tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67586041969687972722024-03-27T01:35:06.405-05:00TradicatSeeking A Way Forward: A Lay Catholic Traditionalist's Thoughts and Reflections on ways to help the Church emerge from this crisis of FaithTradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.comBlogger1975125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-26987010266172149042024-03-24T02:00:00.012-05:002024-03-24T02:00:00.163-05:00New Roundup - March 24, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p style="text-align: left;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZaH8nVxYrd7mgEBFkscB5weQ4bNwKUQEiS3wbgIC0PMq8jxAzTs4oSOKwHWkCwM2f2LGpX8ceEoG0nMzvTJntq-SjF0LsM0X9UmZ7SmCoDeYpLT8LrwJzwaB9Dx_rnyj6vtrTahu14mMcmNNvOFVgD2jjbACyEDCOBQ67T3k_idkk2TIYJMDTlXGYqzf/s392/Error%20503.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="121" data-original-width="392" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZaH8nVxYrd7mgEBFkscB5weQ4bNwKUQEiS3wbgIC0PMq8jxAzTs4oSOKwHWkCwM2f2LGpX8ceEoG0nMzvTJntq-SjF0LsM0X9UmZ7SmCoDeYpLT8LrwJzwaB9Dx_rnyj6vtrTahu14mMcmNNvOFVgD2jjbACyEDCOBQ67T3k_idkk2TIYJMDTlXGYqzf/s320/Error%20503.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Original reports had CMTV shuttering its operations in April. Well, I get the 503 and a check on Wikipedia states that it went defunct March 13, 2024 (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Militant_(website)">link</a>). Their YouTube site is still active, but at this time all the vids are 3 weeks or older. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Thus ends the story of CMTV, but not of the people involved in the media venture. I would use 'apostolate' very hesitantly, especially with regards to their editorial bias for the past 10 years.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Other comments below.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Praying that you have had a profitable Lent.</p><p style="text-align: left;">P^3</p>
<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Wars and Rumours of Wars</dt><dd>
<a href="https://ground.news/article/moore-says-white-christians-are-jewish-peoples-true-enemy-no-palestinian-ran-the-spanish-inquisition_b9fe82">Ground News - Michael Moore: Palestinians Aren’t Israel’s Persecutors, It’s Been White European Christians Slaughtering Jews</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/03/us-build-temporary-pier-gaza-provide-humanitarian-aid/394772/">US to establish temporary port in Gaza to provide humanitarian aid - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2024/03/how-can-deterrence-seize-initiative-three-approaches-countering-china-gray-zone/394748/">Three ideas for countering China in the gray zone - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/03/white-house-sanctions-former-israeli-intel-officer-and-commercial-spyware-maker/394706/">White House sanctions former Israeli intel officer and commercial spyware maker - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2024/03/05/rearming-us-navy-ships-at-sea-is-no-longer-an-option-but-a-necessity/">Rearming US Navy ships at sea is no longer an option, but a necessity</a>
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<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2024/03/07/pentagon-abandons-effort-to-scale-down-amphibious-ship-design/">Pentagon abandons effort to scale down amphibious ship design</a>
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<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/video/2024/03/05/what-is-bravery-medal-of-honor-recipients-tackle-that-question-here-on-march-12/">What do Medal of Honor recipients say about the nature of bravery? Their answers may surprise you.</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/united-states-debate-over-ivf-enters-presidential-campaign-43005">United States: The Debate Over IVF Enters the Presidential Campaign | FSSPX News</a></dd><dd><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/marcum-st-nicholas-owen">St. Nicholas Owen — Builder of Secret Hiding Places for Persecuted Priests| National Catholic Register</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat: Once again the world creeps towards a more expansive conflict with the usual hotspots - Middle-East, Asia, South America. In all this there will be heroism, virtue, vice and cowardice. Pray for the strength to practice virtue in a world and Church that have gone mad.</b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: red;"><b>I wonder if we should make priest hiding holes? Although, with today's technology that may be a hopeless task. </b></span></i><br />
</p><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Crisis of the Catholic Church</dt><dd>
<a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/03/04/olson-eucharistic-revival-source-summit-247416">The Eucharist is the ‘source and summit’ of Christian life. What does that really mean? | America Magazine</a>
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<a href="http://www.mondayvatican.com/vatican/pope-francis-and-the-pope-to-come">MondayVatican – Vatican » Pope Francis and the Pope to come | MondayVatican</a>
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<a href="https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2024/03/fiducia-supplicans-opens-priest-to.html">LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Fiducia supplicans opens a priest to the demonic!</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=61555">News Headlines | Catholic Culture</a>
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<a href="https://ocpsociety.org/coptic-church-synod-rejects-same-sex-relations-suspends-dialogue-with-catholics/">Coptic Orthodox Church Synod Rejects Same-Sex Relations, Suspends Dialogue with Catholics - Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/how-and-why-to-make-your-own-trad-mens-conference/">How (and Why) to Make Your Own Trad Men’s Conference - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/have-you-no-decency-holy-father">Have You No Decency, Holy Father? - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/257170/its-a-minor-miracle-parishioners-purchase-historic-church-from-allentown-pennsylvania-diocese">‘It’s a minor miracle’: Parishioners purchase historic church from Allentown, Pennsylvania, diocese | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2024/03/bishop-schneider-fiducia-supplicans-is.html">LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Bishop Schneider: Fiducia Supplicans "is an insult to reason....an abuse."</a> </dd><dd><a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2024/03/hong-kong-diocese-says-no-risk-to-confession-with-security-law">Hong Kong diocese says no risk to confession with security law | Crux</a> </dd><dd><a href="https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2024/03/vatican-reigns-in-german-bishops-amid-dispute-over-national-reforms">Vatican reins in German bishops amid dispute over national reforms | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/traditionis-custodes-comes-to-england-and-wales/">Traditionis Custodes Comes to England and Wales - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/forbidden-kinshasa-authorized-rome-43006">Forbidden in Kinshasa, But Authorized in Rome | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-1-43361">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (1) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-2-43377">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (2) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-3-43430">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (3) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-4-43474">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (4) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-5-43506">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (5) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/press-review-endless-repercussions-fiducia-supplicans-6-43533">Press Review: The Endless Repercussions of Fiducia Supplicans (6) | FSSPX News</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat:Fiducia Supplicans and its precurso Traditiones Custodes continue to give and give ... I mean take. So the Crisis continues at a feverish pace and could be concerning when coupled with the secular news. It makes me wonder if it is a negativity bias from my usual sources or reality. Either way, I'm not directly involved in these crises ... unlike the Pandemic so all I can do is pray for those directly involved. </b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: red;"><b>With respect to the 'Vatican Reins in the Germans' - yeah don't see this being a problem (sarcasm alert).<br /></b></span></i></p><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Popes Past Present and Future</dt><dd>
<a href="https://ground.news/article/pope-appears-unable-to-climb-a-few-steps-amid-respiratory-mobility-problems">Ground News - Pope appears unable to climb a few steps as respiratory and mobility problems take their toll</a>
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<a href="https://religionnews.com/2024/03/07/pope-appears-unable-to-climb-a-few-steps-as-respiratory-and-mobility-problems-take-their-toll/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">Pope appears unable to climb a few steps as respiratory and mobility problems take their toll</a>
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<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/pope-francis-appears-unable-climb-steps-popemobile-following-weekly-general-audience?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">Pope Francis appears unable to climb popemobile steps, video shows | Fox News</a>
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<a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10338935/pope-francis-health-problems/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">Pope Francis unable to climb few steps as health problems take toll - National | Globalnews.ca</a>
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<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/pope-appears-unable-to-climb-a-few-steps-as-respiratory-and-mobility-problems-take-their-toll-1.6796468?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">Pope health: Steps pose difficulty as health issues take toll | CTV News</a>
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<a href="https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/pope-appears-unable-to-climb-a-few-steps-as-respiratory-and-mobility-problems-take-their-toll?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">Pope appears unable to climb a few steps as respiratory and mobility problems take their toll | National Post</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/03/in-defense-of-moderate-position-on.html">RORATE CÆLI: In Defense of the Moderate Position on Papal Jurisdiction: John Lamont Replies to José Ureta</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat: I think it is safe to say that we are entering the final gasps of this Pontificate. I wonder if God will intervene to adjust the bias in the College of Cardinals.</b></span></i>
<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Persecution Within The Catholic Church</dt><dd>
<a href="https://wdtprs.com/2024/03/ask-father-fssp-leaders-had-a-meeting-with-francis-wherein-fr-z-rants/">ASK FATHER: FSSP leaders had a meeting with Francis. Wherein Fr. Z rants. | Fr. Z's Blog</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/the-fssp-suffers-for-the-long-game/">The FSSP Suffers for the Long Game - OnePeterFive</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat:I wonder if the FSSP will comply with the Pope's wish / request that they concelebrate the Novus Ordo Missae. It really comes do to principles, if they refuse to concelebrate the Novus-Ordo - are they really ok with V2? Is it simply a matter of sentiment for them? It is a dangerous game that they play for the salvation of souls.</b></span></i>
<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Traditional Catholic Responses</dt><dd>
<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/how-and-why-to-make-your-own-trad-mens-conference/">How (and Why) to Make Your Own Trad Men’s Conference - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/davearmstrong/2019/11/taylor-marshall-groupie-makes-a-typical-personal-attack.html">Taylor Marshall Groupie Makes A Typical Personal Attack | Dave Armstrong</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/sspx-sisters-founded-assist-and-pray-priesthood-34858">SSPX Sisters - Founded to Assist and Pray for the Priesthood | District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/united-our-traditional-catholic-faith-30209">United in Our Traditional Catholic Faith | District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/priest-mediator-between-god-and-man-30096">The Priest: Mediator Between God and Man | District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/purpose-society-priesthood-and-all-pertains-it-30878">“The purpose of the Society is the priesthood and all that pertains to it." | District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/sspx-essentially-apostolic-because-such-sacrifice-mass">The SSPX is essentially apostolic, because such is the Sacrifice of the Mass | District of the USA</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat:In the midst of all this 'bad news' - it is important to keep a perspective on what is important. Even Dave Armstrong's response to my rant was interesting - I've never been called a groupie before.</b></span></i>
<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>General Interest</dt><dd>
<a href="https://twitter.com/RenOfMen/status/1764481648304026021">Will Spencer | Renaissance of Men on X: "I spent 6 months backpacking alone through India in 2018 &amp; 2019, traveling primarily by overnight bus. As a 6-foot tall tattooed white man I was monetarily taken advantage of many times, and viewed alternately as a walking ATM or photo opportunity wherever I went. But by God’s…" / X</a>
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<a href="https://tradcatfem.com/rules-of-engagement/">Rules Of Engagement | Traditional Catholic Femininity 🌹🙏🌹</a>
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<a href="https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/1000302?ecd=WNL_trdalrt_pos1_ous_240307_etid6357851&uac=404071ET&impID=6357851">SARS CoV-2 Is a Very Weird Virus</a>
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<a href="https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2024/03/13/the-catholic-midwife-who-delivered-3000-babies-at-auschwitz/">The Catholic midwife who delivered 3,000 babies at Auschwitz - The Catholic Thing</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/two-catholic-scientists-you-might-not-know">Two Catholic Scientists You Might Not Know - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<i><span style="color: red;"><b>Tradicat: These are some interesting posts that I thought I'd add to the list for future reading.</b></span></i><br />
<br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-55458527606735228712024-03-13T02:00:00.177-05:002024-03-13T02:00:00.135-05:00Catholic Culture - The Edgar Schein Model Analysis of the Pre and Post Conciliar Culture<div><p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> So ... I was thinking ... I've used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Schein">Edgar Schein's (RIP) organizational cultural model (link</a>) in my research ... why not apply it in a comparison between the Catholic Organizational Culture - PRE and POST Second Vatican Culture?</p><p>Of course, this will be from my own perspective, I'm certain that others will think differently. 😁</p><p>Also, apologies for a rather long article.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mutomorro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Edgar-Scheins-Culture-Model-Mutomorro-1-2048x1448.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="453" src="https://mutomorro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Edgar-Scheins-Culture-Model-Mutomorro-1-2048x1448.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Graphic: <a href="https://mutomorro.com/edgar-scheins-culture-model/">https://mutomorro.com/edgar-scheins-culture-model/</a></p><p>Below is a quick mapping of the cultural factors that I could think of. Since the Church is vast and composed of millions of Souls, it is necessarily a limited cultural map. Yet, I think it will still be useful to assess what has changed since the Second Vatican Council.</p><p>Additional Reading: <a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/5-enduring-management-ideas-mit-sloans-edgar-schein">5 enduring management ideas from MIT Sloan’s Edgar Schein | MIT Sloan</a>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjBuc7JM6vOkxs0qWebt3hROpPsR5lD6VS5oeEglC6GPoAIE6k5DJdj9TrbqvWpdb4m9CWQN3RXB8ip5SzdeBUi89bEWtMfdaj-fzQusydU8qVmpnZiJmroCzrPZ1_JyZ-me3n8Y-wldo0f5cFRkhYNK3gUn_ffroDhxFp6qfP3Z5XJke08FVLh9IoQOo/s1186/Catholic%20Culture%20As%20Per%20Edgar%20Schein%20Model.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikjBuc7JM6vOkxs0qWebt3hROpPsR5lD6VS5oeEglC6GPoAIE6k5DJdj9TrbqvWpdb4m9CWQN3RXB8ip5SzdeBUi89bEWtMfdaj-fzQusydU8qVmpnZiJmroCzrPZ1_JyZ-me3n8Y-wldo0f5cFRkhYNK3gUn_ffroDhxFp6qfP3Z5XJke08FVLh9IoQOo/s16000/Catholic%20Culture%20As%20Per%20Edgar%20Schein%20Model.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Artifacts</h2><p>Artifacts are tangible and observable aspects of the culture being examined. All organizations have them. Walmart has their Walmart chant, Charismatics have their speaking in tongues. The Catholic Church has its structure and liturgy.</p><p>Looking at the Church today we would find that the artifacts have undergone a radical change or are under attack.<br /> <br /> Examples<br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Architecture</li><ul><li>In the Catholic Church form follows function and the function of the Catholic Church is to be the House of God, the Holy of Holies. As such, the best materials possible were used for the construction and decoration of Catholic Churches both small and large. In fact, many great monuments are the result of direct sacrifices made by the local Catholics to build their Church.</li><li>One of the functions of the building is to elevate the soul to the contemplation of worship of God. Hence the towering walls, stain glass windows. Plus in the middle-ages the Cathedral also served to as a Teacher with the truths and stories of the Church shining though the coloured glass.<br /></li><li>One final aspect is that the architecture orients the faithful to a single focal point of the Church - the Altar - as the Sacrifice of the Mass is the pinnacle of the Catholic Liturgy. So to should the Mass be the architectural focal point. On this altar is normally found the Tabernacle where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved (ie kept). In larger Churches, such as St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the Blessed Sacrament is kept in a side altar.<br /></li></ul></ul> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrA2DDNiL1Vz4-7tZWv58KIlKwsMHaIazLxeeJY2dJJOumhXURznY-aQ1L3twjGpxScrqZ5lWhNBWk40SVxkU9VtFXBN2hHR-cn-3jIJvzmrVNzWFJLOC18_gJzCMWxQN1qqMF4wB27Wil6Sind2SfUzCuzAZ499-3FdN8fUVlchtM9k_Je1507vsGocA/s5252/Church_of_Our_Lady_Assumed_into_Heaven,_St._Mary's_(Main)_Altar_(1489_by_Veit_Stoss),_5_Mariacki_square,_Old_Town,_Krak%C3%B3w,_Poland.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5252" data-original-width="3627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSrA2DDNiL1Vz4-7tZWv58KIlKwsMHaIazLxeeJY2dJJOumhXURznY-aQ1L3twjGpxScrqZ5lWhNBWk40SVxkU9VtFXBN2hHR-cn-3jIJvzmrVNzWFJLOC18_gJzCMWxQN1qqMF4wB27Wil6Sind2SfUzCuzAZ499-3FdN8fUVlchtM9k_Je1507vsGocA/w442-h640/Church_of_Our_Lady_Assumed_into_Heaven,_St._Mary's_(Main)_Altar_(1489_by_Veit_Stoss),_5_Mariacki_square,_Old_Town,_Krak%C3%B3w,_Poland.jpg" width="442" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Zygmunt Put - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101001193</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b6PxZ1cz5w0RoSo2vUiSxtcQl_v3XvDm-7YiYSOPtMRSWbRzR3TH61AZuvHVceP52wQ4EXFFkc_sGwcqZr0BNyYXpHLbd1myBS8LhB001WZJCaJ-jbpzXn11W-vPUdqwQy8nYGoco7ZD9UtwgsN9uO59ujVYmz56watFYlvnQE3x6mmI3DH8HNVaf2NA/s800/cathedrale_st_boniface_24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="800" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6b6PxZ1cz5w0RoSo2vUiSxtcQl_v3XvDm-7YiYSOPtMRSWbRzR3TH61AZuvHVceP52wQ4EXFFkc_sGwcqZr0BNyYXpHLbd1myBS8LhB001WZJCaJ-jbpzXn11W-vPUdqwQy8nYGoco7ZD9UtwgsN9uO59ujVYmz56watFYlvnQE3x6mmI3DH8HNVaf2NA/w640-h402/cathedrale_st_boniface_24.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/media-5182/cathedrale_st_boniface_24.jpg</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <br /><p> </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Doctrine and Dogma</li><ul><li>With regards to Doctrine and Dogma, there is literally too much to speak. For a list please refer to <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2015/10/dogmas-of-catholic-faith-de-fide.html">Dogmas of the Catholic Faith (de fide) - Expanded Listing</a>
. </li><li>I would point out that there is one Dogma that serve as a foundation for everything else that the Catholic Church believes, teaches and does: The Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. If He wasn't ... then the Catholic Church is just the worlds biggest NGO (Non-Governmental Organization).</li><li>For example, </li><ul><li>Pre-council there was no doubt that Catholic Church IS the Church of Christ. There was even pontifical documents that had reaffirmed this before the council.</li><li>Post-council this perennial doctrine was modified with the phrase "subsistit in" and the explanation "<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><i>that the Church of Christ is
present and operative in the churches and ecclesial Communities not yet
fully in communion with the Catholic Church</i>" </span>(link below), undermine the fundamental identity of both the Catholic Church and those within it. </li><li>This statement by the CDF seems to employ a new definition of the Church in that the protestants and schismatics have at least the sacrament of baptism and until the baptised individuals sever the bond to the Church - they remain Catholic. <i>I would counter that the presence of individuals who, in error, remain in the schismatic and heretical Churches do not make those organizations part of the Catholic Church.</i><br /></li><li><a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html">Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church</a>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"> </div></li></ul></ul><li>Historical Documents</li><ul><li>The historical documents of the Catholic Church are more than just a historical record. They also contain the Lives of the Saints, of people just the present day Catholics who practised Heroic Virtue and serve as models.</li><li>Further the documents show that the Catholic Church is governed by fallible humans. Yet it continues to stagger, saunter, march or run through the ages with its Dogma intact - even today!</li><li>This history shows how Catholics lived and believed in the past and provides a point to assess the culture of today. On this basis the life of Catholics has both similarities and differences.</li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Liturgy</li><ul><li>Roman Catholic Liturgy has traditionally embodied and reflected the beliefs (ie Doctrines) of the Catholic Church. The same is true of the other approved Rites of the Catholic Church. </li><li>This expression is contained in every element, the decorations / art (statues, pictures) vestments, arrangement of the sanctuary, sacred vessels, words, who is in the sanctuary, movements, body positions (ie. elevation) sequence and timing.<br /></li><li>Liturgy is a core expression of Catholic belief, if not THE core and if we look for the pinnacle of liturgical expression, then it is the Sacrifice of the Mass. Therefore it is in the Liturgy that we find the most obvious changes since the Second Vatican Council. </li><li>For example, </li><ul><li>Pre-Vatican II, the priest was the Alter Christus offering the Sacrifice of the Cross in an unbloody manner. Not just a re-enactment like they do for the civil war battles. This is the same person (OLJC) offering the same Sacrifice, therefore it is essentially the same Sacrifice as that of Calvary. The words in the consecration make this plain and clear.</li><li>Post-Vatican II, the priest presides over the liturgy as, in some circles, the congregation participates in more than the pre-conciliar concepts. That is why private masses are discouraged.</li></ul></ul><li>Music</li><ul><li>Another facet of the liturgy is music within the Church (vocal and instrumental), who is allowed to sing what, when, where, why, how and with what instrumental accompaniment? <br /></li><li>All of these facets embody a cultural value or assumption.</li><ul><li>Who: This indicates a certain hierarchy within the Church. For example, in the Tridentine Rite there are sections reserved for the Priest, the Schola and the Congregation. This extends to what instruments are allowed during the liturgy.<br /></li><li>What: The content of what each participant is allowed to sing further reveals this hierarchy. <br /></li><li>When: At what point is singing allowed?<br /></li><li>Where: Are the singers in the sanctuary, congregation or separated in either the choir loft or choir stalls at the front? (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choir_%28architecture%29">Choir (architecture) - Wikipedia</a>)</li><li>Why:What is the purpose of the singing? Is it in response to the celebrant, a part of the liturgy, or accompaniment?<br /></li><li>What types of music? Gregorian, Sacred Harmonic or Polyphonic? Moderns?<br /></li><li>What types of instrumental accompaniment: Organ, piano, classical wind and string instruments, drums, guitars, etc?<br /></li></ul><li>For example, </li><ul><li>Pre-council</li><ul><li>Gregorian Chant held priority of place with specific elements reserved to the priest, schola or congregation.Sacred harmonic and polyphonic music composed specifically for the liturgy were common .</li><li>Instruments were limited to organ, or classical string and wind instruments.</li><li>The use of profane instruments, like guitar or drums, were forbidden.</li><li>The use of profane / secular melodies were likewise forbidden.</li><li><a href="https://www.ccwatershed.org/2013/03/28/banish-all-guitars-and-pianos-church/">Banish All Guitars and Pianos from the Church</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10657a.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Musical Instruments in Church Services</a>
