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News Roundup - March 7, 2024

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 This early edition of the round-up was brought about by the announcement that Church Militant T.V. was ceasing operations April 1st. 

Perhaps it is an April Fools Joke, but I suspect not :-).

So this time, I've added some additional sub-titles.

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Wars and Rumours of Wars
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.
Relations Become Complicated Between Israel and the Holy See | FSSPX News
Church leaders in Holy Land condemn ‘wanton attack’ in Gaza | Crux
The Alabama Embryo Decision—The Politics and Reality of Recognizing “Extrauterine Children” | Reproductive Health | JAMA | JAMA Network
Crisis of the Catholic Church
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.
Untitled - Crisis Magazine
Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Fiducia Supplicans
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
Bishop Strickland Changes the Game - Crisis Magazine
French bishops lament country’s enshrinement of abortion in constitution | Catholic News Agency
Exorcists warn involvement in Freemasonry exposes the soul to the demonic - LifeSite
What Happened at St. Patrick’s Cathedral? - Crisis Magazine
Who Can Be Denied a Catholic Funeral? A History and Church Teaching on the ‘Very Rare’ Denials| National Catholic Register
England: Police Ban a Citizen to Comment on Evolutionism, Islam – Gloria.tv
RORATE CÆLI: “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” — Second Reply to Dr. Lamont’s Study José Antonio Ureta
RORATE CÆLI: “On the Papal Deposition of Bishops” – A First Reply to Dr Lamont’s Study, by José Antonio Ureta
Why a Good Bishop Should Not Ignore but Obey His Unjust Deposition by a Pope - OnePeterFive
Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: My final few thoughts on FIDELIA SUPPLICIA
Popes Past Present and Future
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.
Bishop Schneider Issues Prayer Imploring the Lord to Provide an Era of Holy Popes - Edward Pentin
Cardinal Pell and the ‘Demos’ Memorandum| National Catholic Register
The Demos Memo… written by the late Card. Pell | Fr. Z's Blog
A profile of the next Pope, writes Cardinal - Daily Compass
The Cardinal Pell memo in full - California Catholic Daily
Anonymous Cardinal Writes about What Must Change after Francis – Gloria.tv
Never Before in Church History: Entire Continent Opposes Pope - Dutch Bishop – Gloria.tv
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
Archdiocese demands priests apologize for ‘scandalous’ words about Pope Francis | Catholic News Agency
Pope says gender theory is 'ugly ideology' that threatens humanity | CBC News
Pope Francis: ‘Today the Ugliest Danger Is Gender Ideology’| National Catholic Register
Pope takes fresh aim at gender theory, asks that it be studied | Crux
Persecution Within The Catholic Church
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) 
RORATE CÆLI: Francis’s Work of Destruction Continues: Traditional Latin Easter Triduum Services in the Archdiocese of Westminster cancelled
LMS Chairman: Westminster Diocese Triduum cancelled
Restore-DC-Catholicism: Attacks On Tradition And Piety Continue Unabated
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
FSSP at a Crossroads after Papal Audience - Catholic Family News
Pope Francis meets FSSP head, confirms right to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass  | Catholic News Agency
Audience with Pope Francis – FSSP
RORATE CÆLI: Audience with Pope Francis -- Superior-General of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP)
LES FEMMES - THE TRUTH: Bishop Strickland's Heartfelt Plea to His Brothers in the Episcopate!
A Mass Worth Sacrificing For - Crisis Magazine
What's the Truth about Concelebration?
Governance
Tradicat: I've been doing some research and decided to add these links.
5 enduring management ideas from MIT Sloan’s Edgar Schein | MIT Sloan
Governance - Wikipedia
What Is Governance? - Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation
Corporate governance - Wikipedia
Catholic-Hierarchy: Its Bishops and Dioceses, Current and Past
Order of precedence in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia
The Meaning of the Terms Nun, Sister, Monk, Priest, and Brother
Traditional Catholic Responses
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.
Summorum Pontificum: An Unforced Error - Where Peter Is
Traditionalism, heresy, and the power of the colanders - Where Peter Is
Something Worse than Unsatisfactory Liturgy - Where Peter Is
Sorry, Demos II, but we’re unlikely to see a stay-at-home Pope again | Crux
Church Militant TV (aka RealCatholicTV)
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.
ChurchMilitant.com to Cease Operations In April – Gloria.tv
Apology to Fr. Georges de Laire
De Laire v. Voris, CIVIL 21-cv-131-JL | Casetext Search + Citator
Church Militant to shut down following $500,000 defamation lawsuit brought by priest | Catholic News Agency
General Interest
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).
Updated List of Teachings of the Catholic Church (Dogmas, De Fide, etc)
What is a lobotomy? Uses, procedure, and history
CATHOLIC APOLOGETICS INFORMATION
UFOs: Canada's top science advisor releasing report in 2024 | CTV News
Bishop Barron leads prayer vigil at Planned Parenthood, calls for end to ‘culture of death’ | Catholic News Agency
Against the Rebellious Resistance
Rest in Peace, Fr. Brian Hawker - District of the USA
Fr. Brian Hawker Interview - Priest, Where is Thy Mass? - District of the USA


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