNE, May 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, says that immigration is not the answer to Germany's demographic crisis; the answer, he said, lies in increasing the birth rate.
“Where are women really publicly encouraged to stay at home and bring three or four children into the world? This is what we should do, and not – Read more [...]
MARTYROLOGY-MAY 24
Martyrology-May 24th
Roman Martyrology-May 24th- on this date in various years-
At Antioch, the birthday of St. Manahen, foster-brother of Herod the Tetrach. He was a doctor and prophet under the grace of the New Testament, and his remains now lie in the city of Antioch.
Also, blessed Joanna, wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, mentioned by the evangelist St. Luke.
At Porto, the birthday of St. Vincent, martyr.
At Nantes in Brittany, in the time of Emperor Diocletian, the blessed martyrs Read more [...]
EU Plans Penalties For Parties Who Don’t Participate in “the Values of the EU”
EU Plans Penalties For Parties Who Don’t Participate in “the Values of the EU"
Tancred
5/22/13
http://eponymousflower.blogspot.com/2013/05/eu-plans-penalties-for-parties-who-dont.html
Edit: anyone familiar with Europe’s incitement of racial hatred laws can’t possibly believe in such a thing as free speech for Europe any more, if it ever really existed.
[Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten] The EU-Commission has taken up a proposal of the socialists in Europe’s Parliament. According Read more [...]
U.S. Catholics: Overly Assimilated?
U.S. Catholics: Overly Assimilated?
May 22, 2013
George Weigel
http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/05/us-catholics-overly-assimilated
With his new book, American Church: The Remarkable Rise, Meteoric Fall, and Uncertain Future of Catholicism in America, mild-mannered Russell Shaw has become the bull in the china shop of U.S. Catholic history, knocking heroes off pedestals and overturning conventional story-lines—all in aid of trying to understand why the Church in America is Read more [...]
Pentecost, Pentecostalism, Nominalism, and the Holy Spirit
Pentecost, Pentecostalism, Nominalism, and the Holy Spirit
by John B. Manos
Posted on May 19, 2013
http://bellarmineforum.org/2013/05/19/pentecost-pentecostalism-nominalism-and-the-holy-spirit/
As water cleanses from impurity and extinguishes fire, the use of water signifies that our souls are cleansed and the fire of hell is quenched for us.
As oil gives light and strengthens the body, its use in Confirmation indicates plainly that our souls are enlightened and fortified by the Holy Read more [...]
HAPPY FEAST DAY!
O Blessed Saint Rita, my powerful advocate, behold me prostrate before thy Divine Spouse, Jesus, thy Lord, thy God, and thy All. Behold me recalling His favors to thee, that thou mayst plead for me. May this blessed Rose, sweet with the memories of thy daily acts of love before the image of the Crucified Savior, and of the wonders wrought for thee in thy dying moments, give me confidence that thou in Heaven wilt plead that I, too, may share in the good things God has in store for thy clients. Read more [...]
Godless funerals and weddings thrive in ‘post-Catholic’ Ireland
Godless funerals [and weddings] thrive in ‘post-Catholic’ Ireland
By Paresh Dave| Religion News Service
Published: May 21, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/godless-funerals-thrive-in-post-catholic-ireland/2013/05/21/d6822930-c24c-11e2-9642-a56177f1cdf7_story.html
DUBLIN — Patricia Wojnar left a 32-year career in interior design to pursue a degree that wasn’t in demand: a master’s in bereavement studies.
Having seen four family members die early, she wanted Read more [...]
Bishops’ president criticizes Obama over Planned Parenthood
Bishops’ president criticizes Obama over Planned Parenthood
by Joshua J. McElwee | May. 21, 2013
http://ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/bishops-president-criticizes-obama-over-planned-parenthood
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, has criticized President Barack Obama’s attendance at a gala for Planned Parenthood in April, saying the organization’s focus on women’s health issues is a cover phrase for abortion services.
Writing on his Read more [...]
Vatican Officials Repudiate Misinterpretation of Their Comments on Same-Sex Unions
Vatican Officials Repudiate Misinterpretation of Their Comments on Same-Sex Unions
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn and Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia say they in no way endorse such illicit relationships and that their misinterpreted remarks were used by opponents of the Church.
by EDWARD PENTIN
National Catholic Register
05/22/2013
VATICAN CITY — A handful of Vatican officials and even a cardinal have recently voiced opinions that appear to be supportive of civil unions between people Read more [...]