</li></ul><li>Post-Council</li><ul><li>Drums, Guitars and secular melodies are now allowed.<br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_Catholic_liturgical_music">Contemporary Catholic liturgical music - Wikipedia</a> <br /></li></ul></ul></ul><li>Behaviour</li><ul><li>How Catholics behave in religious settings, irregardless of where they fit in the hierarchy speaks volumes. Where is their attention, how do they talk, move, act in Church, processesion etc.</li><li>For example, reverent behaviour and even silence in Catholic Churches was the norm before the council. Post-Council, I've seen Catholic Churches become as boisterous as a Wedding Social. Continuous chatter, even during Mass is not uncommon. </li><li>Only the Dies Irae succeeded in instilling a proper silence among the masses at a funeral Mass at which I sang. After the first few bars, they shutup and stayed reverent until the end.<br /></li></ul><li>Rituals</li><ul><li>In the Catholic Context the are actual Rituals - one of which is the Mass. We have rituals for the other Sacraments such as Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage, Blessing, Exorcisms etc.</li><li>These have also been altered since the Second Vatican Council. Among many, one change is just as glaring as the change in the Mass, the exclusion of exorcisms from Baptism ritual (link: <span><span class="w4txWc oJeWuf" id="c2" role="region"><span class="MUhG4e OGjyyf" data-blogurl="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/"><a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2024/03/imaginary-modern-catholic-baptismal.html">Imaginary Modern Catholic Baptismal Exorcisms</a>)</span></span></span></li></ul><li>Hierarchy</li><ul><li>How an organization structures its authority and decision making processes provides keen insights. </li><li>Secular culture is continually acting upon and within the Catholic Church making inroads that spur changes, such as the New Mass, but also the democratization of Church Governance (how decisions and made etc). In this case the inclusion of laity and women in the higher levels represents a significant alteration from a top down hierarchy that has existed for close to two thousand years.<br /></li><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance">Governance - Wikipedia</a>
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<a href="https://www.caaf-fcar.ca/en/oversight-concepts-and-context/what-is-oversight-and-how-does-it-relate-to-governance/what-is-governance">What Is Governance? - Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance">Corporate governance - Wikipedia</a>
</li></ul></ul><li>Classes and organizations</li><ul><li>In the Catholic Church there are or have been, distinct lines between various groups. </li><li>The first is the line between those ordained or consecrated and laity. The first group includes the Pope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Monks / Nuns, Brothers / Sisters. These latter I think are collectively referred to as religious, and the terms for the last four can be confusing (see link below).</li><li>As the Catholic foundations of Western Culture continue to erode, there have been calls for more involvement in Church Governance by the Women both religious and laity.<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/">Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Catholic_Church">Order of precedence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-meaning-of-the-terms-nun-sister-monk-priest-and-brother.html">The Meaning of the Terms Nun, Sister, Monk, Priest, and Brother</a> </li></ul></ul><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Values</h2><p>Schein describes values are the strategies, goals, philosophies (Espoused Values and Justifications), that are as the reasons, drivers and rationalizations for why members behave the way they do. </p><p>Historically, the Catholic Church would assert the Dogmas of the Catholic Church as being required of its members <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2021/10/updated-list-of-teachings-of-catholic.html">(Updated List of Teachings of the Catholic Church (Dogmas, De Fide, etc)</a>. To refuse belief in any Dogma of the Catholic Church is to commit the sin of heresy. Ultimately, this would eventually result in the loss of the Faith and a severing of the link to the Church of Christ (ie Catholic Church).</p><p>Some doctrines, philosophies that drove the behaviour of Catholics before the Council were:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The existence of Objective Truth and our ability to discover and grasp it, </li><li>The Salvation of Souls is the highest law of the Catholic Church (as still is...)</li><li>The Sacraments of the New Covenant contain the grace which they signify and bestow it on those who do not hinder it.</li><li>The Catholic Church IS the Church of Christ.</li></ul><p> Since and even before the Second Vatican Council, there has been a trend of downplaying the differences between the world religions. The name for this is Ecumenism and has resulted in a lobotamization of the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church.</p><p>Instead of seeking to wins souls for Christ by converting those not members of the Church, there is the idea of accompanying. It reminds me of the 'Prime Directive' within the fictional utopian Star Trek series. In other words, don't interfere in the religious evolution of others. </p><p>From this comes the actions of post-V2 missionaries who refuse to baptise or convert the people that they were sent to minister to.<br /></p><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">Assumptions</h2><p>As mentioned, assumptions are unconscious, taken for granted beliefs, habits of perception, thought and feeling that act as the source of values and actions. These, in turn, drive the perception, thoughts, feelings of the group (ie Church) members in a generalized sense </p><p>Assumptions are the 'real motivators' and if someone contradicts such an assumption, then the result is usually emotionally driven. The more strongly held the assumption the stronger the reaction.</p><p>For Traditional Catholics (TradCats?), you'll find that there are assumptions that they are in the True Religion of God, that there can't be two or more True Religions, that being 'in' the True Religion is important and that those not 'in' the True Religion are in grave danger of damnation.</p><p>For Modern Catholics (MoCats?), these assumptions, if present, don't hold the same weight. They may even be at the level of 'espoused values'. Something to which lip-service is given but devoid of both meaning and action.<br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">What Does this Tell Us?</h2><p style="text-align: left;">Repeated success (perceived or real) will establish something as a value and this value will permeate the artifacts of an organization. If this success is repeated often enough over a long enough period of time, it will form the basis for assumptions.</p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p>It has been over fifty years since the Second Vatican Council and longer since the modernists first emerged. </p><p>For the Catholic Church to emerge from this crisis will require a sustained series of Great Popes. I am <b><span style="color: red;">NOT</span></b> talking about popes like <b><span style="color: red;">Pope Saint John Paul II</span></b>. I <b><span style="color: #800180;">AM </span></b>talking about popes like <span style="color: #800180;"><b>Leo XIII, Pius V, Pius IX, Pius X and even Pius XII</b></span>. They were human, had their failings and made mistakes. However, on the whole the Catholic Church was better for having them as opposed to the latter series - even Pope Benedict XVI (RIP) who tried, failed and ran from the wolves.<br /></p></div><div>So, be ready for the long haul and don't pin your hopes on any one Pope - we need the opposite of the Dirty Dozen - we need the Saintly Dozen!</div><div><br /></div><div>P^3<br /></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-83366334014690015142024-03-07T02:00:00.076-06:002024-03-07T02:00:00.126-06:00News Roundup - March 7, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> This early edition of the round-up was brought about by the announcement that Church Militant T.V. was ceasing operations April 1st. </p><p>Perhaps it is an April Fools Joke, but I suspect not :-).</p><p>So this time, I've added some additional sub-titles.</p><p>Comments below</p><p>P^3 <br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p><dl><dt>TradicatArticles</dt><dd>
<dl><dt>Wars and Rumours of Wars</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: The shooting wars continue with people taking sides and basically making fools of themselves. The non-shooting wars in which people are still dying (i.e. abortion and other things such as 'extrauterine children' ) is something that strikes at the heart of Western Civilization.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/relations-become-complicated-between-israel-and-holy-see-42616">Relations Become Complicated Between Israel and the Holy See | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2024/03/church-leaders-in-holy-land-condemn-wanton-attack-in-gaza">Church leaders in Holy Land condemn ‘wanton attack’ in Gaza | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2816051?guestAccessKey=87fb29d9-fbbf-4902-a220-af98de834276&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jama&utm_content=olf&utm_term=030424&adv=000004522519">The Alabama Embryo Decision—The Politics and Reality of Recognizing “Extrauterine Children” | Reproductive Health | JAMA | JAMA Network</a>
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<dl><dt>Crisis of the Catholic Church</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: The crisis continues to heat up with the fault-lines becoming more evident. For example, Bishop Strickland's removal from his diocese - just because or so it seems - is a warning shot for anyone else who threatens the program of Pope Francis.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/author/fr-john-perricone">Untitled - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.com/2024/02/fiducia-supplicans.html">Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Fiducia Supplicans</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ConorMcDonough4/status/1763284703673450998">Conor McDonough OP ⚓️ on X: "A sad bit of Dominican news: the monastery of the Santo Domingo el Real in Madrid has had to close for lack of vocations, 805 years after its foundation by St Dominic. The nuns have long been guardians of the baptismal font in which he was baptised. 1/3 https://t.co/eMuyfBYw6S" / X</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/bishop-strickland-changes-the-game">Bishop Strickland Changes the Game - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256970/french-bishops-lament-country-s-enshrinement-of-abortion-in-constitution">French bishops lament country’s enshrinement of abortion in constitution | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/exorcists-warn-involvement-in-freemasonry-exposes-the-soul-to-the-demonic/?utm_source=twittercath">Exorcists warn involvement in Freemasonry exposes the soul to the demonic - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/what-happened-at-st-patricks-cathedral">What Happened at St. Patrick’s Cathedral? - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/news/who-can-be-denied-a-catholic-funeral-church-teaching">Who Can Be Denied a Catholic Funeral? A History and Church Teaching on the ‘Very Rare’ Denials| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/NNb6w9AC3s7f4ZRD8zKnY7upN">England: Police Ban a Citizen to Comment on Evolutionism, Islam – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/03/on-papal-deposition-of-bishops-second.html">RORATE CÆLI: “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” — Second Reply to Dr. Lamont’s Study José Antonio Ureta</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/on-papal-deposition-of-bishops-first.html">RORATE CÆLI: “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” – A First Reply to Dr Lamont’s Study, by José Antonio Ureta</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/good-bishop-unjust-deposition-by-pope/">Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His Unjust Deposition by a Pope - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.com/2024/03/my-final-few-thoughts-on-fidelia.html">Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: My final few thoughts on FIDELIA SUPPLICIA</a>
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<dl><dt>Popes Past Present and Future</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: Hey Pope Francis said something good - some will say. What they don't understand is that is the baseline that we should expect. Lots of thing happening on this side. I think many smell a conclave on the way.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://edwardpentin.co.uk/bishop-schneider-issues-prayer-imploring-the-lord-to-provide-an-era-of-holy-popes/">Bishop Schneider Issues Prayer Imploring the Lord to Provide an Era of Holy Popes - Edward Pentin</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/cardinal-pell-and-the-demos-memorandum">Cardinal Pell and the ‘Demos’ Memorandum| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://wdtprs.com/2023/01/the-demos-memo-written-by-the-late-card-pell/">The Demos Memo… written by the late Card. Pell | Fr. Z's Blog</a>
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<a href="https://newdailycompass.com/en/a-profile-of-the-next-pope-writes-cardinal">A profile of the next Pope, writes Cardinal - Daily Compass</a>
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<a href="https://www.cal-catholic.com/the-cardinal-pell-memo-in-full/">The Cardinal Pell memo in full - California Catholic Daily</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/MQ1XT6mH4UmL22UJr628eCayT">Anonymous Cardinal Writes about What Must Change after Francis – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/LjVZCtCFRhCr6CLPmjk8tXSYN">Never Before in Church History: Entire Continent Opposes Pope - Dutch Bishop – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/02/spanish-catholic-priest-says-internet-he-prays-pope/">Spanish Catholic Priest Says on the Internet He Prays for Pope Francis ‘To Go to Heaven as Soon as Possible’ - Toledo Archbishop Reacts | The Gateway Pundit | by Paul Serran</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256973/archdiocese-demands-priests-apologize-for-scandalous-words-about-pope-francis">Archdiocese demands priests apologize for ‘scandalous’ words about Pope Francis | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pope-francis-gender-theory-ideology-1.7130679">Pope says gender theory is 'ugly ideology' that threatens humanity | CBC News</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-today-the-ugliest-danger-is-gender-ideology">Pope Francis: ‘Today the Ugliest Danger Is Gender Ideology’| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2024/03/pope-takes-fresh-aim-at-gender-theory-asks-that-it-be-studied">Pope takes fresh aim at gender theory, asks that it be studied | Crux</a>
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<dl><dt>Persecution Within The Catholic Church</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: So the Pope asked the FSSP to concelebrate the Chrism Mass. Kinda saw that coming. For reference I've added a link to the "Truth about Concelebration". Of course there is the persecution of people who want to have the Tridentine Mass and accept the Second Vatican Council. Kinda indicates where the issue really lies doesn't it. (Hint is isn't about the Mass, it is about what it represents - a Catholic Church that will no die) </span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/franciss-work-of-destruction-continues.html">RORATE CÆLI: Francis’s Work of Destruction Continues: Traditional Latin Easter Triduum Services in the Archdiocese of Westminster cancelled</a>
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<a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2024/02/westminster-diocese-triduum-cancelled.html">LMS Chairman: Westminster Diocese Triduum cancelled</a>
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<a href="http://restore-dc-catholicism.blogspot.com/2024/03/attacks-on-tradition-and-piety-continue.html">Restore-DC-Catholicism: Attacks On Tradition And Piety Continue Unabated</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Atavique1/status/1763612121886003455">Atavique on X: "@dianemontagna Note that the original press release contained the Pope's request for concelebrating or communion at Chrism Mass. The FSSP scrubbed that bit from their official release. (I copied that one from Edward Pentin before he deleted it) https://t.co/OqAxEGVoDb" / X</a>
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<a href="https://catholicfamilynews.com/blog/2024/03/02/fssp-at-a-crossroads-after-papal-audience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fssp-at-a-crossroads-after-papal-audience">FSSP at a Crossroads after Papal Audience - Catholic Family News</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256968/pope-francis-meets-fssp-head-confirms-right-to-celebrate-the-traditional-latin-mass">Pope Francis meets FSSP head, confirms right to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://www.fssp.org/en/audience-with-pope-francis/">Audience with Pope Francis – FSSP</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/03/audience-with-pope-francis-superior.html">RORATE CÆLI: Audience with Pope Francis -- Superior-General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)</a>
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<a href="https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2024/03/bishop-stricklands-heartfelt-plea-to.html">LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Bishop Strickland's Heartfelt Plea to His Brothers in the Episcopate!</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-mass-worth-sacrificing-for">A Mass Worth Sacrificing For - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2021/11/whats-truth-about-concelebration.html">What's the Truth about Concelebration?</a>
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<dl><dt>Governance</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: I've been doing some research and decided to add these links.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/5-enduring-management-ideas-mit-sloans-edgar-schein">5 enduring management ideas from MIT Sloan’s Edgar Schein | MIT Sloan</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governance">Governance - Wikipedia</a>
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<a href="https://www.caaf-fcar.ca/en/oversight-concepts-and-context/what-is-oversight-and-how-does-it-relate-to-governance/what-is-governance">What Is Governance? - Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_governance">Corporate governance - Wikipedia</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/">Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_the_Catholic_Church">Order of precedence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-meaning-of-the-terms-nun-sister-monk-priest-and-brother.html">The Meaning of the Terms Nun, Sister, Monk, Priest, and Brother</a>
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<dl><dt>Traditional Catholic Responses</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: Where Peter Is has a number of articles (below) that have attracted my attention for the wrong reasons. I don't endorse their opinions and, time allowing, I'm going to go through the ones listed below and do what I enjoy - analyze their arguments and see if they are consistent. See what they get right and what they get wrong.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/summorum-pontificum-an-unforced-error/">Summorum Pontificum: An Unforced Error - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/traditionalism-heresy-and-the-power-of-the-colanders/">Traditionalism, heresy, and the power of the colanders - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/something-worse-than-unsatisfactory-liturgy/">Something Worse than Unsatisfactory Liturgy - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2024/03/sorry-demos-ii-but-were-unlikely-to-see-a-stay-at-home-pope-again">Sorry, Demos II, but we’re unlikely to see a stay-at-home Pope again | Crux</a>
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<dl><dt>Church Militant TV (aka RealCatholicTV)</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: Ok, I won't shed a tear over CMTV's demise. Given their unhinged attacks over the past years I would say it was inevitable that they would get sued and have to pay up. Voris' problems are just the poisoned icing on the cake. Once again a celebrity Catholic falls and succeeds in proving once again that they are human.</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/hFWdZq7oSoWv3DWMKJ9Z7i4dG">ChurchMilitant.com to Cease Operations In April – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/smm-apology-to-fr-georges-de-laire">Apology to Fr. Georges de Laire</a>
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<a href="https://casetext.com/case/de-laire-v-voris-3">De Laire v. Voris, CIVIL 21-cv-131-JL | Casetext Search + Citator</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256981/church-militant-to-shut-down-following-500-dollars-000-cents-defamation-penalty-against-new-hampshire-priest">Church Militant to shut down following $500,000 defamation lawsuit brought by priest | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<dl><dt>General Interest</dt><dt><span style="color: red;">Tradicat: This is a hodgepodge of articles. I included the UFO one because that seems to be one of Steve Skojec's obsessions and ... perhaps ... a factor in his abandoning the Faith. I also added some articles from Fr. Hawker (RIP).</span> <br /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2021/10/updated-list-of-teachings-of-catholic.html">Updated List of Teachings of the Catholic Church (Dogmas, De Fide, etc)</a>
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<a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-is-a-lobotomy">What is a lobotomy? Uses, procedure, and history</a>
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<a href="http://www.catholicapologetics.info/">CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS INFORMATION</a>
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<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/canadian-government-s-top-science-advisor-provides-update-on-official-ufo-study-1.6791393">UFOs: Canada's top science advisor releasing report in 2024 | CTV News</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256960/bishop-barron-holds-prayer-at-planned-parenthood-protest-against-the-culture-of-death">Bishop Barron leads prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood, calls for end to ‘culture of death’ | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="http://www.catholicapologetics.info/modernproblems/currenterrors/rebellious.htm">Against the Rebellious Resistance</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/rest-peace-fr-brian-hawker-88153">Rest in Peace, Fr. Brian Hawker - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/fr-brian-hawker-interview-priest-where-thy-mass">Fr. Brian Hawker Interview - Priest, Where is Thy Mass? - District of the USA</a>
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<p></p><p><br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-49288649551761490102024-03-07T02:00:00.007-06:002024-03-07T02:00:00.126-06:00Imaginary Modern Catholic Baptismal Exorcisms<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> This is a reblog of a note I posted in April 2023 in <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-list-of-articles-with-tradicats-quick.html">A List of Articles with Tradicat's Quick Comments</a>.</p><p>It is a good example of changes that happened elsewhere in the Catholic Rituals. As you can read below, the change is significant, explicit and fairly incredible. </p><p>In other words, I fail to see how something can be called an exorcism that doesn't explicitly say what the priest it doing - which is ordering the unclean spirit(s) to depart.<br /></p><p> </p><p>P^3 <br /></p><p> </p><dl><dd><dl><dt style="text-align: left;">I
was at a meeting where a Catholic Diocesan Priest claimed that the
exorcisms remain in the modern ritual of baptism. A quick review of the
current and previous rites makes it obvious that what is presented as
an "exorcism", is actually just a narrative.</dt><dt style="text-align: left;"> </dt><dt style="text-align: left;">In
1964, the words were explicit and meant what was said. In the new
liturgy, the word exorcism is a label but there is no content. It is
bland. <br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;">So ... looking at the Rituale Romanum (1964) we read:</dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;"> </dt></dl></dd><blockquote><dd><b><span style="color: red;">Depart </span></b>from him (her), unclean spirit, and give place to the Holy Spirit, the Advocate. </dd><dd><br />God's creature, salt, <b><span style="color: red;">I cast out the demon from you</span></b>,
in the name of God the Father almighty, in the love of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and in the strength of the Holy Spirit. I purify you by the
living God, the true God, the holy God, by God who created you to be a
preservative for mankind, and ordered you to be sanctified by His
ministers for the benefit of the people who are about to embrace the
faith. In the name of the Blessed Trinity may you become a saving sign
empowered to drive away the enemy. Therefore, we beg you, Lord, our God,
to sanctify and to bless this creature, salt, thus providing a perfect
remedy for all who receive it, one that will permeate their inmost
being. We ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is coming
to judge both the living and the dead and the world by fire. <br /><br /><b><span style="color: red;">I cast you out, unclean spirit, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, </span></b>and
of the Holy Spirit. Depart and stay far away from this servant (these
servants) of God, N. (N. and N.). For it is the Lord Himself who
commands you, accursed and doomed spirit, He who walked on the sea and
reached out His hand to Peter as he was sinking. So then, foul fiend,
recall the curse that decided your fate once for all. Indeed, pay homage
to the living and true God, pay homage to Jesus Christ, His Son, and to
the Holy Spirit. Keep far from this servant (these servants) of God, N.
(N. and N.), for Jesus Christ, our Lord and God, has freely called him
(her) (them) to His holy grace and blessed way and to the waters of
baptism.</dd></blockquote><dd><dl><dt> Looking at the current rite as published in some Dioscesan websites we read:</dt><dt> </dt><dt><blockquote>---
Prayer of Exorcism and Anointing Before Baptism --- After the
invocation, the celebrant says:Almighty and ever-living God, you sent
your only Son into the world to cast out the power of Satan, spirit of
evil, to rescue man from the kingdom of darkness, and bring him into the
splendor of your kingdom of light. We pray for this child: set him
(her) free from original sin, make him (her) a temple of your glory, and
send your Holy Spirit to dwell with him (her). We ask this through
Christ our Lord. All: Amen.</blockquote></dt><dt>Just in case there is a concern that this isn't real - here's the text that I found in the "National Bulletin on Liturgy 1970" <br /></dt><dt><br /></dt><blockquote><dt> PRAYER OF EXORCISM AND ANOINTING BEFORE BAPTISM<br />49.
After the invocations, the celebrant says: (a) Almighty and ever-living
God, you sent your only Son into the world to cast out the power of
Satan, spirit of evil, to rescue man from the kingdom of darkness, and
bring him into the splendor of your kingdom of light.</dt><dt> </dt><dt>RITE OF BAPTISM FOR SEVERAL CHILDREN<br />All:
We pray for these children: set them free from original sin, make them
temples of your glory, and send your Holy Spirit to dwell within them.
(We ask this) through Christ our Lord. Amen.<br /> </dt><dt>Another form
of the prayer of exorcism: (b) Almighty God, All: you sent your only
Son to rescue us from the slavery of sin, and to give us the freedom
only your sons and daughters enjoy. We now pray for these children who
will have to face the world with its temptations, and fight the devil in
all his cunning. Your Son died and rose again to save us. By his
victory over sin and death, bring these children out of the power of
darkness. Strengthen them with the grace of Christ, and watch over them
at every step in life's journey. (We ask this) through Christ our Lord.</dt></blockquote><dt><br /></dt><dt> The alternative version (#221) is:</dt><dt><br /></dt><dt><blockquote>III.
