Synod Pre-Game Show IV

JMJ

Rorate has highlighted the change in the winds since Pope Benedict XVI's abdication. You can find it here and I highly recommend reading it carefully.

Basically, as the Synod nears we have the standard 'Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing' paradigm.

The Pope has introduced a new element into the team. This has caused role uncertainty in the Cardinals.

Originally, it was clear that those appointed by Pope Benedict XVI were (by and large) more conservative - even traditionally minded.

Now a new team is forming, with new appointments, demotions etc.

As the new team forms there will will be 'storming' to establish the new team dynamic. The conflict over Cardinal Kasper's proposal is just the tip of the ice-berg. (see Pre-Game Show I, Pre-Game Show II, Pre-Game Show III)

Norming is next and this is what we need to see emerges from the Synod and commission on annulments.

Irregardless as to what will be decided, there are only three possible outcomes: Better, Same, Worse.

Better: The pronouncement in clear language of the Church's Dogma/Doctrine on Marriage, Morality. Implementation of deeper and effective programs for the transmission of this teaching to the laity.

Same: The current policies etc are considered 'pastorally' sufficient.

Worse: People who are married but living in adulterous relationships are officially allowed to received Holy Communion. This would be accomplished by either watering down the pea-soup further or explicit means via the heretical Kasper Doctrine.

My thoughts on the likelihood of each option occurring follow:

Better: Snow balls chance in Hell. It would take a miracle.
Same: Highly unlikely given the shift in the winds to a Pope John XXIII ie Polyanna, view of the relationship between the Church and World.
Worse: Highly likely.

P^3

Comments

Facts and Opinions - An Explanation

+ JMJ When a person's assumptions are events outside of their control they form an opinion and, in my experience, assert this opinion to be fact. So ... it is important to define some terms:

The Curious Case of Steve Skojec and the Dangers of Deep Diving into the Crisis Sub-Titled: The Failings of Others

+ JMJ It's been a while now since Steve Skojec sold 1P5 and abandoned the Catholic Faith. I've been a 'Trad' since 1982 and in those 40+ years I seen this death-spiral before with a similar end point. 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. 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. So what can we learn from the likes of Steve Skojec, Michael Voris (maybe?), Louie Verrecchio, Gerry Matatix and other celebrity Catholics? Probably quite a lot about what not to do. First, don't burn out on the crisis? 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

Morning and Evening and other sundry Prayers

+ JMJ Along the theme of P^3 (Prayer, Penance, Patience), and for my own reference ... here is a collection of Morning and Evening prayers from the Ideal Daily Missal along with some additional prayers. In this crisis of the Church, I do not think it is possible to do too much prayer, penance and have patience. P^3

What the heck is a congregation of "Pontifical Right"

+ JMJ In a discussion with a friend the question occurred to me that I didn't actually know was is involved in being a religious order of 'pontifical right'. I had a vague notion that this meant they reported to Rome as opposed to the local diocese. I'm also aware that, according to the accounts I have heard, the Archbishop received 'praise' and the written direction to incardinate priests directly into the SSPX. This is interesting because it implies that the SSPX priests were no longer required to incardinate in the local diocese but in the SSPX. This is something that belongs to an order of 'pontifical right'. Anyway here's some definitions: Di diritto pontificio is the Italian term for “of pontifical right” . It is given to the ecclesiastical institutions (the religious and secular institutes, societies of apostolic life) either created by the Holy See or approved by it with the formal decree, known by its Latin name, Decretu

Comparision of the Tridentine, Cranmer and Novus Ordo Masses

+ JMJ I downloaded the comparison that was linked in the previous article on the mass (here) . ... a very good reference! P^3 From: Whispers of Restoration (available at this link) . CHARTING LITURGICAL CHANGE Comparing the 1962 Ordinary of the Roman Mass to changes made during the Anglican Schism; Compared in turn to changes adopted in the creation of Pope Paul VI’s Mass in 1969 The chart on the reverse is a concise comparison of certain ritual differences between three historical rites for the celebration of the Catholic Mass Vetus Ordo: “Old Order,” the Roman Rite of Mass as contained in the 1962 Missal, often referred to as the “Traditional Latin Mass.”The Ordinary of this Mass is that of Pope St. Pius V (1570) following the Council of Trent (1545-63), hence the occasional moniker “Tridentine Mass.” However, Trent only consolidated and codified the Roman Rite already in use at that time; its essential form dates to Pope St. Gregory the Great (+604), in whose time the R

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