USCCCP questions Obama administration’s use of drones
USCCCP questions Obama administration’s use of drones
CWN - May 22, 2013
The chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has invoked just-war criteria to question the moral legitimacy of the Obama administration’s use of drones in counterterrorism killings.
“Even when viewed through the prism of just war principles, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for targeted killings raises serious moral questions,” Read more [...]
Suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
Suicide in Notre Dame cathedral in Paris
CWN - May 21, 2013
A French man committed suicide inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on May 21.
Dominique Venner, a 78-year-old historian and activist with a long history of involvement in traditionalist and nationalist causes, killed himself with a gunshot to the head, prompting police to evacuate the cathedral.
Venner had been a bitter opponent of the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, and had recently written that it would “require Read more [...]
MARTYROLOGY-MAY 23
Martyrology-May 23rd
Roman Martyrology-May 23rd- on this date in various years-
At Langres in France, the martyrdom of the holy bishop Desiderius, who visited the king to offer entreaties in behalf of his people who were mistreated by the Vandal army. He was immediately condemned to beheading, and willingly presenting his head to receive the blow of the sword, he died for the sheep committed to his charge and departed for heaven. With him suffered many of his flock, who are buried in the same Read more [...]
Patriarch: Islamist regimes ‘even worse’ than authoritarian ones
Patriarch: Islamist regimes ‘even worse’ than authoritarian ones
CWN - May 21, 2013
Questioning “the motive and the reasoning” behind support for regime change in Iraq, Egypt, Syria, and Libya, the head of the Chaldean Catholic Church said that Islamic fundamentalist regimes are “even worse” than authoritarian ones.
Under such regimes, Christians “will be considered second class because of their religion in a country in which Islam is the only standard,” said Patriarch Read more [...]
In 2nd message on Edict of Milan, Pope Francis calls for recognition of religious freedom
[Is history reversing itself--from recognition of Christianity, then to its toleration, and now to its persecution (by "undoing" the Edict of Milan)?]
In 2nd message on Edict of Milan, Pope Francis calls for recognition of religious freedom
CWN - May 21, 2013
On May 15, Pope Francis sent a telegram to Cardinal Angelo Scola of Milan as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew traveled to the Italian city to commemorate the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan.
Patriarch Bartholomew, who Read more [...]
Churches desecrated in Central African Republic; Christians flee to countryside
Churches desecrated in Central African Republic; Christians flee to countryside
CWN - May 21, 2013
In recent weeks, Islamist rebels who assumed power in the Central African Republic in March have kidnapped the rector of the cathedral in the nation’s capital as well as the archdiocesan chancellor.
Calling members of the new regime “religious extremists with evil intentions,” Bishop Albert Vanbuel of Kaga-Bandoro decried “the deliberate program of desecration and destruction of Read more [...]
Crash and Burn
Crash and Burn
ChurchMilitantTV
Published on May 21, 2013
People don't normally like the expression 'crash and burn' while on a flight, but here, it was appropriate.
Transcript http://www.churchmilitant.tv/scripts/vort-2013-05-21.pdf
Hello everyone and welcome to The Vortex where lies and falsehoods are trapped and
exposed. I’m Michael Voris.
On our way back Europe last week .. we boarding the plane and putting all the bags and
cameras and stuff up in the overhead when one Read more [...]
Cloning shows science must dialogue with philosophy
Cloning shows science must dialogue with philosophy
By Carl Bunderson
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cloning-shows-science-must-dialogue-with-philosophy/
Portland, Ore., May 21, 2013 / (CNA/EWTN News).- The recent production of stem cells from cloned human embryos has prompted a researcher to consider the need for scientists to take other disciplines into account before engaging their work.
“Scientists...do not consider bio-ethical issues to be issues at all; they don't see Read more [...]
Vatican spokesman denies Pope conducted exorcism
Vatican spokesman denies Pope conducted exorcism
By David Uebbing
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-spokesman-denies-pope-conducted-exorcism
Vatican City, May 21, 2013 / (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis did not perform an exorcism when he prayed over a young disabled man in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday, according to the Vatican’s spokesman.