ANOTHER FORM OF THE PRAYER OF EXORCISM 221. Almighty God, All: you sent
your only Son to rescue us from the slavery of sin, and to give us the
freedom only your sons and daughters enjoy. We now pray for these
children who will have to face the world with its temptations,. and
fight the devil in all his cunning. Your Son died and rose again to save
us. By his victory over sin and death, bring these children out of the
power of darkness. Strengthen them with the grace of Christ, and watch
over them at every step in life's journey. (We ask this) through Christ
our Lord .. Amen.</blockquote><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></dt><dt><br style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /></dt><dd>
<a href="https://www.catholicherald.com/article/columns/new-translation-of-absolution-prayer/">New translation of absolution prayer - Arlington Catholic Herald</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholic.sk/main.php?page=183-en-Rite_of_Baptism">Catholic.sk - Rite of Baptism</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicsacramentals.org/blog/2019/2/13/the-old-rite-of-baptism">The Old Rite of Baptism — Catholic Sacramentals</a>
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<a href="https://www.ccwatershed.org/2016/03/20/baptisms-extraordinary-form/">Baptisms in the Extraordinary Form</a>
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<a href="http://blog.adw.org/2014/01/should-the-church-consider-reintroducing-the-exorcism-prayers-in-the-rite-of-baptism/">Should the Church Consider Reintroducing the Exorcism Prayers in the Rite of Baptism? - Community in Mission</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/traditional-baptism-exorcisms-supplied/">Can Those Who Missed Out on Traditional Baptism Get the Exorcisms “Supplied”? - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_exorcism_in_Christianity">Minor exorcism in Christianity - Wikipedia</a>
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<a href="https://diosav.org/resources/sacraments-of-initiation/baptism/the-liturgy-of-baptism">The Liturgy of Baptism - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah</a>
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<dl><dt> </dt></dl></dd></dl><p> </p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-21085542941989693862024-03-05T02:00:00.003-06:002024-03-06T06:53:37.224-06:00News Roundup March 5, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> As I write this at the end of February the future is, as always, muddled.</p><p>On the one hand we have the <b><span style="color: #800180;">ongoing wars </span></b>between: Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Hamas. Then there's the attacks of the Houthis who, surprise, are supported by Iran.</p><p>In my decades of watching conflicts erupt and subside around the world, this is definitely a warm period.</p><p>Then we have the ongoing build-up and posturing between the US and China. Sides are definitely being taken on this particular front.</p><p>For me, this is a back-drop of the <b><span style="color: #800180;">civil war within the Catholic Church</span></b>. </p><p>Obviously, this affects me and millions of Catholic non-combatants daily. We are forced to take refuge in what liturgical and ecclesial bomb-shelters we can find as the <b><span style="color: #800180;">Vicar of Christ, wars against the Church of Christ</span></b>.</p><p>Not a pleasant scene to be sure.</p><p>All this comes with the realization that we are never truly defeated until we give up. </p><p>Of course, there is the possibility that you could still die without having given up. For those that die in the State of Grace while fighting the good fight, they have truly won the battle that matters the most, the battle for Our Souls between Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Devil.</p><p>In the final calculation, this multi-thousand year war is really the only war that matters. Eternity is infinite, whereas this life is finite.<br /></p><p>So practice Faith, Hope and Charity, and walk the path towards your salvation without straying to the left or right.</p><p>P^3</p><dl><dd>
<br /></dd></dl><p>Wars and Rumours of Wars</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/business/2024/02/west-underestimating-ukraines-artillery-needs/394392/?oref=d1-homepage-top-story">The West is underestimating Ukraine’s artillery needs - Defense One</a></li><li><a href="https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/02/navys-latest-sea-base-drone-ready/394314/?oref=d1-skybox-hp">The Navy’s latest sea base is drone-ready - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2024/02/rebuild-americas-arsenal-rehabilitate-national-defense-stockpileand-prioritize-critical-munitions/394391/">To rebuild America's arsenal, rehabilitate the National Defense Stockpile—and prioritize critical munitions - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/space-force-we-need-hotline-china/394303/">Space Force: We need a hotline to China - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/02/air-force-announces-major-shakeup-prep-war-china/394125/">Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/business/2024/02/air-force-will-narrow-its-pool-robot-wingman-vendors-within-next-few-months/394150/">Air Force will narrow its pool of robot wingman vendors within ‘next few months’ - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/the-d-brief-february-22-2024/394364/">Today D Brief: Fire at sea; Russia’s Iranian missiles; Defense cuts coming; Trump’s vision for the military; And a bit more. - Defense One</a>
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<a href="https://apnews.com/article/today-in-history-5a08fa16ab2114fda410b4b9887263ef">Today in History: February 24, Soviet sub torpedoes ship, kills nearly 800 Jewish refugees | AP News</a>
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<a href="https://ground.news/article/us-finds-some-israeli-claims-on-un-staff-likely-others-not">Ground News - US says it cannot independently verify Israel's UNRWA claims</a></li></ul><div><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Crisis of the Catholic Church</dt></dl><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/fiducia-supplicans-synodal-church-listening-world-42155">“Fiducia supplicans”: A synodal Church listening to the world | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/canada-significant-increase-euthanasia-deaths-2023-42413">Canada: Significant Increase in Euthanasia Deaths in 2023 | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/conservative-cardinals-organize-themselves-42412">The Conservative Cardinals Organize Themselves | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/ecuador-constitutional-court-legalizes-euthanasia-42405">Ecuador: The Constitutional Court Legalizes Euthanasia | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/c9-addresses-issue-women-church-42397">C9 Addresses the Issue of Women in the Church | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjckqW20LKEAxW5ETQIHbMkD8YQFnoECBMQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsaintmichaelcalhan.diocs.org%2FLinkClick.aspx%3Ffileticket%3D6jRf99NL7RQ%253D%26portalid%3D1&usg=AOvVaw1_mQpeRGjQPpa2703mOymJ&opi=89978449">Are there Catholic Church's norms/requirements regarding ... diocs.org https://saintmichaelcalhan.diocs.org › LinkClick</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/of-healing-priests-and-other-strange-intrusions">Of “Healing Priests” and Other Strange Intrusions - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-false-vision-of-christianity-of-he-gets-us">The False Christianity of “He Gets Us” - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/sister-linda-pocher-europa-press-women-deacons">Pope Francis ‘Very Much in Favor’ of Women’s Diaconate, Says Italian Theologian| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/news/will-the-german-bishops-defy-pope-francis-all-eyes-are-on-augsburg-to-find-out">Will the German Bishops Defy Pope Francis? All Eyes Are on Augsburg to Find Out| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/archbishop-aguer-pope-francis-should-heed-his-own-warning-against-the-dangers-of-ideologies/">Archbishop Aguer: Pope Francis should heed his own warning against the dangers of 'ideologies' - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-anti-satellite-weapon-threat-technology-2880f9c55122dcafe87188bc92dd6cde">Russia has obtained ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, US says | AP News</a>
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<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2024/02/15/how-to-end-chinas-chokehold-on-the-pentagons-supply-chains/">How to end China’s chokehold on the Pentagon’s supply chains</a>
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<a href="https://liturgyguy.com/2022/07/17/obedience-requires-us-to-resist-suppression-of-the-traditional-mass/">Obedience Requires Us to Resist Suppression of the Traditional Mass | liturgy guy</a>
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<a href="https://hughsk.vivaldi.net/2021/11/09/50-years-ago-clarifying-the-agatha-christie-indult/">50 Years Ago: Clarifying the “Agatha Christie” Indult | One Foot in the Cloister</a>
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<a href="https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2022/07/the-chop-chop-reform-and-mass-of-ages.html">New Liturgical Movement: The Chop-Chop Reform and the Mass of the Ages</a>
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<a href="https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2014/01/much-discussion-these-days-on-novus.html">New Liturgical Movement: Much Discussion These Days on the Novus Ordo Calendar and Its Problems</a>
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<a href="https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2021/01/the-sacred-drama-of-traditional.html">The Sacred Drama of the Traditional Liturgical Rites Compared with Their Modern Counterparts ~ Liturgical Arts Journal</a>
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<a href="https://catholicconvert.com/the-catholic-church-and-her-23-liturgical-rites/">The Catholic Church and Her 23 Liturgical Rites – Defenders of the Catholic Faith</a>
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<a href="https://www.primematters.com/foundations/church/traditionalist-progressive-sorting-out-catholic-tradition">Traditionalist, Progressive: Sorting Out the Catholic Tradition | Prime Matters</a>
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<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13064b.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rites</a>
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<a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html">Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church</a>
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<a href="http://www.sspxasia.com/Documents/SiSiNoNo/1994_December/Subsistit_In.htm">SSPXAsia.com: Max Thurian: Is he Truly Catholic?Max Thurian: Is he Truly Catholic</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-never-ending-debate-over-vatican-ii">The Never-Ending Debate Over Vatican II - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://theliguorimilitant.org/blogs/f/sspx-and-the-1989-profession-of-faith?blogcategory=Ecumenical+councils">SSPX and the 1989 Profession of Faith.</a>
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<a href="https://ground.news/article/pope-francis-cancels-audience-because-of-a-mild-flu-vatican-says">Ground News - Pope Francis cancels audience because of a mild flu, Vatican says</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-papal-confidant-says-prelates-who-criticize-pope-francis-are-a-threat-to-church-unity/">Former papal confidant says prelates who 'criticize' Pope Francis are a threat to Church 'unity' - LifeSite</a>
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</dd></dl>General Interest<br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/features/benedictine-abbey-of-monte-cassino-in-italy">Rising From the Ashes: The Legacy of the First Benedictine Monastery| National Catholic Register</a></li><li><a href="http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-fifteenth-mystery-of-holy-rosary.html">Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: The Fifteenth Mystery of the Holy Rosary</a> <br /></li></ul>
<p></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-82354191994647686872024-03-03T02:00:00.061-06:002024-03-03T02:00:00.245-06:00Instructions on Sacred Music<div><p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> There have been a number of instructions on Sacred Music and for the record I have added links below to some of the key pre-conciliar documents. </p><p> First the principles setout by St. Pius X on sacred music (Source Papal Encyclicals):</p></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><blockquote><li>Sacred music, being a complementary part of the solemn liturgy, participates in the general scope of the liturgy, which is the glory of God and the sanctification and edification of the faithful. It contributes to the decorum and the splendor of the ecclesiastical ceremonies, and since its principal office is to clothe with suitable melody the liturgical text proposed for the understanding of the faithful, its proper aim is to add greater efficacy to the text, in order that through it the faithful may be the more easily moved to devotion and better disposed for the reception of the fruits of grace belonging to the celebration of the most holy mysteries.</li><li>Sacred music should consequently possess, in the highest degree, the qualities proper to the liturgy, and in particular sanctity and goodness of form, which will spontaneously produce the final quality of universality.</li><ol><li>It must be holy, and must, therefore, exclude all profanity not only in itself, but in the manner in which it is presented by those who execute it.</li><li>It must be true art, for otherwise it will be impossible for it to exercise on the minds of those who listen to it that efficacy which the Church aims at obtaining in admitting into her liturgy the art of musical sounds.</li><li>But it must, at the same time, be universal in the sense that while every nation is permitted to admit into its ecclesiastical compositions those special forms which may be said to constitute its native music, still these forms must be subordinated in such a manner to the general characteristics of sacred music that nobody of any nation may receive an impression other than good on hearing them.</li></ol></blockquote></ol><p></p><p>I dare say that the music that most Catholic hear at Mass does not live up to these principles.</p><p>Turning to Pius XII we find:</p><p></p><blockquote>47. Where, according to old or immemorial custom, some popular hymns are sung in the language of the people after the sacred words of the liturgy have been sung in Latin during the solemn Eucharistic sacrifice, local Ordinaries can allow this to be done "if, in the light of the circumstances of the locality and the people, they believe that (custom) cannot prudently be removed."[21] The law by which it is forbidden to sing the liturgical words themselves in the language of the people remains in force, according to what has been said. </blockquote>Then we have Musicam Sacram from Vatican II in 1967. I have highlighted in <b><span style="color: #800180;">purple </span></b>phrases that caused me concern and <b><span style="color: red;">red </span></b>the ones that struck me at totally traditional. When time allows, I'd like to map the contents of the three documents based on the themes and see what 'pops' out.<br /><p></p><p></p><blockquote>13. <b><span style="color: #800180;">Liturgical services are celebrations of the Church</span></b>, that is, of the holy people, united under and directed by the bishop or priest.[10] The priest and his ministers, because of the sacred order they have received, hold a special place in these celebrations, as do also—by reason of the ministry they perform—the servers, readers, commentators and those in the choir.[11]<br /><br />14. T<b><span style="color: #800180;">he priest, acting in the person of Christ, presides over the gathered assembly</span></b>. Since the prayers which are said or sung by him aloud are proclaimed in the name of the entire holy people and of all present,[12] they should be devoutly listened to by all.<br /><br />15. The faithful fulfil their liturgical role by making that <b><span style="color: #800180;">full, conscious and active participation which is demanded by the nature of the liturgy itself </span></b>and which is, by reason of baptism, the right and duty of the Christian people.[13] This participation<br /><br />(a) <b><span style="color: red;">Should be above all internal, in the sense that by it the faithful join their mind to what they pronounce or hear, and cooperate with heavenly grace,</span></b>[14]<br /><br />(b) <b><span style="color: #800180;">Must be, on the other hand, external also, that is, such as to show the internal participation by gestures and bodily attitudes, by the acclamations, responses and singing.[15</span></b>]<br /><br />The faithful should also be taught to unite themselves interiorly to what the ministers or choir sing, so that by listening to them they may raise their minds to God.<br /><br />16. <b><span style="color: #800180;">One cannot find anything more religious and more joyful in sacred celebrations </span></b>than a whole congregation expressing its faith and devotion in song. Therefore the active participation of the whole people, which is shown in singing, is to be carefully promoted as follows:<br /><br />(a)<span style="color: #800180;"><b> It should first of all include acclamations, responses to the greetings of the priest</b></span> and ministers and to the prayers of litany form, and also antiphons and psalms, refrains or repeated responses, hymns and canticles.[16]<br /><br />(b) Through suitable instruction and practices, the people should be gradually led to a fuller—indeed, to a complete—participation in those parts of the singing which pertain to them.<br /><br />(c) Some of the people's song, however, especially if the faithful have not yet been sufficiently instructed, or if musical settings for several voices are used, can be handed over to the choir alone, provided that the people are not excluded from those parts that concern them.<b><span style="color: #800180;"> But the usage of entrusting to the choir alone the entire singing of the whole Proper and of the whole Ordinary, to the complete exclusion of the people's participation in the singing, is to be deprecated.</span></b></blockquote>Suffice to say that, like the Mass itself, liturgical music in the Novus Ordo has been transformed into something that may uplift the emotions, but does not necessarily uplife the soul to God.<p></p><p>P^3<br /></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius10/tra-le-sollecitudini.htm">Papal Encyclicals: Tra Le Sollecitudini Motu Proprio of Pope St. Pius X - On Sacred Music - November 22, 1903</a></p><p><a href="https://adoremus.org/1903/11/tra-le-sollecitudini/">Adoremus.org: Tra Le Sollecitudini Motu Proprio of Pope St. Pius X - On Sacred Music - November 22, 1903</a> <br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-x/la/motu_proprio/documents/hf_p-x_motu-proprio_19031122_sollecitudini.html">Vatican.va: Tra Le Sollecitudini Motu Proprio of Pope St. Pius X - On Sacred Music - November 22, 1903 (Latin)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-xii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_25121955_musicae-sacrae.html">Vatican.va: ENCYCLICAL OF POPE PIUS XII ON SACRED MUSIC</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_instr_19670305_musicam-sacram_en.html">Vatican.va: Musicam Sacram - Vatican II 1967</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-31525698478409749622024-03-01T02:00:00.001-06:002024-03-01T02:00:00.141-06:00Harvard: A You Addicted to Your Phone????<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> The Harvard Business Review sent me this teaser article on LinkedIn and I think it is timely for a Lenten article.</p><p>Surprise, the time has arrived when we can be addicted to an inanimate object ... the Smart Phone. Some might call it the Idiot Phone as parents of old used to call the Television.</p><p>I think they may have been on to something.</p><p>So ... I think it is important to understand that the Smart Phone, like the internet and web-pages have links and we know what links are and even you don't click them they still cause distractions that ... like it or not ... suck up your bandwidth. </p><p>Flip though pages and click or 'shorts' to relax and you'll find yourself more drained than when you started.</p><p>So give your soul and your brain a rest. Set down you cell phone and get to know your family and friends. I'm sure their nice.</p><p>P^3</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi%3Durn%253Ali%253Apage%253Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%253B0y%252FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%252FzHVmA%253D%253D%26midToken%3DAQGwwTAh_QjzMw%26midSig%3D2jOALlrQJpGr81%26trk%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_%26trkEmail%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null%26eid%3D5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4%26otpToken%3DMWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%253D&source=gmail&ust=1709343615510000&usg=AOvVaw3m1uURzVx89S9J4uHYsiqH" href="https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%3B0y%2FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%2FzHVmA%3D%3D&midToken=AQGwwTAh_QjzMw&midSig=2jOALlrQJpGr81&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null&eid=5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4&otpToken=MWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%3D" style="color: #282828; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a></p><h2 style="font-weight: 500; margin: 0;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi%3Durn%253Ali%253Apage%253Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%253B0y%252FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%252FzHVmA%253D%253D%26midToken%3DAQGwwTAh_QjzMw%26midSig%3D2jOALlrQJpGr81%26trk%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_%26trkEmail%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null%26eid%3D5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4%26otpToken%3DMWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%253D&source=gmail&ust=1709343615510000&usg=AOvVaw3m1uURzVx89S9J4uHYsiqH" href="https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%3B0y%2FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%2FzHVmA%3D%3D&midToken=AQGwwTAh_QjzMw&midSig=2jOALlrQJpGr81&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null&eid=5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4&otpToken=MWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%3D" style="color: #282828; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> Are You Addicted to Your Phone? </a></h2><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi%3Durn%253Ali%253Apage%253Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%253B0y%252FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%252FzHVmA%253D%253D%26midToken%3DAQGwwTAh_QjzMw%26midSig%3D2jOALlrQJpGr81%26trk%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_%26trkEmail%3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null%26eid%3D5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4%26otpToken%3DMWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%253D&source=gmail&ust=1709343615510000&usg=AOvVaw3m1uURzVx89S9J4uHYsiqH" href="https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/you-addicted-your-phone-harvard-business-review-vzoic?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_email_series_follow_newsletter_01%3B0y%2FN0erbQ0Cldsv9%2FzHVmA%3D%3D&midToken=AQGwwTAh_QjzMw&midSig=2jOALlrQJpGr81&trk=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_&trkEmail=eml-email_series_follow_newsletter_01-newsletter_content_preview-0-title_-null-5ax6o~lt6clpob~w4-null-null&eid=5ax6o-lt6clpob-w4&otpToken=MWEwYzFlZTcxNDJhYzFjZWI1MjkwNWUzNDcxYmVmYjI4YmM2ZDk0Mzk5YTQ4OTZiNzJjZTA4NmQ0YjVlNWZmOWY1ZDJhN2UxNjVlNWRkODE0NDEyNjFlYTJlNzg4MjM2ZmVmMDhhNTc4OTkyZTBjMCwxLDE%3D" style="color: #282828; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a> <p></p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;">Has
your smartphone use become problematic — affecting your family time,
social life, or work? Interrupting an unhealthy relationship with your
phone starts with developing self-awareness. Here are the red flags to
look out for and questions to help you spot them.</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Loss of control.</strong>
Do you feel a deep, persistent, and uncontrollable urge to check your
phone, even when you’re not waiting for anything in particular?</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Dependence.</strong>
Do you feel anxious or irritable when you have to turn off your phone?
