Saga of Amoris Laetitia - A collection of articles and thoughts

JMJ

Ok - so I have a few minutes to chronicle some of the latest.

First, we have the article Stan Gets Stapled: Is Catholic Answers Becoming Protestant Answers? from The Remnant. While I like Tim Staples, he is an engaging speaker etc, however Christopher Ferrara nails it.

I have only one thing to add to the analysis: If a woman is living in sin with a man for the material (money etc) support of her children - how does this differ materially from prostitution? At the basic level both are in a sinful relationship for material gain at the cost of great spiritual loss.

I know that 'internal forum' is a big buzz word right now in the Catholic Church but seriously why would a priest issue of external forum judgement on an internal forum disposition that only God can judge.

Talk about pride.

Next we have the article Benefit of the Doubt Presumes Doubt from Unam Sanctam Catholicam. The best line is this:

"Always give people the benefit of the doubt" means that before assuming the worst, we assume the best. Only if the best proves incorrect do we then assume the worst.

Catholics have an obligation to start from the 'benefit of the doubt' position until it proves to be proven incorrect.

The author rightly points out that Catholics have been giving Popes the benefit of the doubt for the last 25+ years! Is it too much to ask a Pope to speak like a Catholic Pope???

Then there's this article from OnePeterFive: Cardinal Koch: Martin Luther Would Have “Found His Own Council” in Vatican II. Frankly, the title says it all and the content takes it to the logical conclusion.

Lastly we have this from Vox: The Pope of insults; Bergoglio lets it rip, but just who is it that he railing against? Is this psychological projection? (original article can be found here at LifeSiteNews). My wife has noticed that more often than not, when someone accuses us of a particular fault, the accuser has every appearance of being guilty of the fault. Looking at the Pope accusations against faithful Catholic, the phrase 'psychological projection' seems to fit.

What are my thoughts on all this mess?

Simple, it has been a long time coming and I'm betting on a significant intervention via earthquake if the Pope doesn't start at least acting like a Catholic.

I have one thing to say if the Pope wants us 'Trads' to jump onto this particular bandwagon:

P^3

Comments

A Reply to Martin Blackshaw’s FLAWED Remnant article titled: FLAWED: SSPX Advice on Abortion-tainted Vaccines

+ JMJ An article has appeared in the Remnant (link to article) and I am afraid that there are a number of flaws in it that need to be addressed. The author, Martin Blackshaw, believes that both the Church and the SSPX are misapplying the principle of Moral Theology called 'Cooperation In Evil'. Unfortunately, Mr. Blackshaw rests most of his arguments on citing authors that support his position, without considering the possibility that they are wrong. This highlights a key factor in this crisis: ignorance of the faith and its application . I don't am not singling out Mr. Blackshaw for this criticism, I have observed that it applies to laity and religious, superior and subject a like. No one seems immune in this enduring crisis, myself included. I further believe that this ignorance is why so many Catholics, both traditional and non, rely on their gut feeling or "Catholic conscience" for charting their way through this crisis of the faith. While...

The Vatican and SSPX – An Organizational Culture Perspective

Introduction The recent and continuing interactions between the Vatican and the SSPX have been a great opportunity for prayer and reflection. The basis for the disagreement is theological and not liturgical. As noted by Dr. Lamont (2012), the SSPX theological position on the four key controversial aspects of the Second Vatican Council are base on prior theological work that resulted from relevant magisterial pronouncements. So it is difficult to understand the apparent rejection of the theological position of the SSPX.

Rome and the SSPX - the latest

+ JMJ Bishop Fellay gave a conference late last month and provided some more insight into the situation with Rome. There are comments on Deus Ex Machina Blog and Hilary White has now entered the fray. What is one Catholic to think about all these opinions? What a Catholic is to think: With the Church! What does the Church think about obedience? Virtue as it is? If there is no proximate occasion of sin and the other conditions are met, then one cannot resist the command.

SSPX and the Resistance - A Comparison Of Ecclesiology

Shining the light of Church Teaching on the doctrinal positions of the SSPX and the Resistance. Principles are guides used to aid in decision making. It stands to reason that bad principles will lead to bad decisions. The recent interactions between Rome and the SSPX has challenged a number of closely held cultural assumptions of people in both sides of the disagreement. This has resulted in cultural skirmishes in both Rome and the SSPX. Since it is the smaller of the two, the skirmishes have been more evident within the SSPX. The cultural fault-line that Bishop Fellay crossed appears to be linked to two points of Catholic Doctrine: Ecclesiology and Obedience. The cultural difference of view points is strong enough that it has resulted in the expulsion of a number of members. It should also be noted that some other priests expelled since the beginning of the latest interactions (starting in 2000) held the same view points and have joined with the l...

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

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