“The Pope had no intention of doing an exorcism, so it is absolutely false that this has been done. He simply prayed for Read more [...]
The paradox of Pope Francis
The paradox of Pope Francis
by Hans Kung | May. 21, 2013
http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/paradox-pope-francis
Who could have imagined what has happened in the last weeks?
When I decided, months ago, to resign all of my official duties on the occasion of my 85th birthday, I assumed I would never see fulfilled my dream that -- after all the setbacks following the Second Vatican Council -- the Catholic church would once again experience the kind of rejuvenation that it did under Pope John Read more [...]
Toronto Catholic school officials tried to block GSA ban, claimed it broke law
Toronto Catholic school officials tried to block GSA ban, claimed it broke law
by Patrick B. Craine
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/toronto-catholic-school-officials-tried-to-block-gsa-ban-claimed-it-broke-l
TORONTO, May 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As North America’s largest Catholic school board prepares to vote Thursday on a motion to ban homosexual activist groups in the schools, LifeSiteNews.com has learned that school officials tried to block the move when it was brought forward Read more [...]
British Parliament to outlaw Catholic employees in public professions
[British Parliament to outlaw Catholic employees in public professions]
Young Christians will be locked out of public professions by ‘gay marriage’, ministers warn
by Hilary White
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/young-christians-will-be-locked-out-of-public-professions-by-gay-marriage-m
LONDON, May 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Young Christians will be shut out of all public professions, including teachers, doctors, nurses or any kind of public servant if the “gay marriage” bill Read more [...]
Justice Department Outlaws Catholic Employees
Hat-tip to CultureWarNotes.com especially for the bracketted headline below
[Justice Department Outlaws Catholic Employees]
Justice Department: Employees must affirm homosexuality
by J. Matt Barber
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/justice-department-employees-must-affirm-homosexuality
May 20, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Under President Obama, “justice” is anything but blind. Neither is it deaf. In fact, based on recent revelations, it appears to be watching your every move and listening Read more [...]
A ‘Catholic’ school provides a prayer room for students
A 'Catholic' school provides a prayer room for students
Posted by Richard Collins at Tuesday, May 21, 2013
http://linenonthehedgerow.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-catholic-school-provides-prayer-room.html
Excellent, well done and jolly good show you might say.
But, me, being of the curmudgeonly inclination, I think not.
The very phrase 'Prayer Room' summons up images of a room set aside for the use of Muslim students or, (horror of horrors) the ubiquitous ecumenical room where all sorts Read more [...]
Evangelizing the Evangelicals
Evangelizing the Evangelicals
by R. J. Snell
5/21/13
http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/evangelizing-the-evangelicals
In his new book, George Weigel explicates the historical development of Evangelical Catholicism, a reform begun by Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903), developed by the renewals of the early twentieth-century, formalized by Vatican II, and authoritatively interpreted by John Paul II and Benedict XVI, and now expressed with particular aplomb by Pope Francis.
It’s a stunning account, Read more [...]
Horrific Tornado Storm Hits Oklahoma: 20 children killed
As of only moments ago ( I'm posting at 10PM Pacific Time on Monday, May 20 )....
Severe Weather
Latest Weather News
Medical examiner: 20 children killed in twister
Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb, kills 51
Obama declares major disaster in Oklahoma
Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
AP Photos: Images of devastating Oklahoma tornado
Multimedia
Iowa Flooding
Multimedia Read more [...]
MARTYROLOGY-MAY 22
Martyrology-May 22nd
Roman Martyrology-May 22nd- on this date in various years-
At Rome, the holy martyrs Faustinus, Timothy, and Venustus.
In Africa, the holy martyrs Castus and Aemilius, who met their martyrdom by fire, St. Cyprian says that there were overcome by the first trial, but that in the second God made them victorious, so that those who had first weakened in the face of the fire were made mightier than the flames.
At Comana in Pontus, under Emperor Maximian and the governor Read more [...]
Catholic church bombed in Benghazi
Catholic church bombed in Benghazi
CWN - May 20, 2013
A Catholic church was bombed in Benghazi, Libya, on May 17.