Are you preoccupied with the thought of missing a call, text, or
notification?</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Emotional coping.</strong> Do you reflexively turn to your phone to cope with negative emotions like boredom, frustration, stress, or social anxiety? </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Negative emotions.</strong> Simply put, does being on your phone make you feel bad? Do you feel more stress, anxiety, or loneliness after using it?</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Harmed social relationships.</strong>
Does using your phone prevent you from listening to others and engaging
in uninterrupted, face-to-face conversations? Do important people
around you feel neglected because you’re focused on your phone instead
of them? </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"><strong>Compromised performance.</strong>
Does your phone distract you from getting important things done? Limit
your ability to think clearly? Enable your procrastination?</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;">Read the article: “<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://hbr.org/2024/02/do-you-have-a-phone-addiction?utm_campaign%3Dhbr%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedinnewsletter%26tpcc%3Dlinkedinnewsletter&source=gmail&ust=1709343615510000&usg=AOvVaw0I3ilqFh9snhPJ2yZyotY2" href="https://hbr.org/2024/02/do-you-have-a-phone-addiction?" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color: #0a66c2; display: inline; font-weight: 600; text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Do You Have a Phone Addiction?</a>” By Alyson Meister and Nele Dael</p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p><p style="font-size: 1em; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; margin-top: 0.8em; margin: 0;"> </p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-30241173953176525612024-02-29T02:00:00.004-06:002024-02-29T02:00:00.145-06:00Tradicat Blogging Statistics<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>The Truth is the reason for this blog, but having an engineering background I am curious about stats. What follows are some of the stats and my thoughts / interpretations.</p><p> First we have the general stats such as number of followers (ie 1), posts (1967) and comments. How do I interpret these headline stats. Well, only one person finds my 'content' sufficiently interesting to actively follow the blog. </p><p>In the 10+ years since inception, I have posted 1967 articles - some original some just things I found of interest. There have been 431 comments. After I implemented screening, this slowed down to 1 comment every few years. This doesn't bother me in the least since it took time to screen the comments for spam and comments inappropriate for a religious themed blog. The 'big' number is over 600k views - which is about 60k per year. </p><p>Nothing compared to some, but I find it interesting.<br /></p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO0jw1smydGDg0FAd89IGUW__AG1ZInngRxODnVqeom85TW37Ei_6BC_Dmz4j6C7ePAfvMGd8NZukuT6Z80vnErORE0LvspHvZf78iW9g7UuE_INV-Q1m-4b1dK66fqt_7h1kBIBlKBcKu78a7e57xsdMZXFhR7yAppn5UUrYjLDSauygAkE5ij42gv_h/s819/Tradicat%20Stats%20Key%20Info%20Since%20Inception.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="819" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO0jw1smydGDg0FAd89IGUW__AG1ZInngRxODnVqeom85TW37Ei_6BC_Dmz4j6C7ePAfvMGd8NZukuT6Z80vnErORE0LvspHvZf78iW9g7UuE_INV-Q1m-4b1dK66fqt_7h1kBIBlKBcKu78a7e57xsdMZXFhR7yAppn5UUrYjLDSauygAkE5ij42gv_h/w640-h122/Tradicat%20Stats%20Key%20Info%20Since%20Inception.png" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The graph below shows the number of view and I'm not certain what triggered the spikes in 2017, but 2019 was (I believe) due to COVID. The 2021/2022 spike is a mystery to me. The key thing is that there is a steady increase in the baseline interrupted only when I would take a break and not post for a few months. <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So interest in the blog increases.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Wx8YbMMIGsCprxQEQ5xxpkljRO-3psNkbpudfamNCe_sLRlKva0bs1Z0G7x2u2pfETGORH0W7ybIr1rb8OvVJAlCsb3GRGFykgf68SmhRCSkV8AjDO_KjvGDUAlDCX_EKRtyk_0ow83wGqYqgw5JjJyO1NnVD3aJF5TAP4EGnBwMh-9EWE3PEEYQrib/s1024/Tradicat%20Stats%20Views%20Since%20Inception..png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1024" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8Wx8YbMMIGsCprxQEQ5xxpkljRO-3psNkbpudfamNCe_sLRlKva0bs1Z0G7x2u2pfETGORH0W7ybIr1rb8OvVJAlCsb3GRGFykgf68SmhRCSkV8AjDO_KjvGDUAlDCX_EKRtyk_0ow83wGqYqgw5JjJyO1NnVD3aJF5TAP4EGnBwMh-9EWE3PEEYQrib/w640-h206/Tradicat%20Stats%20Views%20Since%20Inception..png" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following chart shows the audience over the past seven days and for some reason Singapore is practically neck-and-neck with the US. Wow, so welcome to the blog! <br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-LvBIAKul17wsW6LKZAzkOEDgDLUaT3aftKoPKykp0Gsl2Ar9f1DRlp2wglzg91adB9kacq_bn6zfBg7AOlV0a_vVM2Wzi7oeHIH_OHkShi1c33T3gEty0H6L9pT8FBlsZTDP9b_3OhHN0pA10B-wlRyiEzvKkustb-vFtiWnQmhHSflIuRPICmkbwkq/s855/Tradicat%20Stats%20Audience%20Last7d.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-LvBIAKul17wsW6LKZAzkOEDgDLUaT3aftKoPKykp0Gsl2Ar9f1DRlp2wglzg91adB9kacq_bn6zfBg7AOlV0a_vVM2Wzi7oeHIH_OHkShi1c33T3gEty0H6L9pT8FBlsZTDP9b_3OhHN0pA10B-wlRyiEzvKkustb-vFtiWnQmhHSflIuRPICmkbwkq/w614-h640/Tradicat%20Stats%20Audience%20Last7d.png" width="614" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From an overall perspective the US has is the largest audience with Canada a distant second. I was always curious about the Russian readership and suspect it is bots.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAbpEssLfJGIX-lMq2EHt3RLGNOmjjS2CDfXMSST-lyS9o_L3dtx0rZqudZAYiZ6NPmOy9N52-kmCIUfAw_DoaOT_ZKvWXHX1osDC-rVb_xFcvcgWHhubYa9iCwMEcKzJKC4wfPWHSMAwSZZI53-r6SdV0tvq-DEIiSx72AHrVM1lFUA0gkhYi4EzDWf/s855/Tradicat%20Stats%20Audience%20Since%20Inception.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="819" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAbpEssLfJGIX-lMq2EHt3RLGNOmjjS2CDfXMSST-lyS9o_L3dtx0rZqudZAYiZ6NPmOy9N52-kmCIUfAw_DoaOT_ZKvWXHX1osDC-rVb_xFcvcgWHhubYa9iCwMEcKzJKC4wfPWHSMAwSZZI53-r6SdV0tvq-DEIiSx72AHrVM1lFUA0gkhYi4EzDWf/w614-h640/Tradicat%20Stats%20Audience%20Since%20Inception.png" width="614" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div>In the past seven days the two three articles have included the Novus Ordo, Obedience, a recent post and the lingering curiosity about Fr / Bishop Joseph Pfeiffer. This is actually a secondary article on Fr. Pfeiffer, the original article on the Pfeiffer garnered so much attention that it was skewing the popular posts section of the blog. So I shifted it around - yet it still regularly hits the top ten.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquX34csunjHoBesVmy8A4GxEvrk4xmO6Kv-HEd9OSMbCJc_8imMpDOCttxHcrwS7C37cbpIcoyanWAkKpX7NWFscNSkWIZg4lfn_pLDa1FR0UVPWk2cLGvbzcwe5ZRQui-hwulIVHLUp4RdBxE-uKVnrz1923i-HxGAucA-Rqaof_AQEgY0VRCTE8wZAu/s819/Tradicat%20Stats%20Top%20Posts%20Last7d.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="819" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquX34csunjHoBesVmy8A4GxEvrk4xmO6Kv-HEd9OSMbCJc_8imMpDOCttxHcrwS7C37cbpIcoyanWAkKpX7NWFscNSkWIZg4lfn_pLDa1FR0UVPWk2cLGvbzcwe5ZRQui-hwulIVHLUp4RdBxE-uKVnrz1923i-HxGAucA-Rqaof_AQEgY0VRCTE8wZAu/w640-h490/Tradicat%20Stats%20Top%20Posts%20Last7d.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Finally we have the all time more popular posts on the blog. I am impressed and happy that the Thirty Days prayer has retained its top ranking.<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6XHazZojEcfHhpRuftMh08dQkfi-dXZrQ_G5HcoZnQSqUEwnz4ww5OMRk8kJeMq7y90PenxRtJw2CMMTwHmcv7F9JV7wN1WuG8tKtwjIkJZ1Zqp1xQN3PVdN6PoXwD7ro3ZGrv7IhXfqwVrgE8wa8H2JuqyKAdXjtYBHblmqBwScauQJIu0NeIKHZe4z/s819/Tradicat%20Stats%20Top%20Posts%20Since%20Inception.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="819" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6XHazZojEcfHhpRuftMh08dQkfi-dXZrQ_G5HcoZnQSqUEwnz4ww5OMRk8kJeMq7y90PenxRtJw2CMMTwHmcv7F9JV7wN1WuG8tKtwjIkJZ1Zqp1xQN3PVdN6PoXwD7ro3ZGrv7IhXfqwVrgE8wa8H2JuqyKAdXjtYBHblmqBwScauQJIu0NeIKHZe4z/w640-h490/Tradicat%20Stats%20Top%20Posts%20Since%20Inception.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p>So the only real conclusions I can draw are that:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The readership continues to increase.</li><li>Timely posts on key events (wars, Voris, etc) tend to do well.</li><li>A lot of the readership is on older posts - which I ascribe as people looking for answers.</li></ol><p>So there you have it, my curiosity is satisfied, we now return to regular programming.</p><p><br /></p><p>P^3<br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-37054240170470988732024-02-21T02:00:00.001-06:002024-02-21T02:00:00.137-06:00SSPX: Resources for the Lenten Season<p style="text-align: center;">+</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>I thought this was some helpful information - especially about the abomination of artificial meat.</p><p>P^3<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Courtesy of sspx.org: <a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/resources-lenten-season-2024-88121">Resources for the Lenten Season - 2024 - District of the USA</a> </p><p> </p><section class="content-page__text content-page__text--summary">
<div class="summary-body"><p>February 14, 2024, marks the beginning of Lent for the Roman Catholic Church. </p>
</div> </section>
<p>Although not the earliest start date for Lent (February 4), many
Catholics may not yet feel prepared for this penitential period in the
Church’s liturgical year, especially with the Feast of the Purification
having passed less than two weeks ago.</p>
<p>To assist Catholics on their Lenten journey, the Society of Saint
Pius X will be posting edifying articles, sermons, and historic texts
throughout the season. The following pieces, drawn from this website’s
archives, will help you on your way.</p>
<ul><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/mysterious-origins-lent">The Mysterious Origins of Lent</a></p>
</li><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/lent-and-spirit-almsgiving-80674">Lent and the Spirit of Almsgiving</a></p>
</li><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/fast-abstinence-rules">Fast & Abstinence Rules</a></p>
</li><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/should-catholics-consume-artificial-meat-abstinence-days-52721">Should Catholics Consume Artificial Meat on Abstinence Days?</a></p>
</li><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/lent-without-liturgy-56892">Lent Without the Liturgy</a></p>
</li><li><p><a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/think-lent-tough-take-look-medieval-lenten-practices">Think Lent Is Tough? Look at Medieval Lenten Practices</a></p>
</li></ul>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-74800461763376008192024-02-19T02:00:00.000-06:002024-02-19T02:00:00.448-06:00The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> As I was waiting to receive the <a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=733">Blessing of Throats (link)</a> and I realized that Providence had placed me in from of the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftwkIpcn-vOxD9qw9jcAN0SvnDHZLW6ahVMi-XFch6BWv2mcfWjgpn8ZH9DplQ3nuYNwYKNcPd2IzSnX5tzcs2iEpXfeE1uPzkjcd3VcoENepZqdMQLMy_9xWZIICI0Ax4AMO7P9ybjX80iJH1le1cRgsNmGMNDvJfOeFvSKF1Mimu5N_NsmWTb3zBIDx/s1238/SevenSorrow%20Salamanca_-_Iglesia_de_la_Vera_Cruz_12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="930" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftwkIpcn-vOxD9qw9jcAN0SvnDHZLW6ahVMi-XFch6BWv2mcfWjgpn8ZH9DplQ3nuYNwYKNcPd2IzSnX5tzcs2iEpXfeE1uPzkjcd3VcoENepZqdMQLMy_9xWZIICI0Ax4AMO7P9ybjX80iJH1le1cRgsNmGMNDvJfOeFvSKF1Mimu5N_NsmWTb3zBIDx/w300-h400/SevenSorrow%20Salamanca_-_Iglesia_de_la_Vera_Cruz_12.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Zarateman - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34805092">WikiCommons</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Then I realised I couldn't remember the Seven Sorrow of Our Lady!</p><p>Hence this blog post!!!</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li> The prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35)</li><li> The flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)</li><li> Loss of the Child Jesus for three days (Luke 2:41-50) </li><li> Mary meets Jesus on his way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31; John 19:17)</li><li> Crucifixion and Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30)</li><li> The body of Jesus being taken from the Cross (Psalm 130; Luke 23:50-54; John 19:31-37)</li><li> The burial of Jesus (Isaiah 53:8; Luke 23:50-56; John 19:38-42; Mark 15:40-47)</li></ol><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-are-the-seven-sorrows-of-mary">Source: National Catholic Register</a><br /></p><p>We could interleave these seven events with the Rosary Mysteries:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Joyful)<br /></li><li>Shortly aftern 1 <br /></li><li>Finding of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Joyful)</li><li>Carrying of the Cross (Sorrowful)</li><li> Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Sorrowful)</li><li>Linked to 5<br /></li><li>Linked to 5</li></ol><p> So you could add the Sorrows to your Rosary meditation on the Joyful and Sorrowful Mysteries.</p><p>Also interesting is that there aren't any Sorrow's after the Ressurection. I'm certain that Our Lady's life wasn't easy, except when compared with everything upto the Crucifixion, it could be said to have paled in comparison.<br /></p><div><p>P^3<br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References</h3><p>https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-are-the-seven-sorrows-of-mary</p><p>https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2023-09-15<br /></p><p></p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Sorrows <br /></p><p> <br /></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-1748030149026898172024-02-17T02:00:00.122-06:002024-02-17T02:00:00.155-06:00News Roundup February 17, 2024<div><p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> First wishing you a Holy Lent!</p><p>As usual for this series, attached below are articles that caught my eye since the last 'Roundup'.</p><p><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Catholic Church In CRISIS</li><ul><li>Looking at the response to MAiD, there is a bright spot amongst all the misc issues within the Church. It is a little disheartening that only the huge issues where the world is bumping up against Church Doctrine are addressed. </li><li>The elephant in the room remains - the current and previous half dozen pontiffs have led us to this point.<br /></li><li>The academic discussion between theologians is, believe it or not, a healthy thing for the Church. Hopefully it will gain momentum and follow the general rules academic argumentation and not devolve into name calling (as it has previously).<br />
</li></ul><li>Rome - Fiducia Supplicans</li><ul><li>
The storm created by FS continues.</li><li>People are starting to talk about the next conclave<br /></li><li>Hopefully this pontificate will do three things:</li><ul><li>Wake up the faithful clergy to false obedience</li><li>Spawn a clarification on the extents and limits of papal authority</li><li>Swing the Doctrine pendulum back to the truth<br /></li></ul></ul><li>Israel</li><ul><li>The War in Israel continues and the question needs to be asked, why is Israel the only one that is prevented from under taking a war against terrorism like the US and Britain did in Iraq??? <br /></li><li>
The question in my mind is how far will the Israeli / Hamas war spread? How many more Islamic or countries with interests will take advantage of the situation? Serious questions for serious times.</li></ul><li>World</li><ul><li> In comparison the rest of the world seems to be relatively 'calm' although I suspect this is just because of the large 'signal' being presented by the Middle East :-)</li><li>I've added some links to Catholic sites that popped up on my radar.<br /></li></ul><li>Celebrity Catholics</li><ul><li> While Steve Skojec is the latest 'celebrity catholic' to falter, he is not alone. I wrote about it in the article below.</li><li>Now, I don't agree that Fighting the [Enemies within the] Church will lead you out of the Church. It all depends on how one goes about carrying on the Fight!<br /></li><ul><li><a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-curious-case-of-steve-skojec-and.html">The Curious Case of Steve Skojec and the Dangers of Deep Diving into the Crisis Sub-Titled: The Failings of Others</a>
</li></ul></ul><li>Gregorian Chant</li><ul><li> For reference. I was looking for some information and figured it would be good to make a record.<br /></li></ul><li>Rosary, Devotion and Spiritual Life</li><ul><li>Similar to the above, I was looking for some resources to make a prayer booklet for the rosary.</li><li>The others are included as points of interest and for Lent.<br /></li></ul><li>Wars and Rumours of Wars</li><ul><li>I noticed a bit, ok a lot, of fear over the report that the Russians are considering putting a nuke in space.</li><li>My first impression is that this looks like the similar posturing we saw before the invasion of Ukraine. It could be based on fact or an intelligence report. Keep in mind that the two are not always synonymous. </li><li>Something to consider is just how much of the noise in the media is just that ... noise. As a group leader once told me, "It's never zero - ten". There's always another side to a story and it may just be closer to the truth.<br /></li></ul><li>Economic Systems</li><ul><li>I am writing an article on different economic systems and wanted to capture my references :-).<br /></li></ul></ul><p>So don't despair, work on your own salvation and trust in God. Even if it looks like He is sleeping in the bow of the boat, he is still keeping everything in existence and working His Divine Providence (<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12510a.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Divine Providence</a>
).<br /></p><p>P^3<br /></p><p><br /></p><dl><dt><br /></dt><dd>
<br /></dd></dl>Catholic Church In CRISIS<br />
</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/bp-schneiders-prayer-for-imploring-holy.html">RORATE CÆLI: Bp. Schneider's "Prayer for Imploring Holy Popes"</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/panama-bleeds-story-of-tradition.html">RORATE CÆLI: Panama Bleeds: A Story of Tradition Persecuted and Restored</a>
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<a href="https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-history-of-pornocracy-in-church.html">LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: The History of "Pornocracy" in the Church. Hint: It Didn't Begin with Pope Francis.</a>
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<a href="https://de.catholicnewsagency.com/news/14887/bischof-huonder-papst-franziskus-sagte-mir-piusbruderschaft-sei-nicht-schismatisch">Bischof Huonder: Papst Franziskus sagte mir, Piusbruderschaft sei nicht schismatisch</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/benedict-xvis-liturgical-vision-summorum-pontificum-and-beyond/">Benedict XVI’s Liturgical Vision: Summorum Pontificum and Beyond - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-whole-point-is-the-hidden-point">The Whole Point Is the Hidden Point - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/exclusive-pope-francis-defends-restrictions-on-latin-mass-read-the-motu-proprio">EXCLUSIVE: Pope Francis defends restrictions on Latin Mass – ‘Read the motu proprio’ - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://de-catholicnewsagency-com.translate.goog/news/14887/bischof-huonder-papst-franziskus-sagte-mir-piusbruderschaft-sei-nicht-schismatisch?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true">Bishop Huonder: Pope Francis told me that the Society of St. Pius X is not schismatic</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/traditional-latin-mass-celebrated-in.html">RORATE CÆLI: Traditional Latin Mass celebrated in the United States Capitol - January 23, 2024</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-church-is-not-ruled-by-a-plebiscite">The Church Is Not Ruled by a Plebiscite - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/statement-from-suspended-kentucky-tlm.html">RORATE CÆLI: Statement From Suspended Kentucky TLM Priests</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/tlm-in-fifty-states-thread-ode-in.html">RORATE CÆLI: TLM in the Fifty States, a Thread: An Ode in Images to a Traditional Catholic Renaissance that is Blossoming in America</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/rome-we-have-a-problem">Rome, We Have a Problem - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://bccatholic.ca/news/catholic-van/maid-for-mental-illness-must-be-stopped-not-paused-catholic-and-legal-experts-say">MAiD for mental illness must be stopped, not paused, Catholic and legal experts say - BC Catholic - Multimedia Catholic News</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/francis-speaks-to-liturgy-dicastery.html">RORATE CÆLI: Francis speaks to the Liturgy Dicastery about liturgical reform - by Michael Charlier</a></li><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-papal-deposition-of-bishops-dr-john.html">RORATE CÆLI: On the Papal Deposition of Bishops — Dr John Lamont</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/on-papal-deposition-of-bishops-first.html">RORATE CÆLI: “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” – A First Reply to Dr Lamont’s Study, by José Antonio Ureta</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/watch-arsonist-sets-fire-to-historic-catholic-church-in-saskatchewan/">WATCH: Arsonist sets fire to historic Catholic church in Saskatchewan - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/cardinal-mueller-efforts-to-explain-fiducia-supplicans-add-to-confusion-over-document">Cardinal Müller: Efforts to Explain ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Add to Confusion Over Document| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/who-will-be-the-next-polish-bishops">Who will be the next Polish bishops’ conference president?</a>
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<a href="https://aleteia.org/2024/02/14/canada-archdiocese-gives-guidance-on-maid/">Canada archdiocese gives guidance on MAiD</a>
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<a href="https://hopeanddignity.caedm.ca/">Hope & Dignity A Catholic response to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide - Hope and Dignity</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Rome - Fiducia Supplicans</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/africa-parts-ways-collective-rejection.html">RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document)</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://edwardpentin.co.uk/an-argentinian-perspective-on-the-fiducia-supplicans-crisis-2/">Argentinian Author and Commentator Reflects on the ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Crisis and Pope Francis - Edward Pentin</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-good-news-about-fiducia-supplicans">The Good News About Fiducia Supplicans - Crisis Magazine</a>
</li><li>
<a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2024/01/chairmans-briefing-african-bishops-and.html">LMS Chairman: Chairman's Briefing: the African Bishops and the Vatican</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/african-belgian-and-dutch-bishops.html">RORATE CÆLI: African, Belgian, and Dutch Bishops before the challenge of Fiducia Supplicans - by Roberto de Mattei</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/on-fiducia-supplicans-anonymous-and.html">RORATE CÆLI: "On Fiducia supplicans: Anonymous and Anomalous Blessings" - By Fr Serafino M. Lanzetta</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/fiducia-supplicans-and-meaning-of-faith.html">RORATE CÆLI: "Fiducia Supplicans and the Meaning of Faith" - Major treatment of problems in Declaration by Fr Emmanuel Perrier, OP</a>
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<a href="https://edwardpentin.co.uk/group-of-catholic-clergy-and-laity-issue-filial-appeal-calling-for-withdrawal-of-fiducia-supplicans-3/">Group of Catholic Clergy and Laity Issue Filial Appeal Calling for Withdrawal of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ - Edward Pentin</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/filial-appeal-to-all-cardinals-and-bishops-of-the-catholic-church">Filial Appeal to All Cardinals and Bishops of the Catholic Church - Crisis Magazine</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/father-james-martin-performs-another-blessing-for-two-married-men/">Father James Martin performs another 'blessing' for two 'married' men - LifeSite</a>
</li></ol>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Israel</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240118-meshaal-hamas-rejects-two-state-solution/">Meshaal: Hamas rejects ‘two-state solution’ – Middle East Monitor</a>
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<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68035744">Eisenkot: Key Israeli war leader challenges Netanyahu over Gaza strategy</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/why-pretend-anymore-two-state-solution-dead-israel-gaza-palestine-war/">The two-state solution is dead. Why pretend anymore? – POLITICO</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/19/biden-speaks-with-netanyahu-amid-two-state-solution-outrage-00136649">Biden: Two-state solution still possible with Netanyahu in power - POLITICO</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-houthis-yemen-us-airstrikes-e15f86446be67ec2a44b36a9a6f7e88f">Iran issues warning about suspected spy ships in the Mideast | AP News</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/02/south-korea-to-start-mass-production-of-kf-21-fighter-jets/">South Korea to start mass production of KF-21 fighter jets</a></li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/houthis-red-sea-eisenhower-carrier-yemen-ad3a711299759de23627f6daa17f45d6">On the USS Eisenhower, 4 months of combat at sea facing Houthi missiles and a new sea threat | AP News</a> </li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-yemen-houthis-red-sea-us-russia-1caf7db8248f86efba31884d71a7fa69">Red sea attacks: Russia, China clash with US and UK over attacks on Yemen rebels | AP News</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>World</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2024/01/05/breaking-supreme-court-allows-idaho-to-reinstate-pro-life-law/">BREAKING: Supreme Court allows Idaho to reinstate pro-life law – Catholic World Report</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://acatholicwife.com/">A Catholic Wife - Traditional Catholic Content Creator, Online Video Channel, YouTube Video Creator, Traditional Catholic Content Creator</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/a-case-of-bubonic-plague-has-been-diagnosed-in-the-u-s-here-s-what-canadians-should-know-1.6768618">Bubonic plague: What to know about disease in Canada | CTV News</a> <br /></li><li>
<a href="https://www.restoringthefaith.com/">Restoring the Faith</a>
</li></ol><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Celebrity Catholics</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@RestoringTheFaith/featured">Restoring The Faith - YouTube</a></li><li><a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/michael-voris-and-the-perils-of-celebrity">Michael Voris and the Perils of Celebrity - Crisis Magazine</a> <br /></li><li> <a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2022/08/03/fighting-the-church-may-lead-you-right-out-of-the-church/">Fighting the Church may lead you right out of the Church – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://skojecfile.steveskojec.com/p/against-crippled-religion">Against Crippled Religion - by Steve Skojec</a>
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<a href="https://skojecfile.steveskojec.com/p/an-epidemic-of-brokenness">An Epidemic of Brokenness - by Steve Skojec</a>
</li></ol><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Gregorian Chant</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.solesmes.com/gregorian-musical-forms">Gregorian Musical Forms | Editions de Solesmes</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Rosary, Devotion and Spiritual Life</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://fatima.org/?s=rosary">rosary | The Fatima Center</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://florida.sspx.org/en/leo-xiii_st-michael">Pope Leo XIII and the Prayers to Saint Michael - St. Thomas More Priory</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/pray-and-fast-drive-out-devil-4590">Pray and fast to drive out the Devil - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resource/55370/prayer-to-saint-michael-the-archangel">Prayer to Saint Michael the Archangel</a>
</li><li>
<a href="http://www.catholictradition.org/Children/mysteries-rosary.htm">THE MYSTERIES OF THE ROSARY IN PICTURES</a>
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<a href="https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-honoring-mary/mysteries-of-the-rosary/">Mysteries of the Rosary | Loyola Press</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://traditionalcatholicprayers.com/2019/11/15/how-to-pray-the-rosary/">How to Pray the Rosary | Traditional Catholic Prayers</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.virgosacrata.com/prayers-of-the-rosary#queen">Prayers of the Rosary in English and Latin: Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.virgosacrata.com/rosary.html">Scriptural Rosary Guide and Prayers of the Holy Rosary</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://materdeiparish.com/parish-life/rosary-makers/">Devotion to the Most Holy Rosary - Mater Dei Catholic Parish</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://materdeiparish.com/">Mater Dei Catholic Parish - A parish of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCUV8OuOi5M&list=WL&index=5">Traditional vs New Rosary - YouTube</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://fatima.org/">The Fatima Center | Promoting the Full Message of Fatima</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/fasting-well-our-lenten-journey-88123">Fasting Well On Our Lenten Journey - District of the USA</a>
</li></ol>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Wars and Rumours of Wars</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/the-interview-that-could-reshape-the-world">The Interview That Could Reshape the World - Crisis Magazine</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/02/putin-united-states-elections-and.html">RORATE CÆLI: Putin, the United States elections, and the upcoming Conclave - by Roberto de Mattei</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2024/02/russia-putting-anti-satellite-nuke-space/394198/">Is Russia putting an anti-satellite nuke in space? - Defense One</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/newly-ordered-european-155mm-shells-take-year-or-more-reach-ukraine-estonian-official-says/394146/">It takes Europe at least a year to fill a Ukrainian order for artillery shells - Defense One</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/02/air-force-announces-major-shakeup-prep-war-china/394125/">Air Force announces major shakeup to prep for war with China - Defense One</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/02/navy-building-dashboards-its-connect-everything-effort/394082/">The Navy is building dashboards for its connect-everything effort - Defense One</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2024/02/expect-chinese-attack-us-infrastructure-within-3-years-mitre-says/394005/">Expect China to attack US infrastructure within 3 years, MITRE CTO says - Defense One</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/02/13/russia-forced-to-sacrifice-quality-for-quantity-in-war-with-ukraine/">Russia forced to ‘sacrifice quality for quantity’ in war with Ukraine</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/02/15/norinco-in-china-unveils-turreted-truck-mounted-155mm-howitzer/">Norinco in China unveils turreted truck-mounted 155mm howitzer</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/02/14/marines-test-robotic-mule-that-could-carry-weapons-sensors/">Marines test robotic mule that could carry weapons, sensors</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/russian-nato-canada-latvia-1.7115841">Canada to acquire Swedish-made anti-aircraft system to protect troops in Latvia | CBC News</a>
</li></ol>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Economic Systems</dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12213b.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Political Economy</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14062a.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Socialism</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04179a.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Communism</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06058c.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Feudalism</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01226a.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Agrarianism</a>
</li><li>
<a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14385b.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Syndicalism</a>
</li></ol>
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<p></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-17269507062300226442024-02-16T02:00:00.008-06:002024-02-16T02:00:00.221-06:00A Look Back: Archbishop Lefebvre’s Letter for Lent on Penance <p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>A look back for some encouragement to help us make a good Lent!</p><p> Courtesy of FSSPX.news: <a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/archbishop-lefebvres-letter-lent-penance-23491">Archbishop Lefebvre’s Letter for Lent on Penance | FSSPX News</a>
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<p>On February 14, 1982, for Lent, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre
wrote a letter addressed to the faithful of Tradition in order to
encourage them to maintain a penitential spirit and the traditional
practices.</p>
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<p>Dearest faithful,</p>
<p>According to an ancient and salutary tradition in the Church, on the
occasion of Lent, I address to you these few words in order to encourage
you to enter with all your soul into this time of penitence, with the
dispositions willed by the Church and to accomplish the purpose for
which the Church prescribes it.</p>
<p>If I look in the books of the beginning of the century for the ends
for which the Church prescribed this time of penance, they indicate
three of them:</p>
<p>1. First to repress the concupiscence of the flesh<br />
2. Then to facilitate the elevation of our souls toward divine realities<br />
3. Finally, to make satisfaction for our sins.</p>
<p>Is this not the example Our Lord shows us in the course of His life
here below? Pray and do penance. But having neither concupiscence nor
sin, He did penance and made satisfaction for our sins, thus showing us
that our penance can be beneficial not only for us, but for our fellow
man.</p>
<p>Pray and do penance. Doing penance in order to pray better, in order
to draw closer to God. This is what all the saints have done, and what
the Virgin Mary reminds us of in all her messages.</p>
<p>Will we dare to say this necessity is less great in our age than in
previous ages? We can and must, on the contrary, affirm that never more
than today have prayer and penance been necessary, because everything
has been done to diminish and despise these two fundamental elements of
Christian life.</p>
<p>Have we ever sought, as today, to satisfy without any limit all the
disordered instincts of the flesh, even going as far as murdering
millions of innocents? We would likewise believe that society has no
other reason for existing other than to give the maximum “standard” of
living to all men, in order to protect them from any deprivation of
material goods.</p>
<p>In this way the aim of society would be opposed to what the Church
prescribes. And we understand that in these times, when men of the
Church align themselves with the spirit of the world, we witness the
disappearance of prayer and penance, and particularly for the reparation
of sins and of obtaining forgiveness for faults. Who today likes to
repeat the moving psalm of <i>Miserere </i>and to repeat with the Psalmist <i>Peccatum meum contra me est semper</i>:
“My sin is always before me”? And how can a Christian soul not move
away from the thought of sin if the image of the crucifix is always
before his eyes?</p>
<p>The bishops asked the Council for a reduction of fasting and
abstinence that these prescriptions have practically disappeared. We
must recognize that this disappearance is a consequence of the
ecumenical and Protestant spirit which denies the necessity of our
participation for the application of the merits of Our Lord to each of
us, for the remission of our sins, and the restoration of our divine
filiation.</p>
<p>While in the past the commandments of the Church expected:</p>
<p>-- obligatory fasting for all the days of Lent except Sundays, for Ember days, and several vigils;<br />
-- abstinence on all the Fridays of the year, the Saturdays of Lent, and in many dioceses, all Saturdays of the year.</p>
<p>What remains of these prescriptions today?</p>
<p>-- fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday;<br />
-- abstinence on Ash Wednesday and Fridays of Lent.</p>
<p>We can ask ourselves: why such a reduction?</p>
<p>Who are those required to fast?</p>
<p>-- Adults aged 21 to 60 years old. [<i>In the United States, the minimum age is 18. </i>- Ed.]</p>
<p>Who must observe abstinence?</p>
<p>-- All the faithful starting from the age of 7 are required to abstain. [<i>The current law holds that this rule applies the day after a Catholic's 14th birthday.</i> - Ed.]</p>
<p>What is fasting? This is only to have one meal per day, to which it
is permitted to add two collations, one in the morning and one in the
evening, not exceeding two ounces, or 60 grams of solid food. [<i>The
Archbishop refers here to the European order of meals; in the United
States, dinner is the evening meal and the food measurements are not
applied. </i>- Ed.]</p>
<p>What is abstinence? It is abstaining from meat.</p>
<p>The faithful who truly have the spirit of faith and who profoundly
understand the Church’s motives, which were indicated above, will have
at heart not only to fulfill these light prescriptions of today, but
entering into the spirit of Our Lord and the Virgin Mary, they will bear
the sins that they have committed and those of their fellow man, their
family, their friends, their fellow citizens.</p>
<p>This is why they will add to these prescriptions either fasting on
all Fridays of Lent, or abstaining from alcohol or wine, or they will
abstain from television. They strive to pray more, to assist at holy
Mass more often, to recite the Rosary, and not to miss evening prayer
with the family. They will part with superfluous goods in order to help
seminaries, found schools, help their priests in the arrangement of
chapels, and help the development of religious houses.</p>
<p>The prescriptions of the Church do not only concern fast and abstinence, but also the Easter duty.</p>
<p>Here is what the Capitular Curate of Sion recommended to the members of his diocese on February 20, 1919:</p>
<p>1. During Lent, the parish priests will make the Way of the Cross
twice each week: one day with the schoolchildren, another day with the
other parishioners. After the Way of the Cross, they will recite the
Litany of the Sacred Heart.</p>
<p>2. In Passion Week--that is to say, the Week before Palm Sunday--there will be <i>triduum</i>
in all the parish churches. Instruction -- Litany of the Sacred Heart
in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament -- Benediction. In these three
instructions, the parish priests will remind their parishioners simply
and clearly what the principal conditions are for receiving the
sacrament of penance worthily.</p>
<p>3. The time during which one can fulfill the Easter duty is fixed
for all parishes from the Passion Sunday to the first Sunday after
Easter. [<i>Today, the Easter duty typically runs from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday</i>. - Ed.]</p>
<p>Why would these directives no longer be valid today?</p>
<p>Let us make the most of this salutary time during which Our Lord is
wont to dispense abundant graces. Let us not imitate the foolish virgins
who, not having oil in their lamps, found the door of the bridegroom’s
house closed and heard this terrible response <i>Nescio vos</i>: I do not know you.</p>
<p><i>Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven</i>; that is to say, the spirit of detachment from the goods of this world.</p>
<p><i>Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. </i>Let
us think of Jesus in the Garden of Olives, who wept for our sins. It is
now for us to weep for our own and those of our brothers.</p>
<p><i>Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after justice, for they shall have their fill.</i> Sanctity goes through the cross, penance, and deprivation. If we truly seek perfection, we must follow the Way of the Cross.</p>
<p>This Lent, may we hear the call of Jesus and Mary and join in following them in this crusade of prayer and penance.</p>
<p>May our prayers, our supplications, our deprivations obtain from
heaven that the leaders of the Church return to its true and holy
traditions, the only solution for the institutions of the Church to
revive and flourish again.</p>
<p>Let us enjoy repeating this conclusion of the <i>Te Deum</i>: <i>In te Domine speravi, non confundar in aeternum</i>: In Thou, O Lord, have I placed my hope; I will never be disappointed.</p>
<p>+ Marcel Lefebvre<br />
Former Archbishop of Tulle<br />
Founder of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X</p>
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</div><br />Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-63596374945249855222024-02-11T02:00:00.000-06:002024-02-11T02:00:00.130-06:00What are the extents and limits of the Commandment to Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother? - Update 2<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>For reference attached is a table outlining the logical summaries of the authors cited in the article on<a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-are-extents-and-limits-of.html"> Honouring Thy Father and Mother that I posted last year (link)</a>. </p><p>P^3<br /></p><p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Logical
Formula</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">1</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Handbook
of Moral Theology – Prummer </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">1955</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">There
are two limits to be placed to the obedience due to parents even
in lawful matters: I) one of duration, in so far as the duty
ceases once the child after attaining his majority or emancipation
begins to live away from the parental home; b) in the choice of a
state of life, and therefore even minors are free to choose in
this matter and parents commit sin by compelling their children to
embrace any particular state of life.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Obedience
due to parents</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Ceases
once the child</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Attains
majority or emancipation</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">begins
to live away from the parental home</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Age
of Majority [OR] Emancipation) [AND][NOT] (living at home) = Duty
of obedience inactive</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">In
the case of an adult (age of majority) or emancipated child living
at home the formula logically changes to:</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Age
of Majority [OR] Emancipation) [AND] (living at home) = Duty of
obedience active</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">2</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Moral
Theology (Fr. Heribert Jone, Transl. Fr. Adelman) </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">1955,
1961</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;">Disobedience
is a grievous sin if it concerns an important matter and the
parents have given a real command. In educational matters the
obligation of obedience lasts until the children come of age. ..</span>.
Even adult children, as long as they stay at home, must obey in
all things necessary for domestic order, e.g., to return home at a
reasonable hour at night. </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Even
adult children</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">as
long as they stay at home, </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">must
obey in all things necessary for domestic order,</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Age
of Majority) [AND] (living at home) = Duty of obedience active</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">A
Brief Catechism for Adults (Fr. Cogan) </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">1951,
1958</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
How long is a child obliged to obey his parents? Until
approximately the 21st birthday, or until he or she leaves home to
be married or to become a priest or sister<u>. </u></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">child
obliged to obey his parents? </span></span></span></span>
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</li><li><p align="left" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">
<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Until
approximately the 21st birthday, </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">or
until he or she leaves home </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">to
be married or to become a priest or sister<u>. </u></span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Age
of Majority ) [OR]([NOT] ((living at home) [AND] (married [OR]
priest [OR] sister))) = Duty of obedience inactive</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Alternative
Logical Presentation is complicated by the conditions under which
a child below the age of majority is released from the duty of
obedience. In order for this to be true, they have to leave to be
either married or enter the religious life.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">([NOT](Age
of Majority)) [OR] ((Lives at home) [AND] [NOT] (married [OR]
priest [OR] sister)) = Duty of obedience active.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Leaving
aside the change in a state of life, the logic is simplified to:</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[NOT](Age
of Majority) = Duty of obedience active.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">4</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Catechism
of the Catholic Church</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">1992</span></span></span></span></p>
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As long as a child lives at home with his parents, the child
should obey ... As they grow up, children should continue to
respect their parents. ... Obedience toward parents ceases with
the emancipation of the children ...</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">As
long as a child lives at home with his parents, </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">the
child should obey </span></span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Obedience
toward parents ceases with the emancipation of the children ...</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">(Age
of Majority) [AND] (Living at home) = Duty of obedience active</span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face="Liberation Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">If
it is ‘or’ as noted by Cogan, then a contradiction arises in
certain cases and the true meaning of the means by which the
statements are combined must satisfy all conditions without
creating an incongruity.</span></span></span></span></p>
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Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-45381382327404144632024-02-03T02:00:00.013-06:002024-02-03T08:38:41.205-06:00The Curious Case of Steve Skojec and the Dangers of Deep Diving into the Crisis Sub-Titled: The Failings of Others<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>It's been a while now since Steve Skojec sold 1P5 and abandoned the Catholic Faith.</p><p>I've been a 'Trad' since 1982 and in those 40+ years I seen this death-spiral before with a similar end point.</p><p>It seems that anyone who jumps into the fray unprepared for the enormous task of righting wrongs will, eventually, become discouraged by not the task but the people who surround them. </p><p>I remember when Skojec complained of the treatment his family received from a traditional priest. This seems to have been the start of the end for him.</p><p>So what can we learn from the likes of Steve Skojec, Michael Voris (maybe?), Louie Verrecchio, Gerry Matatix and other celebrity Catholics?</p><p>Probably quite a lot about what not to do.</p><p><b>First, don't burn out on the crisis? </b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">When you burn out, on work or anything else, little things assume a more greater importance than they are due. This is one of my 'canary in the coal mine' signals that I've been stretching myself too thin. For example, I received an email from a director on a Friday afternoon and read only the first couple of lines before I started to get upset. So I set it aside. When I read it again Sunday evening, I realised I had been saved from making a big gaff by not responding in the mindset that I had on Friday.</p><p><b>Second, don't feed the Trolls. </b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">"Trolls" are people who simply can't hold a logical argument because they are emotionally instead of intellectually engaged. Because of this, they have a problem handling a logical argument that undermines their own ... and in most cases Trolls need to create a new reality to keep it all together. This is a great example of Cognitive Dissonance theory at work. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Simply put, if someone defends an absurdity, disengage. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">When a person is irrational, anything that contradicts their position causes them to hold on to it, to believe it, all the more firmly. With every contradiction, even if you have incontrovertible proof, they will dig their hole deeper.<br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So don't waste your precious time and energy on them. Pray for them, but realise that you can't change them, only God can reach their hearts.<br /></p><p><b>Third, be grateful.</b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">I'll simply refer to t<a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2021/08/gratitude-necessary-for-surviving-and.html">he article on gratitude (link)</a>. <br /></p><p><b>Fourth, know the Catholic truth, not your truth.</b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">I've had arguments with people that are ignorant of what the Catholic Church actually teaches and are, apparently, incapable of drawing distinctions. For example, do the Muslims worship the same God as Catholics?</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So before you try to tar and feather me ... I've already addressed this in an article in 2014 <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2014/06/is-object-of-catholic-jewish-and.html">Is the object of Catholic, Jewish and Islamic worship the same God? (link) </a> </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So you need to draw the right distinctions and remove your assumptions that surround how you feel about the assertion. Back in 2012 Catholicam (back on Ignis Ardens) rejected the distinction ... effectively contradicting the Catholic Encyclopedia.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So make certain you can draw the right distinctions, inferences and understanding of what Catholic Teaching actually contains vs what you may selfishly or pridefully want it to say. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Also remember that proving someone wrong is a case of winning the battle but losing the war. Everyone wants to be right and it takes a good dose of humility to admit when we've been wrong. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Without humility and grace you may lose the person you're arguing with.<br /></p><p><b>Fifth, take responsibility for your baggage.</b></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Steve Skojec seemed to be carrying an awful lot of baggage that he aired on twitter etc. The baggage included what wrongs he felt a disgraced congregation had done to him ... sorry I can't remember the details of the article. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Suffice to say, with 20/20 hindsight, Steve Skojec was probably not the person to start a Catholic media outlet. I've seen others burdened with historical baggage falter in the secular world.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So the lesson is, if you can't practice prudence and even little slights get to you, then you should avoid trying to fix the world. Work for your own salvation and those for whom you have responsibility. Then take from the surplus for others.</p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">Also, before undertaking any endeavour, be honest about your motivations. </p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">For example, I know that I'm not going to change the Church all by myself. This blog is about documenting my studies, ponderings and sharing them with anyone who wants to take the time to read them. <br /></p><p><b>Conclusion </b><br /></p><p style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;">So you have to keep it together and if you or someone you should trust says you're losing your grip take a step back. Otherwise you'll risk following in the path of these once luminary Catholic personalities.</p><p> </p><p>P^3 <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-11488491009960203932024-01-19T02:00:00.002-06:002024-01-19T12:32:41.270-06:00News Roundup January 19, 2024<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p style="text-align: left;">First, wishing you a belated Merry Christmas and a Happy and HOLY New Year!</p><p style="text-align: left;">As usual, what follows is articles that caught my eye with some of my thoughts on what, in my opinion, it all means. </p><p style="text-align: left;">P^3</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Crisis of the Catholic Church Fiducia Supplicans</h3><p style="text-align: left;">While the fury over this latest action of Pope Francis the First is ongoing, it remains to be seen whether it results in any lasting sentiments. For example, if Pope Francis were to experience a sudden death, some within the hierarchy may see it as Divine Intervention and move the needle back in the right direction. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Only, the problem is that Pope Francis the First has placed his mark on the College of Cardinals ... so something would have to either change their minds or something would have to dramatically changed the composition of the College of Cardinals. </p><p style="text-align: left;">An Act of God would make things much simpler, but there is no guarantee of that, we may have to muddle our way through and gain further merit and grace by doing so. :-)<br /></p><dl style="text-align: left;"><dd style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRLqD0-tQnI">2023: The Fiducia Fiasco, Synodality, Fr Rupnik, and more - YouTube</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-clarification-that-obfuscates">A Clarification That Obfuscates - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.padreperegrino.org/2024/01/dogmanochange/">What the LGBT-World and TLM-World Have In Common – Padre Peregrino</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/this-document-damages-communion-of.html">RORATE CÆLI: "This document damages the communion of the Church, for such blessings directly and seriously contradict Divine Revelation": Strongest and clearest episcopal reaction yet from +Rafael Escudero López-Brea</a>
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<a href="https://baptistnews.com/article/some-traditionalist-bishops-revolt-after-vatican-allows-blessing-same-sex-couples/">Some traditionalist bishops revolt after Vatican allows ‘blessing’ same-sex couples – Baptist News Global</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/criticism-of-fiducia-supplicans-confusion-or-spoiled-milk/">Criticism of Fiducia Supplicans: Confusion or spoiled milk? - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/ddf-clarifies-fiducia-supplicans">DDF clarifies ‘Fiducia supplicans’ after ‘understandable’ bishops’ reactions</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/africa-parts-ways-collective-rejection.html">RORATE CÆLI: Africa Parts Ways: Collective Rejection of Fiducia Supplicans by all Catholic Churches in Africa (Full Document)</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/fiducia-supplicans-cardinal-sarahs-strong-reaction-41858?utm_source=SSPX%20Mailing%20List&utm_campaign=18995d4066-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_02_03_03_48_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-fdc5b5a4cb-[LIST_EMAIL_ID]&mc_cid=18995d4066">Fiducia Supplicans: Cardinal Sarah’s Strong Reaction | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/2024/01/out-of-africa-i-have-called-my-son.html">LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: "Out of Africa I have Called My Son!" The African Bishops Resist Francis and His Same-Sex Blessings!</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/ecclesiastical-province-of-rennes.html">RORATE CÆLI: Ecclesiastical Province of Rennes, France: no blessings for homosexual or irregular couples, but only for individuals</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/tucho-fernandez-pours-gasoline-on.html">RORATE CÆLI: Tucho Fernandez Pours Gasoline on an Ecclesial Crisis of His Own Creation: Full Text of the Desperate Vatican Press Release</a>
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-defends-same-sex-blessings-declaration-says-it-is-misunderstood-2024-01-15/">Pope defends same-sex blessings declaration, says it is misunderstood | Reuters</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt><br /></dt></dl><h3 style="text-align: left;">Crisis of The Catholic Church</h3><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt style="text-align: left;">Obviously this is closely linked to the above. The key element here is to see how the Successors of the Apostles treat the Traditional Catholics in their Dioceses.</dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;">This will 'tell' us who is:</dt></dl><ul style="text-align: left;"><li style="text-align: left;">A. Aligned with Traditional Catholicism (i.e. Catholicism)</li><li style="text-align: left;">B. Aligned with the Pope's wishes (a little harder to discern who will support a resurgence of Traditional Catholicism).</li><li style="text-align: left;">C. Misaligned with Traditional Catholicism (ie.Catholicism)<br /></li></ul><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Each condemnation helps to refine our understanding of where each prelate stands vis-a-vis Church Teaching and this Crisis.</dt><dt> </dt><dt>In other words are they part of the <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>SOLUTION </b></span>or part of the <span style="color: red;"><b>PROBLEM</b></span>. ;-) <br /></dt><dt> </dt><dd>
<a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2023/12/non-catholics-supporting-traditional.html">LMS Chairman: Non-Catholics supporting the Traditional Mass</a>
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<a href="https://www.theeponymousflower.com/2023/12/whoever-doesnt-have-good-relationship.html">The Eponymous Flower: “Whoever Doesn’t Have a Good Relationship With Pope Francis, Isn’t Catholic “</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/my-advice-step-down">My Advice? Step Down - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2024/01/parish-priest-calls-francis-antichrist.html">RORATE CÆLI: Parish Priest Criticizes Francis in Homily- And Receives Sustained Applause from His Flock, and is Excommunicated</a>