Exploding in the nave of the church shortly before midnight, the bomb shattered several windows in the church itself and the adjacent rectory, but no one was injured.
Additional sources for this story
Some links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
•Bombers target Catholic church in Benghazi, priests escape unhurt (Malta Today)
http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/newsdetails/news/world/Bombers-target-Catholic-church-in-Benghazi-priests-escape-unhurt-20130519 Read more [...]
Italy’s top politicians unite against ‘homophobia’
Italy's top politicians unite against 'homophobia'
CWN - May 20, 2013
Italian President Giorgio Napolitano called for a “firm and constant commitment” to battling prejudice against homosexuals, as Italy observed “Anti-Homopobia Day” on May 17. His statement was echoed by several other leading Italian political figures.
“The state must take action, not only for recognition but also for protection of homosexuals’ rights,” said Pietro Grasso, the speaker of the Italian Senate. Read more [...]
Community of St. John acknowledges lapses by founder
[Founder of another "new movement" group disgraced]
Community of St. John acknowledges lapses by founder
CWN - May 20, 2013
The Community of St. John has acknowledged that its founder, Father Marie-Dominique Philippe, had improper relations with women under his spiritual direction.
Established by Father Philippe in 1975, the Community of St. John grew rapidly, particularly among traditional-minded Catholics in France. Father Philippe led the group until he suffered a debilitating Read more [...]
Land O’Lakes Statement at 45
[A Catholic college president notes its anniversary]
Land O’Lakes Statement at 45
45 years after the Land O’ Lakes Statement, Catholic education is gaining strength . . .
by Michael McLean
September 3, 2012
http://www.legatusmagazine.org/land-olakes-statement-45-years-later/
The 1960s was a time of great tumult in the United States — one that had devastating effects on the country’s institutions and mores.
Its ravages could be seen perhaps nowhere more clearly than on college Read more [...]
Pro-Life Protesters Rally Outside of Boston College Commencement Ceremony
Pro-Life Protesters Rally Outside of Boston College Commencement Ceremony
Lauren Landry
5/20/13
http://bostinno.streetwise.co/2013/05/20/protest-at-2013-boston-college-commencement-ceremony/#ss__332588_1_0__ss
As Boston College ushers in the Class of 2013 Monday, welcoming them to the “real world” with diplomas in hand, students and anti-abortion groups are rallying outside of the ceremony, protesting the institution’s choice to award Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny with an honorary Read more [...]
Black Sheep Dog Controversy Re-emerges ( maybe… )
On another trad site a little dustup started recently concerning ex-priest Corapi.
This may mean nothing or it may point to a continuation of the festering idolatry plague so often spread by ululating Medjugoogoo tribesmen coming into contact with unsuspecting Catholics.
Does anyone have knowledge of whatever the latest status of the ol' Black Sheep Dip's comportment actually is? Is he still with his paramour? Still living in the gated MT community with his expensive toys? Still propagandizing Read more [...]
Catholic Sociologist Describes Boston College Commencement Scandal as the Latest in a Line of Offenses
[After her IRS investigation, the IRA (or whatever Edna's goon squad is) might be after her next]
Catholic Sociologist Describes Boston College Commencement Scandal as the Latest in a Line of Offenses
May 20, 2013 | By Tim Drake |
http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/2257/Catholic-Sociologist-Describes-Boston-College-Commencement-Scandal-as-the-Latest-in-a-Line-of-Offenses.aspx
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Franciscan Read more [...]
Clash on abortion in Catholic hospitals
Clash on abortion in Catholic hospitals
Posted: Mon 20/05/2013 by Niall Hunter
http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=22127
The Government could be heading for a clash with Catholic-owned hospitals if it acts on proposals to extend the number of designated centres where terminations can be carried out in its planned abortion legislation.
The heads of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill only specifically provides for terminations to be carried out in the 16 maternity units Read more [...]
USCCCP, other Catholic organizations: contact senators about farm bill
[Not a repeat of a previous post but a reminder by our omni-competent hiero-crats on an important matter--although not directly pertaining to faith and morals]
USCCCP, other Catholic organizations: contact senators about farm bill
CWN - May 20, 2013
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and three other Catholic organizations are asking Catholics to urge their senators “to support a Farm Bill that feeds hungry people, promotes stewardship of creation, supports small Read more [...]