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<a href="https://www.padreperegrino.org/2024/01/coronation-oath/">The Papal-Coronation Oath – Padre Peregrino</a>
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<a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/01/04/us-bishops-synod-diocese-listening-sessions-246818">Vatican asks US bishops to hold new rounds of Synod on Synodality listening sessions | America Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/babies-from-bone-marrow">Babies from Bone Marrow | Discover Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/the-post-conciliar-era-the-church-and-the-rise-of-traditionalism/">The Post-Conciliar Era: The Church and the rise of traditionalism - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/17/credo-is-a-weaponized-response-to-vatican-ii-and-the-ccc/">Credo is a weaponized response to Vatican II and the CCC – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/10/review-of-answering-orthodoxy-a-catholic-response-to-attacks-from-the-east/">New book offers Catholic response to arguments, attacks from Orthodoxy – Catholic World Report</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt><br /></dt></dl><h3 style="text-align: left;">SSPX</h3><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>As a result of Vos' letter, I dropped a bunch of references into this link.</dt><dt> </dt><dt>The videos' description is intriguing: <br /></dt><dt> </dt><dt><blockquote> In this new episode of WPI Perspectives, I speak with Laura Vander Vos, host of the @mrshappycatholic YouTube channel and founder of Trad Recovery, an online support group and resource center for those who have left Catholic Traditionalism for the wider Catholic Church. On her YouTube channel, Laura invites former traditionalists of all stripes (having left groups such as the SSPX, sedevacantist, and Ecclesia Dei communities) to discuss their experiences in traditionalism, their decision to leave the movement, and their experiences since leaving.<br /><br />We discuss the traditionalist mentality and the dynamics of traditionalist groups, including abuse, trauma, and cult-like tendencies that many have reported, and the courage it takes to leave the traditionalist world.</blockquote></dt><dt>The video is an hour long and frankly, my time is too precious to watch it all ... so I'm going to look at her website to look for the premise.<br /></dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>Vos' website can be found here: <a href="https://www.tradrecovery.com/">https://www.tradrecovery.com/</a></dt><dt> </dt><dt>So ... here goes some thoughts as I perused the "TradRecovery" website: <br /></dt><dt><span class="B2EFF public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black;"></span><blockquote><span style="color: black;">Historical research has often proven to be the death knell for many traditionalist positions. Perusing some recent notes from SSPX high school and looking through some SSPX pamphlets, I was reminded of their position that Vatican II was "</span><span style="color: red;"><b>only pastoral" and therefore "not binding."</b></span><span style="color: black;"> Old notes said that councils are only called to address the dominant heresy or error of the time. A quote from one of the SSPX's pamphlets:</span></blockquote><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span> The author (not Vos but Andy M) delves into the straw-man argument. What he really should be assessing is the latest expression of what the SSPX is willing to accept with respects to the Second Vatican Council -<a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2022/04/reblog-doctrinal-preamble-april-15-2012.html"> namely 2012 Doctrinal Preamble (link)</a>.<br /></dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>Suffice to say that that Second Vatican Council did not issue any new Infallible Declarations that are binding on the faithful to believe with . There are obviously doctrines put forth and that leads to the whole discussion on what the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council actually meant to convey with the ambiguous documents and declarations. </dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>There is another article that discusses Communion with the Church. Well we know that Communion exists in some manner - the SSPX isn't schismatic ... Communion exists and, IMO, the barrier is organizational. There is no Canonical Solution. So the question really comes down to is the SSPX correct in calling a<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_a_spade_a_spade"> spade a spade (link)</a>. </dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>Also, lets remember that all this started because the SSPX refused to celebrate the New Mass and the continued to believe the Dogmas of the Catholic Church.</dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>The question really is this: Is the Catholic Church in a Crisis, be it doctrinal or organizational. The Pontificate of Pope Francis is a good proof of the crisis - especially the latest documents on Blessing of Same-Sex couples and Communion for Civily Divorced and Remarried.</dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>Last point is that just because people leave the SSPX or others doesn't mean that there isn't a crisis and that the persecution of the SSPX and traditionalists is justified.</dt><dt><br /></dt><dt>Ok one more point ... if there is a crisis ... surrendering to it doesn't fix it. A laity, we have a right to the Truths of the Church, it isn't a privilege. The hierarchy is negligent in its duties and that is the real reason for the Crisis.</dt><dt><br /></dt><dt><br /></dt><dt> </dt><dd>
<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/letters/1976.index.html">Letters 1976 | Paul VI</a>
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<a href="http://sspxasia.com/Documents/Archbishop-Lefebvre/Conformity_to_Gods_Will.htm">SSPXAsia.com:</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/transcript-released-1976-meeting-pope-paul-vi-and-abp-lefebvre-commentary-38775">Transcript Released: 1976 Meeting of Pope Paul VI and Abp. Lefebvre - A Commentary - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://sspxasia.com/Documents/Archbishop-Lefebvre/Apologia/Vol_one/Chapter_14.htm">The Audience with Pope Paul VI</a>
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<a href="https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/3719-for-the-first-time-online-archbishop-lefebvre-s-prophetic-address-to-the-remnant-1976">The Remnant Newspaper - FOR THE FIRST TIME ONLINE: Archbishop Lefebvre’s Prophetic Address to The Remnant, 1976</a>
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<a href="https://www.wordonfire.org/paul-vi-lefebvre/">Pope Paul VI's Letter to Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (October 11, 1976) // Word on Fire</a></dd><dd><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-are-dogma-doctrine-and-theology">https://www.ncregister.com/blog/what-are-dogma-doctrine-and-theology </a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/recovery-from-traditionalism-with-laura-vander-vos/">Recovery from Traditionalism with Laura Vander Vos - Where Peter Is</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt><br /></dt></dl><h3 style="text-align: left;">SSPX - Conditions for an Agreement</h3><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt style="text-align: left;">So ... this is a recent post on a discussion on the "Resistance" forum CathInfo. The only issue is that it takes words uttered in a conference out of context of what the Archbishop was actually willing to accept in ... wait for it ... 1988. See ReBlog: <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2022/04/reblog-doctrinal-preamble-april-15-2012.html">Doctrinal Preamble April 15, 2012 vs Protocol 1988 (Updated with Text of Nota Praevia) (link).</a> </dt><dt style="text-align: left;"> </dt><dt style="text-align: left;">I know the argument that the Archbishop reject the protocol, but he also said that there was nothing wrong with the protocol - otherwise he would not have signed it. So ... there.<br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt><dt style="text-align: left;">The ignorance of the truth is no excuse. Oh Well ... the "Resistance" continues to follow the path of the Dwarves from The Last Battle.</dt><dt style="text-align: left;"> </dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyZpqtVg5eZAS_J02xZutlkrM4e_mO6DhaEwVsfKgmVr6irCEEB-bzaSA7MVm3Ug7R76q8_JoS_7aGXq4U-33d2My384F3jb7TBsxBJoXlx7ygO0SM2_knu_ODSmJa6tfsttkOC5BvmSy/s280/last+battle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="280" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyZpqtVg5eZAS_J02xZutlkrM4e_mO6DhaEwVsfKgmVr6irCEEB-bzaSA7MVm3Ug7R76q8_JoS_7aGXq4U-33d2My384F3jb7TBsxBJoXlx7ygO0SM2_knu_ODSmJa6tfsttkOC5BvmSy/s280/last+battle.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /> </dt><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt><dt> </dt><dd>
<a href="https://www.cathinfo.com/sspx-resistance-news/archbishop-lefebvre-conditions-for-an-agreement-1984/">Archbishop Lefebvre Conditions for an Agreement, 1984 - SSPX Resistance News - Catholic Info</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt><br /></dt></dl><h3 style="text-align: left;">Covid SARS-CoV-2</h3><dl style="text-align: left;"><dt style="text-align: left;"><br /></dt></dl><p style="text-align: left;">So this will be fun.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is burning out. Although, I know people still getting sick from the virus and describing it as the worst virus they've ever had. Think about this for a bit, it isn't the early versions that had a higher fatality rate.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Ok, so I know the argument that it was 'just the elderly ' that were vulnerable to the disease so we don't need to do anything.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The thing is that it wasn't the first pandemic - The Spanish Influenza was pretty nasty and the lessons learned from that Pandemic and later outbreaks informed the decision of lock-downs etc.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Before you try to burn this blog down to the ground. </p><p style="text-align: left;">There were definite mistakes made in handling the Pandemic and there were people who took advantage of it to advance their agendas.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Neither changes the facts of what it is a dangerous virus that had a significant case fatality rate and that the quality of care had a significant impact on the mortality rates. Simple things such as ventilation and oxygen had a major impact on outcomes.</p><p style="text-align: left;"> I know the argument that the CFR doesn't tell the whole story because we don't know how many people were actually infected i.e. infection fatality rate ... well the science of statistics helps us to understand the impact and this <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02867-1/fulltext">article in the Lancet provides some insights (link)</a> - table below.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I have pulled the numbers in a spreadsheet and the average IFR is for ages from 1 to 100 years is 5.4%. Obviously the older you get, the worse your chances and things get pretty twitchy after 55 years of age as the IFR hits 0.62%. After sixty, your chances (where ever the stats originate) are 1% ... in others words 1 in 100 people infected at that age die.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I know some people will think this isn't a big deal ... at least from the attitudes I've read online during the Pandemic.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Well its significantly higher than your chance of death from a car accident.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Then there was the comment made by a millenial that COVID-19 was a Boomer Remover.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Just remember that 'Stats' are impartial - it's just a matter of time before your number comes up. :-) <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="scrollable bordered" style="width: 100%;" tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th class="rowsep"><br /></th><th class="rowsep"><b>IFR and 95% uncertainty interval</b></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 year</td><td>0·0054% (0·0021–0·0114)</td></tr><tr><td>2 years</td><td>0·0040% (0·0020–0·0070)</td></tr><tr><td>3 years</td><td>0·0032% (0·0019–0·0051)</td></tr><tr><td>4 years</td><td>0·0027% (0·0018–0·0043)</td></tr><tr><td>5 years</td><td>0·0024% (0·0017–0·0039)</td></tr><tr><td>6 years</td><td>0·0023% (0·0016–0·0038)</td></tr><tr><td>7 years</td><td>0·0023% (0·0015–0·0039)</td></tr><tr><td>8 years</td><td>0·0023% (0·0015–0·0042)</td></tr><tr><td>9 years</td><td>0·0025% (0·0016–0·0046)</td></tr><tr><td>10 years</td><td>0·0028% (0·0018–0·0050)</td></tr><tr><td>11 years</td><td>0·0031% (0·0021–0·0056)</td></tr><tr><td>12 years</td><td>0·0036% (0·0024–0·0063)</td></tr><tr><td>13 years</td><td>0·0042% (0·0028–0·0073)</td></tr><tr><td>14 years</td><td>0·0050% (0·0034–0·0084)</td></tr><tr><td>15 years</td><td>0·0060% (0·0041–0·0097)</td></tr><tr><td>16 years</td><td>0·0071% (0·0050–0·0113)</td></tr><tr><td>17 years</td><td>0·0085% (0·0060–0·0134)</td></tr><tr><td>18 years</td><td>0·0100% (0·0071–0·0157)</td></tr><tr><td>19 years</td><td>0·0118% (0·0084–0·0183)</td></tr><tr><td>20 years</td><td>0·0138% (0·0098–0·0214)</td></tr><tr><td>21 years</td><td>0·0162% (0·0114–0·0250)</td></tr><tr><td>22 years</td><td>0·0188% (0·0133–0·0292)</td></tr><tr><td>23 years</td><td>0·0219% (0·0153–0·0335)</td></tr><tr><td>24 years</td><td>0·0254% (0·0178–0·0385)</td></tr><tr><td>25 years</td><td>0·0293% (0·0207–0·0441)</td></tr><tr><td>26 years</td><td>0·0337% (0·0241–0·0504)</td></tr><tr><td>27 years</td><td>0·0386% (0·0280–0·0575)</td></tr><tr><td>28 years</td><td>0·0442% (0·0324–0·0658)</td></tr><tr><td>29 years</td><td>0·0504% (0·0372–0·0757)</td></tr><tr><td>30 years</td><td>0·0573% (0·0418–0·0870)</td></tr><tr><td>31 years</td><td>0·0650% (0·0469–0·0983)</td></tr><tr><td>32 years</td><td>0·0735% (0·0526–0·1108)</td></tr><tr><td>33 years</td><td>0·0829% (0·0590–0·1246)</td></tr><tr><td>34 years</td><td>0·0932% (0·0663–0·1398)</td></tr><tr><td>35 years</td><td>0·1046% (0·0747–0·1564)</td></tr><tr><td>36 years</td><td>0·1171% (0·0842–0·1746)</td></tr><tr><td>37 years</td><td>0·1307% (0·0950–0·1944)</td></tr><tr><td>38 years</td><td>0·1455% (0·1070–0·2161)</td></tr><tr><td>39 years</td><td>0·1616% (0·1197–0·2420)</td></tr><tr><td>40 years</td><td>0·1789% (0·1319–0·2706)</td></tr><tr><td>41 years</td><td>0·1976% (0·1440–0·3038)</td></tr><tr><td>42 years</td><td>0·2177% (0·1575–0·3397)</td></tr><tr><td>43 years</td><td>0·2391% (0·1714–0·3731)</td></tr><tr><td>44 years</td><td>0·2620% (0·1861–0·4122)</td></tr><tr><td>45 years</td><td>0·2863% (0·2016–0·4540)</td></tr><tr><td>46 years</td><td>0·3119% (0·2176–0·4980)</td></tr><tr><td>47 years</td><td>0·3389% (0·2350–0·5437)</td></tr><tr><td>48 years</td><td>0·3672% (0·2541–0·5906)</td></tr><tr><td>49 years</td><td>0·3968% (0·2748–0·6380)</td></tr><tr><td>50 years</td><td>0·4278% (0·2958–0·6858)</td></tr><tr><td>51 years</td><td>0·4606% (0·3180–0·7346)</td></tr><tr><td>52 years</td><td>0·4958% (0·3430–0·7855)</td></tr><tr><td>53 years</td><td>0·5342% (0·3720–0·8398)</td></tr><tr><td>54 years</td><td>0·5766% (0·4028–0·8992)</td></tr><tr><td>55 years</td><td>0·6242% (0·4358–0·9715)</td></tr><tr><td>56 years</td><td>0·6785% (0·4736–1·0602)</td></tr><tr><td>57 years</td><td>0·7413% (0·5181–1·1621)</td></tr><tr><td>58 years</td><td>0·8149% (0·5698–1·2796)</td></tr><tr><td>59 years</td><td>0·9022% (0·6304–1·4162)</td></tr><tr><td>60 years</td><td>1·0035% (0·7002–1·5727)</td></tr><tr><td>61 years</td><td>1·1162% (0·7776–1·7462)</td></tr><tr><td>62 years</td><td>1·2413% (0·8635–1·9438)</td></tr><tr><td>63 years</td><td>1·3803% (0·9588–2·1644)</td></tr><tr><td>64 years</td><td>1·5346% (1·0645–2·4094)</td></tr><tr><td>65 years</td><td>1·7058% (1·1817–2·6813)</td></tr><tr><td>66 years</td><td>1·8957% (1·3117–2·9830)</td></tr><tr><td>67 years</td><td>2·1064% (1·4557–3·3175)</td></tr><tr><td>68 years</td><td>2·3399% (1·6154–3·6881)</td></tr><tr><td>69 years</td><td>2·5986% (1·7928–4·0983)</td></tr><tr><td>70 years</td><td>2·8851% (1·9893–4·5519)</td></tr><tr><td>71 years</td><td>3·2022% (2·2069–5·0532)</td></tr><tr><td>72 years</td><td>3·5527% (2·4476–5·6064)</td></tr><tr><td>73 years</td><td>3·9402% (2·7139–6·2162)</td></tr><tr><td>74 years</td><td>4·3679% (3·0083–6·8875)</td></tr><tr><td>75 years</td><td>4·8397% (3·3336–7·6254)</td></tr><tr><td>76 years</td><td>5·3597% (3·6926–8·4353)</td></tr><tr><td>77 years</td><td>5·9320% (4·0887–9·3240)</td></tr><tr><td>78 years</td><td>6·5612% (4·5253–10·2959)</td></tr><tr><td>79 years</td><td>7·2520% (5·0061–11·3392)</td></tr><tr><td>80 years</td><td>8·0093% (5·5339–12·4411)</td></tr><tr><td>81 years</td><td>8·8381% (6·1140–13·6344)</td></tr><tr><td>82 years</td><td>9·7437% (6·7643–14·9249)</td></tr><tr><td>83 years</td><td>10·7311% (7·4783–16·3145)</td></tr><tr><td>84 years</td><td>11·8054% (8·2609–17·8063)</td></tr><tr><td>85 years</td><td>12·9717% (9·1175–19·4030)</td></tr><tr><td>86 years</td><td>14·2346% (10·0530–21·1061)</td></tr><tr><td>87 years</td><td>15·5984% (11·0729–22·9162)</td></tr><tr><td>88 years</td><td>17·0669% (12·1823–24·8326)</td></tr><tr><td>89 years</td><td>18·6431% (13·3860–26·8535)</td></tr><tr><td>90 years</td><td>20·3292% (14·6888–28·9754)</td></tr><tr><td>91 years</td><td>22·1263% (16·0949–31·1935)</td></tr><tr><td>92 years</td><td>24·0344% (17·6000–33·5013)</td></tr><tr><td>93 years</td><td>26·0519% (19·1384–35·8908)</td></tr><tr><td>94 years</td><td>28·1760% (20·7725–38·3524)</td></tr><tr><td>95 years</td><td>30·4021% (22·4676–40·8752)</td></tr><tr><td>96 years</td><td>32·7239% (24·2367–43·4272)</td></tr><tr><td>97 years</td><td>35·1335% (26·0981–46·0137)</td></tr><tr><td>98 years</td><td>37·6213% (28·0497–48·6219)</td></tr><tr><td>99 years</td><td>40·1762% (30·0877–51·2376)</td></tr><tr><td>100 years</td><td>42·7856% (32·2380–53·8466)</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><dl style="text-align: 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<a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/">COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer</a>
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<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html?utm_campaign=not-applicable&utm_medium=vanity-url&utm_source=canada-ca_coronavirus">Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - Canada.ca</a>
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<a href="https://health-infobase.canada.ca/covid-19/wastewater/">COVID-19 wastewater monitoring dashboard — Canada.ca</a>
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<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/">COVID-19 #CoronaVirus Infographic Datapack — Information is Beautiful</a>
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<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/">COVID-19 #CoronaVirus Infographic Datapack — Information is Beautiful</a>
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<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/covid-19-coronavirus-infographic-datapack/">COVID-19 #CoronaVirus Infographic Datapack — Information is Beautiful</a>
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<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/data/">Data — Information is Beautiful</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135450/">Does ivermectin have a place in the treatment of mild Covid-19? - PMC</a>
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<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/search?q=COVID-19">Search - Our World in Data</a>
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<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/">Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll</a>
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<a href="https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/worldwide-graphs/">Coronavirus Graphs: Worldwide Cases and Deaths - Worldometer</a>
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<a href="https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/">Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll</a>
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<a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/case-fatality-rate">Case fatality rate | Definition, Example, Equation, & Facts | Britannica</a>
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<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid">Mortality Risk of COVID-19 - Our World in Data</a>
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<a href="https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/chronic/basicstat.htm">Basic Statistics: About Incidence, Prevalence, Morbidity, and Mortality - Statistics Teaching Tools - New York State Department of Health</a>
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<a href="https://ourworldindata.org/mortality-risk-covid#case-fatality-rate-of-other-diseases">Mortality Risk of COVID-19 - Our World in Data</a>
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<a href="https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.05.13.20101253v3.full">The infection fatality rate of COVID-19 inferred from seroprevalence data | medRxiv</a>
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<a href="https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/the-microbescope-infectious-diseases-in-context/">The MicrobeScope – Infectious Diseases in Context — Information is Beautiful</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9874414/">Global case fatality rate from COVID‐19 has decreased by 96.8% during 2.5 years of the pandemic - PMC</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8451339/">Case fatality rate of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis - PMC</a>
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<a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/satire-dear-diary-toronto-police">'You want us to enforce the law?' The thoughts of the Toronto police | National Post</a>
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<p style="text-align: left;"></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-52523261754978513082024-01-17T02:00:00.001-06:002024-01-17T02:00:00.152-06:00No One Gets Out Of This Life Alive: Including You and Me!<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> Just to be clear, neither Pope Francis, nor any of us will get out of 'this' life alive. </p><p>So the question that we need consider is will we leave the world better or worse for our having being born and walked the surface of the Earth. The same Earth that Our Lord Jesus Christ walked.</p><p>How are we going to stand in front of a Just Judge when the time for mercy and forgiveness is over.</p><p>That's, once we cross the line from life to after-life, our fate is sealed. </p><p>It will depend on whether or not we die in a state of grace and the life we have lived.</p><p>Gifts that we have been given by God are many, but the Sacraments, particularly those of the spritually dead are essential, especially confession.</p><p>Without confession we can't access the other Sacraments!</p><p></p><blockquote>The Council of Trent solemnly defined that there are seven sacraments of the New Law, truly and properly so called, viz., Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Extreme Unction, Orders, and Matrimony. <a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13295a.htm">https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13295a.htm</a></blockquote><a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13295a.htm"></a><p></p><p>If we can't access valid sacraments, our only hope is a perfect act of contrition.</p><p>So, frequent access to the Sacraments is essential to both living a just life and achieving justification.</p><p>P^3<br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-32163715269586970522024-01-13T02:00:00.002-06:002024-01-13T11:59:28.294-06:00No One Gets Out Of This Life Alive: Pity Pope Francis<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtk_EVJAu5lDYNbIHA_dF62byolrjuX-0Zfj9gKI4wpC8Y4j1rDpfHzWzpna7U0RYL7Qz-fUM60Rfy70JdSd2i0fkaC7gWGVqKK_22gvgVfwQJChOwu-AMsaBW_yqXGBbvZHEjwhrdJv8at4tS6p-GHVQOGvwh-j6CgamQw3qRkmGJiet0oGy8ekU-3dt/s2000/Jean_Paul_Laurens_Le_Pape_Formose_et_Etienne_VI_1870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtk_EVJAu5lDYNbIHA_dF62byolrjuX-0Zfj9gKI4wpC8Y4j1rDpfHzWzpna7U0RYL7Qz-fUM60Rfy70JdSd2i0fkaC7gWGVqKK_22gvgVfwQJChOwu-AMsaBW_yqXGBbvZHEjwhrdJv8at4tS6p-GHVQOGvwh-j6CgamQw3qRkmGJiet0oGy8ekU-3dt/w400-h266/Jean_Paul_Laurens_Le_Pape_Formose_et_Etienne_VI_1870.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="By Jean-Paul Laurens - Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109877">By Jean-Paul Laurens - Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109877</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadaver_Synod">Wiki Reference: Cadaver Synod</a> <br /></p><p></p><p> There are a number of ultimate truths in this world and one of them is that no one gets out alive - at least for us humans.</p><p>This is also true for Pope Francis. So yes, I know that he is still the Pope because of Catholic Dogma and Doctrine. I also know that he will remain the Vicar of Christ until one of three things happen:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>He dies.</li><li>He explicitly abandons the Faith. <br /></li><li>The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church declares that he is no longer the Vicar of Christ.</li></ol><p> Nota Bene: </p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Item #2 Emphasis on explicitly so there is no need for a subjective judgement. </li><li>Item #3 can also happen post mortem.</li></ol><p>So where does that leave us?</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Pope Francis is a bad Pope: There is historical precedent for this</li><li>A following Pope can undo the Bad and improve upon the Good.</li></ol><p>Yes, Pope Francis has done some good, such as giving the SSPX world wide jurisdiction to hear confessions. </p><p>Now what about Pope Francis today?</p><p>His is, amongst other things, to be pitied.</p><p>If he is saved, it would seem that justice would require a lengthy stay in Purgatory.</p><p>So pity Pope Francis because God is a just God.</p><p>P^3<br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-23917036406476780242024-01-05T02:00:00.002-06:002024-01-07T08:08:29.661-06:00So What's Next?<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> I've written some thoughts on War and the present events. These will start to post in April, when perhaps the passage of time will help make clear what in the present is hidden in the fog of the moment.</p><p>That said, as it is highly unlikely that Pope Francis will change his path, for the Church the next major step is the next conclave.</p><p>After that, for the Church I see only three possibilities. </p><p>First, things will stay the same. The next Pope will follow in the footsteps of Pope Francis.</p><p>Second, things will get worse. Given the damage that Pope Francis had done in ten years, it sounds impossible. But who would have thought that a validly elected Pope (i.e. Francis) would be so bad??? It is always possible that the next conclave elects an even more deranged Pope.<br /></p><p>Third, things will get better. A good to great Pope will be elected and start to set things right. The destruction of the past sixty-plus cannot be undone in an instant. God doesn't work that way as He allows the chaff to grow with the wheat until the harvest is ready.</p><p>So, we need to prepare ourselves for all three possibilities by practising <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/search/label/Collection%3A%20Virtues">virtue (link)</a>. </p><p>Tied to this is to understand what our responsibilities are in each of the conditions. If the persecution of Catholics by Catholics continues, hunker down and live the life that God has granted you. The same goes if the Church rights itself, then World will persecute the Church. </p><p>Remember this is a war not against flesh and blood but principalities and powers.</p><p>Our only hope is in the Lord!</p><p>P^3<br /></p><p><br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-1494976445779889372024-01-01T02:00:00.000-06:002024-01-01T02:00:00.144-06:00The Sign of the Cross - What does it mean?<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWvBMPmqJ7gsK7bPQq1Q5n6eJYzoDsqmcQet1paMepqQksY1GHCjvqIJiVX-B0YzKqrJwOzLvYRPEgTDm_YZgtNK2pTeGFze_byqO5iTAD2PEJpXQh8tr7m3APZSW6xyEqcCC-h_FWZaajZ0A3wmk7U8qvFOyupvg6GOo1kg4GkqeQ9M4m1VbZt-uc2mH/s1204/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="1204" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWvBMPmqJ7gsK7bPQq1Q5n6eJYzoDsqmcQet1paMepqQksY1GHCjvqIJiVX-B0YzKqrJwOzLvYRPEgTDm_YZgtNK2pTeGFze_byqO5iTAD2PEJpXQh8tr7m3APZSW6xyEqcCC-h_FWZaajZ0A3wmk7U8qvFOyupvg6GOo1kg4GkqeQ9M4m1VbZt-uc2mH/w400-h121/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The short answer is that the present version of the Sign of the Cross is a profession of Faith. <p></p><p>By it we profess our belief in:</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>The Blessed Trinity</li><li>The Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ</li><li>That Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for us upon the Cross</li></ol><p>P^3</p><p> <br /></p><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Excerpts</h3><p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgy6aUfFcFWcD4ueWztl2CaLf4nA1Rg_ht8XJOGKGPjhhpED97ZjSiSZjxMu_hScbaIqjQskUDhm-p3lQLTKc7uV9v0J74Ezm8Rjn6sO9BxKoWp9wFu0G9DfOlu_A4ticxpXnVeGUOlHMstNUIW_gQjvKAwbmdmh4Pm9FuLJ1RbGfzEWxlfLqU8H9Yrwq/s852/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross%20A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="852" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgy6aUfFcFWcD4ueWztl2CaLf4nA1Rg_ht8XJOGKGPjhhpED97ZjSiSZjxMu_hScbaIqjQskUDhm-p3lQLTKc7uV9v0J74Ezm8Rjn6sO9BxKoWp9wFu0G9DfOlu_A4ticxpXnVeGUOlHMstNUIW_gQjvKAwbmdmh4Pm9FuLJ1RbGfzEWxlfLqU8H9Yrwq/w400-h386/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross%20A.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4iAW58lPPBTsNqgQKxScgnGehdUXlNI_hnr9bol686gw8v6JL3lhuv8MrYPKbcA4ziHfYUhIRmd0JPX3hTDxiln5S06Eeq5nuEuhxtMadNEbhZdqRui3Q5-9nL1pIsLhkLsP2CFTeIAxV4dZIOajt7Tp2JiCFcvqaWSGq1l5yha2qhjmHC66KjrmOUvF/s551/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross%20B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="551" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4iAW58lPPBTsNqgQKxScgnGehdUXlNI_hnr9bol686gw8v6JL3lhuv8MrYPKbcA4ziHfYUhIRmd0JPX3hTDxiln5S06Eeq5nuEuhxtMadNEbhZdqRui3Q5-9nL1pIsLhkLsP2CFTeIAxV4dZIOajt7Tp2JiCFcvqaWSGq1l5yha2qhjmHC66KjrmOUvF/w400-h278/CatechismExplained-TheSignOfTheCross%20B.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References</h3><p>Catechism Explained - Spirago and Clark <br /></p><p><a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13785a.htm">Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): The Sign of the Cross</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Cross_and_Crucifix">WikiSource: Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cross and Crucifix</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Manual_of_Prayers_for_the_Use_of_the_Catholic_Laity">A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity (1888)</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_the_cross">Wikipedia: Sign of the Cross</a> <br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-23674743400407339942023-12-31T13:13:00.015-06:002024-01-02T09:22:21.125-06:00News RoundUp Dec 2023 - Update 1<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p style="text-align: left;"> So there is quite a lot of noise this past month with the publication of Fiducia Supplicans. Suffice to say that this is the Fruit of Vatican II, but deserved its own category this month.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Spirit of the Second Vatican Council continues to disappoint with the confusion and outright audacity of the Pope and Clergy.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I will add commentary and note any updates as time allows.</p><p style="text-align: left;">P^3</p><dl style="text-align: left;"><dd>
<br /></dd></dl><p>Persecution of Catholics</p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update 1: It is not new that persecution follows people who believe what the Catholic Church Teaches - As the Catholic Church Understands the Teachings. Bloody, economic and social persecutions have</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> been going on for thousands of years. So as the Western World moves away from its Christian (i.e. Catholic) foundation, it will turn upon it creating a frenzy. </span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Were it just the World, it would be one thing, but since the Second Vatican Council, there has been a steady and continuous persecution of Catholics, by Catholics.</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Why?</span></p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Simply because we wouldn't give in to the marriage of the Church and the World. (St. Thomas More).<br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256222/spanish-lawyer-mom-of-four-challenges-country-s-rosary-ban">Spanish lawyer, mom of 4, challenges country’s rosary ban | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2023/12/nigerian-prelate-says-christians-not-at-risk-under-countrys-new-muslim-rulers">Nigerian prelate says Christians not at risk under country’s new Muslim rulers | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256228/washington-archbishop-addresses-decision-to-limit-traditional-latin-mass">Washington archbishop addresses decision to limit Traditional Latin Mass | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256218/bishop-strickland-was-advised-to-leave-tyler-diocese-but-can-still-say-mass-there">Bishop Strickland was advised to leave Tyler Diocese but can still say Mass there | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2023/12/in-wake-of-bombing-at-mass-filipino-bishops-seek-to-catalog-new-martyrs">In wake of bombing at Mass, Filipino bishops seek to catalog new martyrs | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/cardinal-burke-notified-of-vatican">Cardinal Burke notified of Vatican apartment changes</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/audio/register-radio-dec-9-2023-yr1qdvd4">FBI Investigation of Catholics, and Advent Reflections From a Former Muslim (Dec. 9)| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/cardinal-gregory-and-dominant-rite/">Cardinal Gregory and the ‘dominant’ rite | Catholic Culture</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/choosing-between-new-and-old">Choosing Between New and Old - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/an-urgent-note">An Urgent Note - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Blessing of Same-Sex Couples<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <br /></span></dt><dt></dt></dl><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update 1: This could have been listed as a fruit of the Second Vatican Council, but it has garnered such a response that it calls for its own section. As with the Western Worlds rejection of Christian principles and morality, it was unavoidable that there would be pressure for the Catholic Church to change its teaching on so many topics.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">These include Married Priests, Woman Priests (i.e. Priestesses), Communion for those living in a sinful state. Amoris Laetitia, was a precursor to this latest change, the blessing of same-sex couples. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I'm not certain what exactly it being blessed. A Catholic Church cannot condone sinful acts, even through God does love the Sinners as well as the Just. No matter what twisted logic is put forward in Fiducia Supplicans, this will be and has been seen as the Church condoning same-sex couples.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">But ... God can draw good from evil. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A direct result is that a number of bishops had woken up from their slumber.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">This latest act, taken in with the series of acts of this pontificat, cannot but help to have an impact on the next conclave. <br /></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_ddf_doc_20231218_fiducia-supplicans_en.html ">DICASTERY FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH Declaration Fiducia Supplicans On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings</a><br /></li><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/cardinal-ambongo-president-of-african.html">RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Ambongo, President of the African Conferences, requests a United African response to Francis’ Gay Declaration</a>
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<a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2023/12/lms-chairmans-briefing-no3-on-blessings.html">LMS Chairman: LMS Chairman's Briefing No3: on blessings for irregular unions</a>
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<a href="http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.com/2023/12/renouncing-heresy.html">Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Renouncing Heresy</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/archdiocese-of-saint-mary-in-astana.html">RORATE CÆLI: Archdiocese of Saint Mary in Astana officially prohibits blessings of same-sex couples</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/sspx-on-declaration-allowing-blessings.html">RORATE CÆLI: SSPX on Declaration allowing “Blessings” of Same-Sex “Couples”: A Scandal and Perjury Legitimizing Sin</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/fiducia-suplicans-dicastery-for.html">RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans: Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith declaration opens door to “blessings” to all “irregular couples”, including homosexuals</a>
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<a href="https://www.archchicago.org/en/statement/-/article/2023/12/19/statement-of-cardinal-blase-j-cupich-archbishop-of-chicago-on-declaration-fiducia-supplicans">Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Declaration, Fiducia Supplicans - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago</a>
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<a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2023/12/18/0901/01963.html#en">Dichiarazione “Fiducia supplicans” sul senso pastorale delle benedizioni del Dicastero per la Dottrina della Fede</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/nigeria-largest-country-in-africa-its.html">RORATE CÆLI: Nigeria, the largest country in Africa — its Bishops adamantly reject Francis’ Gay Declaration</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/fiducia-supplicans-shatters-myth-of.html">RORATE CÆLI: Fiducia Supplicans Shatters the Myth of Pope Francis as the "Pope of the Peripheries"</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/ukraine-bishops-conference-chooses.html">RORATE CÆLI: Ukraine Bishops Conference Chooses Sides: Against Francis' Gay Declaration - "There is no blessing for living in sin": "The document does not provide clear distinctions"</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/african-catholic-bishops-choose-sides.html">RORATE CÆLI: African Catholic Bishops Choose Sides -- Against Francis' and Tucho's Gay Advocacy</a>
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<a href="https://www.archchicago.org/en/statement/-/article/2023/12/19/statement-of-cardinal-blase-j-cupich-archbishop-of-chicago-on-declaration-fiducia-supplicans">Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Declaration, Fiducia Supplicans - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/content/87550">Communiqué from the Superior General of the SSPX - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/ukrainian-greek-catholic-church-second.html">RORATE CÆLI: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (2nd largest church in Catholic Church) Rejects Francis’ Gay Declaration as Inapplicable to Eastern Catholic Churches: "A blessing can in no way contradict Church teaching on family as faithful, indissoluble, and fruitful union of love between a man and a woman."</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/cardinal-fernandez-same-sex-blessing">Cardinal Fernández: Same-sex blessing ‘does not validate or justify anything’</a>
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<a href="https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/6954-bishop-schneider-on-fiducia-supplicans-a-mockery-of-the-natural-and-revealed-law-of-god">The Remnant Newspaper - Bishop Schneider on Fiducia Supplicans: “A Mockery of the Natural and Revealed Law of God”</a>
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<a href="https://www.usccb.org/news/2023/bishop-barron-says-new-vatican-document-affirms-churchs-timeless-teaching-marriage">Bishop Barron Says New Vatican Document Affirms Church’s Timeless Teaching on Marriage | USCCB</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/dcrosaryrally/status/1738218936653828436">DC Rosary Rally for the Latin Mass on X: "Monsignor Pope responds to Fiducia Supplicans: https://t.co/i1ZCVKS8FV" / X</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/pwKbSMdGkEVz4bS4xHtLcRgzi">All Africa Opposes Bergoglio's Homosex-Schism – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/XxEdetvZDoFh484BsGmxWBZKe">Bishops of Cameroon: "Homosexual Acts Are Decadent" and "Not Sexuality At All But Unnatural" – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://infovaticana-com.translate.goog/2023/12/22/los-cardenales-cobo-y-omella-acatan-la-declaracion-fiducia-supplicans/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc">Cardinals Cobo and Omella abide by the Fiducia supplicans declaration</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/XpGKnqZPSoq63zqspmTqKgX6U">Greek Catholic Ukrainians: “Blessing Cannot Contradict God’s Word” – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/ukrainian-greek-catholic-church-second.html">RORATE CÆLI: Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (2nd largest church in Catholic Church) Rejects Francis’ Gay Declaration as Inapplicable to Eastern Catholic Churches: "A blessing can in no way contradict Church teaching on family as faithful, indissoluble, and fruitful union of love between a man and a woman."</a>
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<a href="https://wdtprs.com/2023/12/priests-and-the-imparting-of-blessings-for-same-sex-couples-risks-wherein-fr-z-prays/">Priests and the imparting of blessings for same-sex “couples”. Risks? Wherein Fr. Z prays. | Fr. Z's Blog</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/bishop-eleganti-explains-in-response-to-new-document-why-homosexual-couples-cannot-be-blessed/">Bishop Eleganti responds to Pope Francis: ‘A sinful practice and union cannot be blessed’ - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/traditional-catholic-religious-order.html">RORATE CÆLI: Traditional Catholic Religious Order Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer- on Fiducia supplicans</a>
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<a href="https://papastronsay.blogspot.com/2023/12/on-declaration-fiducia-supplicans-our.html?m=1">Transalpine Redemptorists at home: ON THE DECLARATION FIDUCIA SUPPLICANS - Our Lord is already too much offended.</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/bishops-of-cameroon-firmly-reject.html">RORATE CÆLI: Bishops of Cameroon Firmly Reject Francis’ Gay Declaration: “Homosexual Practices are a Clear Sign of the Implosive Decadence of Civilizations”</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-doctrine-that-doesnt-matter-remains-unchanged">The Doctrine That Doesn’t Matter Remains Unchanged - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/95422749">"Fiducia Supplicans" and the Upcoming Conclave | Patreon</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/hungarian-bishops-conference-rejects.html">RORATE CÆLI: Hungarian Bishops' Conference Rejects Main Point of "Fiducia Supplicans"</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/from-satan-to-the-sanction-whats-wrong-with-fiducia-supplicans">From Satan to the Sanction: What’s Wrong with Fiducia Supplicans - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/23/fiducia-supplicans-appears-to-have-failed-spectacularly/">Fiducia supplicans appears to have failed spectacularly – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/VGNPuybVwukx6QDDf6qzdSSuP">US Archbishop: It Is All About Moral Nature Of Homosexual Acts – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Sachinettiyil/status/1737816641860510049">Sachin Jose on X: "Marriage between a man and a woman is also marriage between man and the Church, who is the Bride of Christ. Destroying the first union is destroying also the second. Therefore, Africa will not yield a millimeter on this. - Cardinal Robert Sarah https://t.co/BtUaCQyPYk" / X</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/is-the-false-narrative-narrative">Is the 'false narrative' narrative a false narrative?</a>
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<a href="https://www.padreperegrino.org/2023/12/gobbledygook/">Pharisaical Word-Games from the US Bishops – Padre Peregrino</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/prudence-and-symbolic-ambiguity">Prudence and Symbolic Ambiguity - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://onepeterfive.com/bishops-of-the-world-resist-francis-to-his-face/">Bishops of the World Resist Francis to His Face - OnePeterFive</a>
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<a href="https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/12/the-cost-of-making-a-mess">The Cost of “Making a Mess” | Charles J. Chaput | First Things</a>
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<dl style="text-align: left;"><dt>Fruits of the Council :-)</dt><dt><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></dt><dt><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update 1: The Crisis of the Church continues its pace with various good and bad news items. So this is just a list of articles that piqued my interest. I haven't read all of them at this point ... but wanted to capture the link. </span><br /></dt></dl><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>
<a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-europe/2023/12/rapidly-shrinking-church-causes-burnout-among-dutch-priests">Rapidly shrinking church causes burnout among Dutch priests | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2023/12/expert-says-that-under-francis-the-church-is-waking-up-to-the-climate-crisis">Expert says that under Francis, the Church is ‘waking up’ to the climate crisis | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/does-pope-francis-deserve-the-benefit-of-the-doubt">Does Pope Francis Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt? - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/bishops-are-doing-the-wrong-job">Bishops Are Doing the Wrong Job - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2023-10/vatican-secretariat-economy-website-job-application.html">"Work with Us": Website to apply for a job at the Vatican - Vatican News</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/news/churchs-roman-roots-analysis">A Bad Move? Theologians Critique Archbishop’s Call to Relocate Church’s Governance Out of Rome| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/upon-this-rock-but-what-about-present.html">RORATE CÆLI: "Upon this rock...": But what about the present situation? Fr Serafino Lanzetta has answers</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-principle-of-tradition-in.html">RORATE CÆLI: “The Principle of Tradition in the Liturgical Life of the Church”: Lecture by Bishop Athanasius Schneider</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/pope-francis-greatest-contribution.html">RORATE CÆLI: "Pope Francis' greatest contribution: having made it clear that there is an urgent need to reform the papacy"</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/roberto-de-mattei-quo-usque-tandem-for.html">RORATE CÆLI: Roberto de Mattei: “Quo usque tandem?” For How Much Longer, Francis, Will You Abuse Our Patience? - The Dicastery for the Faith Blesses Sin Against Nature</a>
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<a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/bVNBrWbPxNLU6yJkznfqSr9jJ">Gaystapo: French Priest and Catholic Website Found "Guilty" – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://wtvbam.com/2023/12/23/blasphemous-same-sex-nativity-scene-angers-conservatives-in-italy/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral">‘Blasphemous’ same-sex nativity scene angers conservatives in Italy | WTVB | 1590 AM · 95.5 FM | The Voice of Branch County</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/17/credo-is-a-weaponized-response-to-vatican-ii-and-the-ccc/">Credo is a weaponized response to Vatican II and the CCC – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/">Crisis Magazine - A Voice for the Faithful Catholic Laity</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/does-pope-francis-deserve-the-benefit-of-the-doubt">Does Pope Francis Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt? - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/bishops-are-doing-the-wrong-job">Bishops Are Doing the Wrong Job - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/a-papal-biopsy">A Papal Biopsy - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/the-better-the-worse-and-the-masculine">The Better, the Worse, and the Masculine - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-of-wars-war-on-earth-war.html">RORATE CÆLI: Christmas of wars: War on earth, War against the liturgy, War of shepherds in the church who defend evil: But there are still some who are faithful</a>
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<a href="https://taylormarshall.com/2023/11/1043-bishop-strickland-responds-personally-podcast.html">1043: Bishop Strickland Responds Personally [Podcast] - Taylor Marshall</a>
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<a href="http://liturgicalnotes.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-sound-of-mucus.html">Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: The Sound of Mucus</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/rest-peace-fr-iscara-87612">Rest in Peace, Fr. Iscara - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/authority-real-challenge-synod-3-40922">Authority: The Real Challenge of the Synod (3) | FSSPX News</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/feminine-beauty-and-modesty-part-2-87585">Feminine Beauty and Modesty: Part 2 - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://stas.org/en/news-events/news/communiqu%C3%A9-death-father-juan-carlos-iscara-87602">Communiqué of the Death of Father Juan Carlos Iscara - St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary - USA</a>
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<a href="https://www.virgosacrata.com/the-last-times.html">The End Times - The Last Times: Letter by Fr. Emily, SSPX</a>
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<br /></dd></dl>The World</div><div style="text-align: left;"><dl style="text-align: left;"><dd style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Update 1:The war in Israel continues its pace. The debates in the United Nations are interesting as Hamas demonstrates the efficacy of social media to manipulate public opinion. I can't help but think that for some reason people ignore or are ignorant the constant missile fire are disconnected from reality.</span></dd><dd style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></dd><dd style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The next thing is that Church Militant's "chickens have come home to roost". The result of their vendetta seems to have kicked the wrong person,who has filed suit and coupled with Michael's departure it seems that CMTV is not long for the world. From my point of view, I wonder how much good they have done vs the bad. </span>
</dd></dl><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-middle-east/2023/12/israeli-envoy-says-palestinians-dont-want-two-states-they-want-genocide">Israeli envoy says Palestinians don’t want two states, they want genocide | Crux</a>
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<a href="https://www.simchafisher.com/2023/12/26/church-militant-loses-control-of-finances-in-emergency-dec-26-hearing/">Church Militant loses control of finances in emergency Dec. 26 hearing – SIMCHA FISHER</a>
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<p></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-8336073408318394802023-12-29T02:00:00.000-06:002023-12-29T11:55:59.117-06:00Israel vs ?<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> </p><p> Hamas is getting the war that it wanted, but I wonder who is the real opponent.</p><p>The media is focused on the Gazan civilian's that Hamas is putting or holding in the crossfire, and people are going to die.</p><p>However, the question becomes who provides the weapons to the terrorist organizations like Hamas, Hezbollah et al? Who provides the resources of people, equipment, training, and most of funding? </p><p>They say to follow the money to get to the root.<br /></p><p>So far we've heard that Iran is a big supplier as the leaders of Hamas in Qatar or the attack and await the outcry when civilians are killed as a result.<br /></p><p>Is this really just a war about secular matters, i.e. the erasure of Israel from the map? </p><p>... or ...</p><p>Is it actually a religious war under the cloak of secularism?</p><p>Something to consider and watch - even if the Israeli's think of this as a secular war, is that the same for the Muslims?</p><p>I'm beginning to wonder if this is linked in some fashion to the crisis of the Church.<br /></p><p>P^3<br /></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-91455556733828198272023-12-19T02:00:00.001-06:002023-12-19T02:00:00.129-06:00SSPX vs ?, Persecution, and the Band Plays On!<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> Just another collection of articles lovingly scraped from the intergnat by hand. When time allows to poke around to see if there is anything new and find - sadly - that very little is new. </p><p>This means we need to continue to stay the course and remain Catholic by doing what Catholic Dogma, Doctrine and Principles demand. To depart from this path is to depart from the path to salvation.<br /></p><p></p><p>P^3<br /></p><p><br /></p><dl><dt><br /></dt></dl><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>
SSPX: </b></li><ol><li>Salza and Siscoe continue their attacks against the SSPX and, to me, are obviously operating under a confirmation bias / cognitive dissonance. Reading their article below (8.4) we find a caricature of what the SSPX actually states. </li><li>First for clarity, the SSPX position on the documents of the Second Vatican Council is that of the theological note provided by the Cardinal Felici (if memory serves): Accept any statement that repeats prior dogma and doctrine, Interpret inline with prior doctrine any ambiguous statement and be very cautious of any novelty. </li><li>Their article goes on at length making a bunch of assertions about the 'theological note' of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. Unfortunately, there is nothing in the footnotes to support their assertions. <br /></li><li>Now we come to issue with the new Profession of Faith. The issue is contained in the last article (see SSPX link 8.2 below): "Moreover, I adhere with religious submission of will and intellect to the teachings which either the Roman Pontiff or the College of Bishops enunciate when they exercise their authentic Magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim these teachings by a definitive act." The rationale provided by ++Lefebvre and the SSPX is that agreeing to this new addition means: "As Archbishop Lefebvre said in his sermon, the 1989 Profession of Faith would mean accepting Vatican II and its consequences." </li><li>If you want to know what the SSPX believes in terms of the Second Vatican Council look at link 8.7. </li><li>My overall conclusion is that Salsa and Siscoe are tilting at windmills. The article creates a straw-man argument based on assertions without evidence and then proceeds to found all their conclusions on them. So ... the article is more like a debate where the antagonist issues a tangle of concepts and arguments that are off base.</li><li>I think it can be best summed up as, Salza and Siscoe are working very hard to prove something that the actual authorities in Rome have never said ... that the SSPX has doctrinal errors. <br /></li><li>References</li><ol><li><a href="https://sspx.ca/en/state-necessity">The state of necessity - District of Canada</a></li><li>
<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/why-didnt-archbishop-lefebvre-sign-vaticans-profession-faith-1989-81121">Why Didn't Archbishop Lefebvre Sign the Vatican's Profession of Faith in 1989? - District of the USA</a>
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<a href="https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_1998_professio-fidei_en.html">PROFESSION OF FAITH</a>
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<a href="http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/the-1989-profession-of-faith-more.html">True or False Pope: The 1989 Profession of Faith: More Errors and Dishonesty from the SSPX</a></li><li><a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/what-are-theological-notes-28450">SSPX: What are Theological Notes?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sspxasia.com/Newsletters/2008/Apr-Dec/On_the_Authority_of_the_Second_Vatican_Council.htm">SSPX: On the Authority of the Second Vatican Council:Infallible or not?</a></li><li><a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2015/07/doctrinal-preamble-april-15-2012-vs.html"> https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2015/07/doctrinal-preamble-april-15-2012-vs.html</a></li></ol></ol><li><b>Persecution </b></li><ol><ol><ol><li>The FBI continues to try and do damage control and I wonder where the line is for truth and fiction.<b> </b></li><li>Suffice to say that schism is a word used frequently for anyone that doesn't toe the line. I just don't get how calling someone a heretic is translated as a schismatic act.<b><br /></b></li><li>References</li><ol><li><a href="https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/fbi-director-spars-with-gop-senators-about-memo-on-radical-traditionalist-catholics">FBI director spars with GOP Senators about memo on 'radical traditionalist Catholics'- Detroit Catholic</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/brazilian-priest-accused-of-schism">Brazilian priest accused of schism faces canonical proceedings</a>
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<a href="https://arquisp.org.br/noticias/atos-da-curia">Atos da Cúria | Arquidiocese de São Paulo</a></li><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/cardinal-gregory-tradition-dies-slow.html">RORATE CÆLI: Cardinal Gregory: "Tradition dies a slow death, sometimes a bloody death"</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/11/13/rome-texas-and-plenty-of-blame-to-go-around/">Silence from Rome, turmoil in Texas, and plenty of blame to go around – Catholic World Report</a></li></ol></ol></ol></ol><li><b> The Band Plays On!</b></li><ol><li><b> </b>There are a number of articles that caught my eye. The article on what V2 put forward for the renewal of the Mass was one thing. </li><li>I included the article on "Where Peter Is" for levity ... ok I am kidding. Basically, the author (Mike Lewis) seems to be saying he will accept anything and pronounce judgments on other Catholics just like Voris et al. For example his assertion that there is a 'cultural of sexual abuse in the ... SSPX'. Really, his writing has the same end as CMTV, just without the bling.</li><li>The fact that an argentinian VP is a practicing Catholic and may have attended the SSPX is somehow news worthy.</li><li>One paragraph in the Crisis Magazine article popped out at me: "The hardcore traditionalists were intense and underground. Archbishop Lefebvre (even if you weren’t SSPX) was regarded as the godfather of the movement. These traditionalists, however, were not reactionary—<span style="color: red;">they simply wanted to maintain continuity with Tradition, a tradition that “always was.” They were hardliners, but they had to be—it was not easy to be a traditionalist Catholic during this period. You had to be dug in, hardcore. </span></li><li>So in the end not much has changed over the past 40 years. The same conflict rages on with people taking one of three sides (progressive, traditionalist, and sideline).<span style="color: red;"> </span><br /></li><li>References</li><ol><li>