Everything Old Is New Again
Everything Old Is New Again
Posted By Charles A. Coulombe On May 18, 2013
The past five decades have seen religious life in the Catholic Church go into two very different directions. On the one hand, in the wake of Vatican II, many orders – especially of women – jettisoned their unique habits and rules (and in the case of the Dominicans and Carmelites, their liturgical rites). This revolutionary era was immediately followed by an enormous drop off in vocations, especially among those bodies Read more [...]
Cd. Oddi’s & Freemason Gr. Mstr. Gaito’s JOINT Letter to JP II
http://www.corriere.it/sette/13_maggio_07/2013-19-inchiesta-pinotti-galeazzi_03c68f56-b72d-11e2-8651-352f50bc2572.shtml
[ Google machine translation ]
That strange thread that binds the Church and Freemasonry
A letter written by Cardinal Oddi and the Grand Master Gaito to Pope John Paul II and the testimony of various prelates and "insiders" raise the issue of infiltration inside the Vatican
The infiltration of Freemasonry in the sacred rooms of the Holy See was often muttered, Read more [...]
MARTYROLOGY-MAY 21
Martyrology-May 21st
Roman Martyrology-May 21st- on this date in various years-
St. Valens, bishop, who was put to death along with three children.
At Alexandria, the commemoration of the holy martyrs Secundus, a priest, and others, whom the Arian bishop George ordered to be barbarously slain during the holy days of Pentecost, under Emperor Constantius.
In Morocco, the birthday of the holy martyrs Timothy, Polius, and Eutychius, deacons, who merited to be crowned together for spreading Read more [...]
Thousands Urge Boston College to Drop Pro-Abortion Speaker Enda Kenny
Thousands Urge Boston College to Drop Pro-Abortion Speaker Enda Kenny
by Tradition, Family and Property | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 5/19/13
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/19/thousands-urge-boston-college-to-drop-pro-abortion-speaker-enda-kenny/
Thousands of Catholic students and parents are urging Boston College — a Catholic institution — to rescind its invitation to Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny, who is slated to receive an honorary degree and deliver commencement remarks on Read more [...]
Rainbow Sash Movement (LGBT Catholics) Calls on Cardinal Francis George of Chicago to Reclaim God’s radical inclusivity on Pentecost Sunday (May 19)
[To be "fair and balanced': The latest from the religious left's "fever swamp"]
Rainbow Sash Movement (LGBT Catholics) Calls on Cardinal Francis George of Chicago to Reclaim God’s radical inclusivity on Pentecost Sunday (May 19)
http://news.gnom.es/pr/rainbow-sash-movement-lgbt-catholics-calls-on-cardinal-francis-george-of-chicago-to-reclaim-gods-radical-inclusivity-on-pentecost-sunday-may-19
"Out of the closet and into the pew"
CHICAGO, May 19, 2013 /NEWS.GNOM.ES/ — The Catholic Read more [...]
CD. KOCH – HIS FORMAL HERESY PUBLICLY EXAMINED
Many have speculated what would result from the triumph of formal heresy at the very highest levels of the Church's hierarchy... Could it occur? Has it, actually? After all, aren't such preposterous claims the province of "integlralistes" and "traditionalists" - those schismatic, mean-spirited and "hardheaded fools" ( viz., PP Francis, "bishop of Rome" ) who are all "outside the Church"?
Well, for 50 years, what Cd. Koch (the poster boy of ecumenism) openly states, conciliarist popes and heads Read more [...]
The Malachi Martin files have been added
You can find the link on the right sidebar some ways down the page.
It was a bit of work to reformat all of it and there still may be a few kinks via the transition. All of the documents should be downloadable in PDF format for archive and/or distribution.
I’ve been meaning to add these for some time, but had been putting it off until a very good priest and great friend of the forum pushed me along.
“The Fiscal Cliff” vs. “The Fiscal Gap” — How much trouble is the US really in?
CBC's "The Current" played an interview today with Laurence Kotlikoff, an economist at Boston University who ran for President in the past 2012 election with Americans Elect (but who canceled the campaign in the spring). He explains the real extent of the American deficit and debt and the drastic measures needed to keep the US from dropping into insolvency and suffering the same fate as Greece.
Listen to the interview starting at 03:00 at the following address: http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2012/12/07/laurence-kotlikoff-is-the-united-states-broke/
Another Read more [...]
Recent upgrades/mods to AQ
Some of the most recent upgrades to AQ.
- Anyone with a status of "contributor" or above can post pictures in comments using HTML image tags.
- Allowed many other HTML tags to be used by contributors and above.
- Commenters can edit their comments up to 30 minutes after posting.
- Moderators have ability to ban users by username.
- External links in posts and comments will boot to a new window.
- Added Facebook “like” button on the main index page.
- Added the AQ favicon to address bar.
- Read more [...]
AQ Editorial: The “Lefebvrite” Lexicon (or “Lefebvricon”)
By John Grasmeier
Angelqueen.org
June, 2012
Note: The following article first appeared in October of 2006. It's been edited to apply to the current situation.
As a result of all of the media attention being paid to the current situation between the SSPX and Rome, there has been a great deal of renewed focus on the priestly Society of St. Pius X (SSPX). Journalists and bloggers covering the topic have had to quickly become informed on a subject which many or most had previously known Read more [...]
AQ Editorial: Nothingness – Rebellion and the SSPX “split” fantasy
Att: Rebels.
We won't become angry with you, debate you, coddle you or criticize you. We won't respond, react or even flinch. We won't attempt to talk you into something, or talk you out of anything.
You see, any of the above would a tacit indication that your opinions, musings and philosophies etc. are important to Angelqueen.org, the SSPX and/or Holy Mother Church at large.
God knows - as does anyone who's been here more than a day - we've done our share of rebelling on AQ. We've also Read more [...]
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After moving the site, the email subscription feed needed to be reworked. In the past at the former site, some of you had issues with getting email updates. Some of you, like myself, may have developed issues after moving to the new site.
Hopefully, these issues have been resovled, but let me know if you run into any problems.
Some of you may remember the old "Tradlist." This system Read more [...]
Catholic “Test of Fire” Campaign Ad going viral
Just read a News report that CNN is getting around 370,000 viewers. This video has over 1.5 million views at the time of this posting.
HEADS-UP: Come fall, AQ will be doing its part to flush this anti-Catholic, sociopathic, scumbag turd down the toilet – where he belongs.
I know evil when I see it and I have my daughter’s future to think of.
Upgrades and Updates to AQ
Some of the recent improvements. If you have any bug reports, feedback etc., post here.
Upgraded the new site to a more robust (4g) linux setup.
Email Subscription (subscribe by email link at top left) for "News" category.
Gave editors (moderators Tim, Tom and ECS) more control over content and users.
Installed a WYSIWYG for the comments box so commenters can customize text (bold, italic etc.)
Installed a "preview" function for comments.
Enabled a memberlist function for anyone with Read more [...]
Authors: I’ve discovered a FANTASTIC way to lose your posting privileges!
Not sure how anyone, especially here, ever got the bright idea that AQ, the SSPX and/or Holy Church are democracies. None ever were, at any point in time, ever.
For those authors who haven't disabused themselves of this notion, I have first hand info that there are many others who would absolutely love to take your place as an author here.
Hence, if you are feeling charitable and wish to give your author spot to another non-author AQ member, here are a few tips:
- Write an article Read more [...]
IMPORTANT: The ability to create new threads has been closed to new members.
Here's what I wrote to one of our members who was inquiring about emial and IP addresses being available to the person who creates a post:
This is interesting. I thought only I was seeing that info because I'm the admin. I've looked into the matter further.
It turns out that wordpress gives everyone who is an "author" (the default status given when a new user joins) the ability to see that information. The idea is to give every author control over their thread and know who is posting to it.
It Read more [...]
Still building and getting the bugs out.
Just a heads up in case anyone is wondering why things still get funky every now and then. Still getting the bugs out, adding stuff, taking stuff out etc. Looks like we're well on our way to a new home. Most of the members are telling me that they like they REALLY like the new digs once they get used to it. I didn't at first, but now I'm just loving nearly everything about this.
Nevermind that it's made nearly ALL of our tech issue disappear, this paltform just looks, feels and acts like we took Read more [...]