<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/12/07/the-mass-of-vatican-ii/">The Mass of Vatican II – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://wherepeteris.com/michael-voris-forced-out-at-church-militant/">Michael Voris forced out at Church Militant - Where Peter Is</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2023/11/22/4-key-facts-about-victoria-villarruel-the-catholic-vice-president-elect-of-argentina/">4 key facts about Victoria Villarruel, the Catholic vice-president-elect of Argentina – Catholic World Report</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/is-traditionalism-an-essence-or-a-reaction">Is Traditionalism an Essence or a Reaction? - Crisis Magazine</a> <br /></li></ol></ol><li><b>And Now a Word From Our Sponsors </b></li><ol><li> This is meant to be a funny thing. I started this blog because in 2012 I was heavily involved in forum discussions on the negotiations between Rome and the SSPX. These discussions were usually trying to be a voice of reason and Catholic Doctrine in the face of emotional reactions from 'Resistors' on the Ignis Ardens forum. I found that the work I would do to write an article was quickly submerged under a flood of responses, counter-arguments and noise. So I created this blog as a repository for my articles or reposts of ones that I thought were important. There are over 1900 posts and over half a million 'reads' in eleven years. </li><li>In the early days the majority of my opponents were passionate supporters of Bishop Williamson. I noticed an article posted on Suscipe Domine (a forum with a functional moderation function!) and thought I would point out a key issue with the good Bishop's position, let's place "Spot the Doctrinal Error."<br /></li><li> Spot the Error: </li><ol><li>The strength of the "Resistance" is, firstly, the Truth, and secondly the very looseness of the connections between the various small groups resisting the revolution of Vatican II. </li><li>That revolution swiftly overcame the large part of the Catholic Church because Catholics were too obedient to unfaithful authorities above. </li><li>Likewise the large part of the SSPX was swiftly blunted in 2012 because its priests were too respectful of the authority of their official leaders above them, who wanted to get back in with apostate Rome. </li><li>They were serving no longer the true Church or the true Faith, like Archbishop Lefebvre, but themselves. </li><li>On the contrary, to capture one small pocket of Resistants will not necessarily mean capturing even a second pocket. Thus the Faith will survive until God chooses to restore Catholic structure, in His own good time. </li></ol><li>The error is in article 2. </li><ol><li>We need to make certain of a few things. We owe obedience to the person in the office. It doesn't matter if they are good, bad, faithful, or faithless. Nor does it matter if we feel they have somehow 'lost' their office. Feelings don't matter. </li><li>What matters is staying Catholic by adhering to the Dogmas, Doctrines and Principles. </li><li>If a lawful order is given by a lawful authority - then we have an obligation to obey - provided it does not require us to sin. (See articles on True Obedience)<br /></li><li><b style="color: #800180;">Since Bishop Williamson and the rest of the 'Resistance' are allergic to the thought that the Pope could actually issue a command that required obedience and are not ready and willing to obey in such a case - who is acting for themselves? Who is truly serving the Catholic Church??? To ask the question is almost to answer it.</b><br /></li></ol><li>References<br /></li><ol><li><a href="https://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=245.msg626110#new">Bp. Williamson's Eleison Comments - Page 2</a></li><li><a href="https://sspx.ca/en/news-events/news/true-obedience-the-mark-of-a-faithful-catholic">https://sspx.ca/en/news-events/news/true-obedience-the-mark-of-a-faithful-catholic </a> </li><li><a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/search/label/Series%20-%20True%20Obedience">https://tradicat.blogspot.com/search/label/Series%20-%20True%20Obedience</a> <br /></li></ol></ol></ol>
<p></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-50270043775693638452023-12-11T13:54:00.130-06:002023-12-11T13:54:00.134-06:00What a fine mess this is!<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> So the world continues to spin on its axis and the struggle that is the human condition spins as well.</p><p>What follows are articles that caught my interest or served as a basis from some of my own work.</p><p></p><p></p><p>P^3</p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Crisis of the Catholic Church and Social Morality</span><br /></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: There is a lot of conflict happening both in and outside the Catholic Church. Externally, is it on the moral issues, inside moral, theological and liturgical. <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.gloria.tv/post/qxy3PyxZSWiY2ZnaBZW9JZnis">Francis Church: Decadence Down to the Last Detail – Gloria.tv</a>
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<a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/us-apostolic-nuncio-receives-blowback-for-slamming-the-cassock-traditional-latin-mass">US Apostolic Nuncio receives blowback for slamming the cassock, Traditional Latin Mass - LifeSite</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/zen-threatens-boycott-of-hk-cardinals">Zen threatens boycott of HK cardinal’s Mass if Beijing bishop attends</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/EWTNVatican/status/1720494244475838475">EWTN
Vatican on X: "🎥VIDEO | At the Mass for deceased cardinals and bishops
who passed away in the last year, Pope Francis highlighted the memory
of Benedict XVI, from whom he recalled an important teaching: "Faith is
not an idea, but a Person, Jesus Christ." https://t.co/MEcIIVTg3p" / X</a>
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<a href="https://www.complicitclergy.com/2023/11/02/open-letter-to-francis-why-are-you-destroying-the-religion-of-the-saints/">Open Letter to Francis: Why Are You Destroying the Religion of the Saints?</a>
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<a href="https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/headline-news-around-the-world/item/6880-open-letter-to-pope-francis-from-chinese-faithful">The Remnant Newspaper - Open Letter to Pope Francis from Chinese Faithful: "You are killing us!"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255887/pope-francis-calls-for-paradigm-shift-in-theology-for-world-of-today">Pope Francis calls for ‘paradigm shift’ in theology for world of today | Catholic News Agency</a> </li><li> <a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/praying-for-pope-francis">Praying for Pope Francis - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/the-debate-on-divine-revelation-was-a-pivotal-moment-of-vatican-ii">The Debate on Divine Revelation Was a Pivotal Moment of Vatican II| National Catholic Register</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/editors-desk/identifying-the-problem-is-only-half-the-battle">Identifying the Problem is Only Half the Battle - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/dianemontagna/status/1720913123022921817">Diane
Montagna on X: "JUST IN: Pope Francis Drafting New Document to Reform
the Papal Conclave. My article here: https://t.co/YeHJI09amt
https://t.co/DcKILwbn3B" / X</a>
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<a href="https://remnantnewspaper.com/web/index.php/articles/item/6883-pope-francis-drafting-new-document-to-reform-the-papal-conclave">The Remnant Newspaper - Pope Francis Drafting New Document to Reform the Papal Conclave</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/podcast/stumbling-on-the-synodal-path">Stumbling on the Synodal Path - Crisis Magazine</a> </li><li><a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news-events/news/authority-real-challenge-synod-1-87164">Authority: The Real Challenge of the Synod (1) - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News</a></li><li> <a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/authority-real-challenge-synod-2-40841">Authority: The Real Challenge of the Synod (2) | FSSPX News</a></li><li> <a href="https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/10/kansas-mayor-who-tried-to-rid-city-library-of-lgbtq-books-loses-school-board-race/">Kansas mayor who tried to rid city library of LGBTQ books loses school board race - Kansas Reflector</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/oklahoma-voice-i-m-not-real-proud-kansas-public-library-gets-new-lease-by-removing/article_bab24c1c-85a5-11ee-ad2f-afd11f165c4b.html">OKLAHOMA
VOICE: ‘I’m not real proud’: Kansas public library gets new lease by
removing LGBTQ books for kids | News | tahlequahdailypress.com</a> </li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">SSPX</span></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: Funny that I didn't highlight too many SSPX articles. I attribute this to their <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/stay-the-course">simply staying the course (link)</a>. :-) <br /></li><li> <a href="https://www.farmvilleherald.com/2023/11/st-thomas-aquinas-seminary-gets-new-rector/">St. Thomas Aquinas Seminary gets new Rector - Farmville | Farmville </a> </li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Persecution within the Catholic Church</span></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: The persecution unleashed by Pope Francis continues at a steady pace with the boa constrictors tightening their coils around Traditional Latin Mass communities and people. The petty move against Cardinal Burke is a great example of the Pope trying to do anything against those he perceives as his enemies. <br /></li><li><a href="https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/22/st-louis-archdiocese-closes-thriving-traditional-latin-mass-parish/">St. Louis Archdiocese Closes Thriving Traditional Latin Mass Parish</a> </li><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/11/the-francis-effect-old-st-mary-before.html">RORATE CÆLI: The Francis Effect: Old St. Mary Before and After Traditionis Custodes</a></li><li><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/update-on-latin-mass-in-washington-dc.html">https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/update-on-latin-mass-in-washington-dc.html <br /></a></li><li><dl><dt><a href="https://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2023/12/update-on-latin-mass-in-washington-dc.html">Cardinal Burke</a></dt><dt>Tradicat Commentary:The Pope really has issues with people who don't 'get with the program'. I'm surprised that he was a nice to the SSPX as he was. The following are a variety of articles including the 'Where Peter Is'(WPI). I've included WPI and some of the liberal commentators to highlight the difference in tone. <br /></dt></dl><ol><li>
<a href="https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/cardinal-burke-wasnt-punished-he-just-lost-some-perks">Cardinal Burke wasn't 'punished,' he just lost some perks | National Catholic Reporter</a>
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<a href="https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/cardinal-burke-notified-of-vatican">Cardinal Burke notified of Vatican apartment changes</a>
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/world/europe/pope-francis-cardinal-burke-vatican.html">Reports Say Pope Francis Is Removing Cardinal Burke’s Vatican Home and Salary - The New York Times</a>
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<a href="https://apnews.com/article/vatican-cardinal-burke-conservatives-strickland-163f2d3522a80fa5f908421cc812cfc9">Pope Francis punishes leading critic Cardinal Raymond Burke | AP News</a>
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<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67567916">Cardinal Raymond Burke: Pope Francis to evict US critic from Vatican</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/8933/cardinal-raymond-burke">Cardinal Raymond Burke - Latest news</a>
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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-strips-conservative-us-cardinal-vatican-privileges-vatican-official-says-2023-11-28/">Pope strips conservative US cardinal of Vatican privileges, Vatican official says | Reuters</a>
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<a href="https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-catholics-say-popes-punishment-cardinal-burke-follows-years-conflict">Wisconsin Catholics say pope's punishment of Cardinal Burke follows years of conflict | Wisconsin Public Radio</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/tags/840/cardinal-raymond-leo-burke">Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke - Latest news</a>
</li><li><a href="https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/pope-francis-reportedly-takes-vatican-apartment-salary-from-cardinal-burke-1927">https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/pope-francis-reportedly-takes-vatican-apartment-salary-from-cardinal-burke-1927 </a></li><li><a href="https://wherepeteris.com/strickland-voris-and-burke-the-november-three/">Strickland, Voris, and Burke: The November Three - Where Peter Is</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-reportedly-confirms-he-is-taking-away-cardinal-burke-s-apartment-denies-calling-him-his-enemy">https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-francis-reportedly-confirms-he-is-taking-away-cardinal-burke-s-apartment-denies-calling-him-his-enemy</a><br /></li></ol></li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Faith, Liturgy and Law
</span></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: I was doing some research on the Sign of the Cross as well as into online Gregorian Chant Resources.<br /></li><li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Cross_and_Crucifix">Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Cross and Crucifix - Wikisource, the free online library</a>
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<a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Manual_of_Prayers_for_the_Use_of_the_Catholic_Laity">A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Catholic Laity - Wikisource, the free online library</a>
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<a href="https://fsspx.news/en/news-events/news/effectiveness-holy-mass-living-and-dead-86768">On the Effectiveness of the Holy Mass for the Living and the Dead - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News</a>
</li><li><a href="https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/2011/11/18/can-all-priests-always-hear-confessions/">Can All Priests Always Hear Confessions? - Canon Law Made EasyCanon Law Made Easy</a></li><li> <a href="http://restore-dc-catholicism.blogspot.com/2023/12/make-acts-of-perfect-contrition.html">Restore-DC-Catholicism: Make Acts Of Perfect Contrition</a></li><li>
<a href="https://fatima.org/news-views/catholic-apologetics-31/">Can a Priest Hear My Confession at an Airport or on a Cruise Ship? | The Fatima Center</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11618c.htm">CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Sacrament of Penance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chantcafe.com/2013/05/amazing-gregorian-chant-tool/">Amazing Gregorian Chant Tool - Chant Café</a>
</li><li><a href="https://bbloomf.github.io/jgabc/propers.html">Mass Propers</a></li><li><a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/pilgrim-music">Pilgrim Music - Crisis Magazine</a> </li><li><a href="https://gregobase.selapa.net/">GregoBase | A database of gregorian scores</a> </li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Wars and Rumours of Wars: Israeli vs Hamas, Russia vs Ukraine<br /></span></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: </li><ol><li>It is interesting how polarizing war can become in a very short period of time. For example, Russia's unprovoked war with Ukraine created (meaning they didn't attack Russia first). As I remember it, pre-emptive strikes do not a just war make. The evidence associated with the attack on the Nord Stream pipeline seems to indicate that this was a Ukrainian initiative and not a Russian false flag.On the other hand, I have heard of the arrest of Ukrainian Catholic priests for actions that evoke memories of the persecution of Catholics (Ukranian and Roman) by Communist and Nazi regimes. My conclusion is that the fog of war clouds more than just peoples understanding but also their judgment. <br /></li></ol><li><a href="https://ground.news/article/ukrainian-military-officer-coordinated-nord-stream-pipeline-attack_f2dc68">Ground News - Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion Was Orchestrated By Decorated Ukrainian Colonel: Report</a></li><li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict">Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia</a></li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-recruitment-program-talent-china-1.7039775">CSIS warns of Chinese recruitment campaign targeting Canadian government employees | CBC News</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li><li><a href="https://mundabor.wordpress.com/2023/11/13/pure-evil-and-collateral-damage/">Pure Evil And Collateral Damage | Mundabor's Blog</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Little Miracles or Signs of Hope</span> <br /></li><ol><li>
Tradicat Commentary: These little signs of hope caught my eye.<br /></li><li><a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255914/our-lady-of-guadalupe-statue-untouched-by-hurricane-otis-destructive-winds-in-mexico">Our Lady of Guadalupe statue untouched by Hurricane Otis’ destructive winds in Mexico | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255896/one-million-children-praying-the-rosary-surpasses-1-million-participants-for-first-time">‘One Million Children Praying the Rosary’ surpasses 1 million participants for first time | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/did-god-get-involved-in-the-2023-world-series">Did God Get Involved in the 2023 World Series? - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/memoirs-by-holocuast-survivors">The Imperative to Witness: Memoirs by Survivors of Auschwitz | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans</a>
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<a href="https://sspx.org/en/news-events/news/young-american-catholic-priests-view-themselves-increasingly-conservative-86887">Young American Catholic Priests View Themselves as Increasingly Conservative - District of the USA</a>
</li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Voris et al</span><br /></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: I've already commented on the <a href="https://tradicat.blogspot.com/2023/11/church-militant-vs-michael-voris.html">Voris firing here (link)</a>, but I would like to note the double standard. Voris and company had no problem raising hell about various scandals and allegations. Yet, here we are with the founder of CMTV being asked to resign and we just get the crickets as to why. They invoke the privacy thing and think that people won't notice the double standard. One comment stood out, that when anyone criticized CMTV, there was an immediate visceral response (my paraphrase). I noticed that CMTV's latest SSPX scare mongering article seems to have died on the vine. Hopefully, CMTV will improve its content and tone down the 'holier than thou' rhetoric. </li><li>One other note: When Voris published the video of his consecration to Our Lady while in Rome, it raised the hair on the back of my neck. The publicly pronounce such a private act to millions of viewer just sat wrong. Pray for Voris as you would for any other soul in jeopardy. <br /></li><li><a href="https://www.givesendgo.com/CMEMPLOYEES">GiveSendGo - Unjust Militant: The Leader in Freedom Fundraising.</a> </li><li> <a href="https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/michael-voris-and-the-perils-of-celebrity">Michael Voris and the Perils of Celebrity - Crisis Magazine</a>
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<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256086/church-militant-s-michael-voris-steps-down-after-morality-clause-violation">Church Militant’s Michael Voris steps down after ‘morality clause’ violation | Catholic News Agency</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/Michael_Voris/status/1727102250311733320?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email">Michael Voris on X: "God Love You https://t.co/SBRFDP9vKD" / X</a>
</li><li> <a href="https://wherepeteris.com/strickland-voris-and-burke-the-november-three/">Strickland, Voris, and Burke: The November Three - Where Peter Is</a> </li></ol><li><span style="font-size: large;">Miscellaneous </span><br /></li><ol><li>Tradicat Commentary: I've referenced Dr. Edgar Schein's work elsewhere on this blog and found the xplanation and graphic linked below useful.<br /></li><li><a href="https://mutomorro.com/edgar-scheins-culture-model/">Edgar Schein's Culture Model - Mutomorro</a></li><li>Tradicat Commentary: I wrote the article for True and False Pope some time ago and I remember thinking, "oh well a little legalistic but that's their thing", when I read their note before my article. It would have been better if they had asked for another 'bubble' explaining the need for a declaration by an authority. Only, many would counter that no one judges the Vicar of Christ. This leads us to the two theories on how to handle an errant ie heretical pope and no one has done this yet for a living Pontiff. Anyway, Salza and Siscoe have, as others have before them, turned against the SSPX. <br /></li><li>
<a href="http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/sedevacantism-kill-chain.html">True or False Pope: SEDEVACANTISM KILL CHAIN</a>
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<a href="https://midlandusa.com/blogs/blog/a-quick-complete-guide-about-the-radio-alphabet">A Guide About The Radio Alphabet Call Signs | Midland Radio</a>
</li><li><a href="https://canonlawmadeeasy.com/google-search-suppression/">Google Search Suppression - Canon Law Made EasyCanon Law Made Easy</a> </li><li>Tradicat Commentary: Futher Salza and Siscoe, I just read the intro and found a number of issues that don't jive and I get the impression that they 'protest too much'. Anyway, I may look at it in detail when time allows.<br /></li><li><a href="http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/the-1989-profession-of-faith-more.html">http://www.trueorfalsepope.com/p/the-1989-profession-of-faith-more.html</a>
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<p></p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-1285594851861732382023-11-29T02:00:00.024-06:002023-12-02T10:56:16.069-06:00Are Traditional Catholics Optimists?<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p>Today's question is are Traditional Catholics Optimists?</p><p>For reference, here's some definitions from the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimistic">Merriam-Webster Dictionary</a>:<br /></p><p></p><blockquote>Optimistic: of, relating to, or characterized by optimism : feeling or showing hope for the future.</blockquote><p></p><blockquote>Pessimistic: : a person who is inclined to expect poor outcomes : someone who is given to pessimism</blockquote><p></p><blockquote>Optimism: a doctrine that this world is the best possible world, an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome</blockquote><p></p><blockquote>Pessimism: an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome; </blockquote><p> So a Traditional Catholic who is inclined to expect poor outcomes could be a realist in the near-term, but what about the long-term?</p><p>The Extreme Sedevacantists that follow their principles to successively de-throning multiple Pontiffs to the absurdity are not optimists. I think that they may be <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fatalists">fatalists </a>or dogmatic <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessimism">pessimists</a>.<br /></p><p>But that decries free-will and the Cardinal Virtue of Hope.</p><p>So I would say that, in a way, Sedevacantists are not Traditional Catholics, and if they have lost the virtue of hope, well - that doesn't look too good for their extreme long-term outlook.</p><p>Traditional Catholics hold on to more than just their opinions of who is or is-not the Pope. They, IMHO, hold on to what the Church has definitely taught as right and wrong, virtue and vice, Dogma and Heresy.</p><p>Holding on and not giving up is not an act of fatalism, but of Hope.</p><p>Hope is, in essence optimism, so true Traditional Catholics are optimists waiting and hoping for a better future to become the present.</p><p>Things may be tough, but there joy and happiness are still mingled with tears in this valley. </p><p>So yes, Traditional Catholics are optimists and should be happy, but not delusional. </p><p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stockdale#The_Stockdale_Paradox">Stockdale Paradox (link)</a> describes how we will survive:</p><p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_C._Collins" title="">James C. Collins</a> related a conversation he had with James Stockdale regarding his coping strategy during his period in the Vietnamese POW camp.When Collins asked which prisoners didn't make it out of Vietnam, Stockdale replied:
</p><p></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Oh, that's easy, the optimists. Oh,
they were the ones who said, 'We're going to be out by Christmas.' And
Christmas would come, and Christmas would go. Then they'd say, 'We're
going to be out by Easter.' And Easter would come, and Easter would go.
And then Thanksgiving, and then it would be Christmas again. And they
died of a broken heart. This is a very important lesson. <b><span style="color: #800180;">You must never
confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never
afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of
your current reality, whatever they might be</span></b>.</p></blockquote>
<p>Collins called this the Stockdale Paradox.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Collins_21-1"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stockdale#cite_note-Collins-21">[21]</a></sup>
</p><p></p><p> </p><p> So deal with the reality of your situation by:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Applying and adhering to the Catholic principles, not the theories of what to do with an <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errant">errant (link) </a>Pope.</li><li>Practice and hold onto the Cardinal Virtue of Hope. <br /></li></ol> P^3<br /><div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p></p></div>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6758604196968797272.post-24941347691114961992023-11-23T02:00:00.005-06:002023-11-23T02:00:00.133-06:00Impediment of Crime<p style="text-align: center;"> +</p><p style="text-align: center;">JMJ</p><p> One of my kids popped her head into my office as asked if she could ask me a question. Of course I said yes.</p><p>She sat down and asked:</p><blockquote><p>If a man or woman murdered their current spouse so they could marry another, would that invalidate the following marriage?<br /></p></blockquote><p>Suffice to say that I was speechless for a bit. Thinking she may have broken Daddy's brain she hastily added: </p><blockquote><p>Someone said that it would. I wasn't sure so I wanted to ask you!<br /></p></blockquote><p>Someone said that it would?</p><p>The answer is actually clear - even for today.</p><p> </p><p></p><blockquote><p>Canon 1090:</p><p>§1. Anyone who with a view to entering marriage with a certain person has brought about the death of that person’s spouse or of one’s own spouse invalidly attempts this marriage.<br /><br />§2. Those who have brought about the death of a spouse by mutual physical or moral cooperation also invalidly attempt a marriage together.<br /></p><p></p></blockquote><p>Nice when things are clear and concise. :-)</p><p><br /></p><p>P^3<br /></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">References<br /></h3><div><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04489a.htm&source=gmail&ust=1699838623989000&usg=AOvVaw0WfudccazqdteDZSLEdbLE" href="https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04489a.htm" target="_blank">https://www.newadvent.org/<wbr></wbr>cathen/04489a.htm</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_lib4-cann998-1165_en.html&source=gmail&ust=1699838623989000&usg=AOvVaw21LvmTyIa6xAwBzm9rKPrh" href="https://www.vatican.va/archive/cod-iuris-canonici/eng/documents/cic_lib4-cann998-1165_en.html" target="_blank">https://www.vatican.va/<wbr></wbr>archive/cod-iuris-canonici/<wbr></wbr>eng/documents/cic_lib4-<wbr></wbr>cann998-1165_en.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impediment_(Catholic_canon_law)&source=gmail&ust=1699838623989000&usg=AOvVaw20Pte3U048VUNZS9P2gAa_" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impediment_(Catholic_canon_law)" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr></wbr>Impediment_(Catholic_canon_<wbr></wbr>law)</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/neither-shalt-thou-kill-thy-spouse&source=gmail&ust=1699838623989000&usg=AOvVaw2mQDsP2wVZjPXD1ShMpRIy" href="https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/neither-shalt-thou-kill-thy-spouse" target="_blank">https://www.catholic.com/<wbr></wbr>magazine/print-edition/<wbr></wbr>neither-shalt-thou-kill-thy-<wbr></wbr>spouse</a></div><span style="color: #888888;"><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div></span><p> </p>Tradicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03025190176125743817noreply@blogger.com0