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News Roundup November 2024

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JMJ

I won't be posting as 'frequently' for a while. 

Things are busy right now and I have number of projects that have been languishing in the wings.  So I need to make headway on them.

Below are some items that caught my eye. I will include commentary where I think appropriate.


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Popes Past Present and Future

Tradicat: Is Pope Francis still the Vicar of Christ? This question is popping up a whole lot and the key thing to remember is that every argument is based on theories.  

Humans, unfortunately, seek to make simple what is complex. They take mental shortcuts to make themselves comfortable with a situation, usually trying to find someone to blame. 

There is no definitive doctrine or dogma on the matter of dealing with an apparently heretical pope. The theological ink being spilt will no doubt help in the future but for now we have to hold on to the actually defined Truths of the Catholic Church. 

I have concluded that people who ascribe a heretical motivation to Pope Francis are probably off base. People aren't just complicated, they are complex (link).



LMS Chairman: On a heretical pope: reply to Dr John Lamon
RORATE CÆLI: Prudentia: A Time for Moderation in Words
RORATE CÆLI: Dr. Lamont’s Reply to Joseph Shaw on Francis
RORATE CÆLI: "What Are the Consequences of Francis's Theology?" — an in-depth personal analysis, by Dr. John Lamont
RORATE CÆLI: Pope Francis, the Synod, and the Sacred Heart -- by Roberto de Mattei
Catholic Sat on X: "In the ultimate power move, Pope Francis ends the Synod on Synodality with first public display since 1867 of the Chair of St. Peter, Cathedra Sancti Petri Apostoli, the symbol of Papal Supremacy, and a gift from Charles the Bald, Emperor of the Romans, to Pope John VIlI in 875. https://t.co/gwpVIjqqKF" / X
The Church and The Crisis
LMS Chairman: More on the 'Traditionalist Ordinariate'
Why Was the Synod So Silent on the Traditional Latin Mass?| National Catholic Register
WHAT WILL IT TAKE? - by Bishop Joseph Strickland
Strickland Demonstrats Against US Bishops' Meeting: "Francis No Longer Teaches Catholic Faith" – Gloria.tv
Bishop Strickland: God will punish bishops for their silence while Pope Francis destroys the Church - LifeSite
Vatican Approves Pagan Mass
RORATE CÆLI: The “Spiritual Diary” of Elisabeth Kindelmann on the Flame of Love contains grave theological errors and cannot be from God — Guest article
Taking a step back to move forward - by Hilary White

Tradicat:Below is a follow-on article on Gary Campbell.

From SSPX priest to full communion with the Church - Where Peter Is

Tradicat: I have heard that ++Vigano has been reconsecrated by +Williamson and that the +Williamson bishop puppy mill continues to churn out bishop after bishop. Such as Fr. Morgan is the latest one consecrated.  I really don't get what's motivating him, but if all he has left is to make more carbon copies of himself, I really wouldn't want to be in his place when he passes away.

Arcivescovo Carlo Maria Viganò on X: "After Michael Matt censored my speech last year, believing that I had crossed the red line he had set, I was not surprised that I was not invited to this year's Catholic Identity Conference. The insurmountable line is that indicated by Bishop Schneider, who denounces https://t.co/n1KIh8nwtZ" / X
Breakaway Poor Clares welcome sedevacantist bishop
Persecution Of and By The Catholic Church
Liturgy and Doctrine
RORATE CÆLI: The Attempt to Ban the Latin Mass Continues (Spearheaded Now By Roche and Viola, With Francis Having Lost Interest)
Latin Mass Canceled in Bishop Strickland's Former Diocese - Catholic Family News
RORATE CÆLI: Exactly One Year After Removing Bishop Strickland, the Vatican Cancels Latin Mass Throughout His Tyler, TX Diocese
Texas bishop: ‘No reason’ for Catholics to attend SSPX Mass if they can go elsewhere | Catholic News Agency
Religious Orders etc
TX bishop writes pastoral letter on receiving sacraments from SSPX priests, ecclesial status of SSPX: 'not in full communion or good standing' - CatholicVote org
Texas Bishop: ‘No Reason’ for Catholics to Attend SSPX Mass if They Can Go Elsewhere| National Catholic Register
Texas nuns dismissed from religious life after lengthy feud with bishop, Vatican
Catholic leader dismisses Arlington nuns from religious life. Could more legal action follow? | Fort Worth Report
SSPX

Tradicat:  So it has been a number of years and ... the SSPX still hasn't compromised. ... I know, I know there's a resistor that wrote a 'book' of the compromises.  I am waiting for a real one ... maybe someone will point out a real compromise. (Doctrinal Declaration link)

Hey "Resistors", I'm still waiting...
The SSPX's Mission in Lebanon | District of the USA
The History and Importance of Martinmas | District of the USA
Interview with the Superior General of the Priestly Society of Saint Pius X | FSSPX News
Theological Relentlessness | FSSPX News
Funeral Sermon for Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais | FSSPX News
Mgr Tissier de Mallerais, fils spirituel de Mgr Lefebvre - DICI n°449 • Abbé Alain Lorans • LPL
Bishop Tissier de Mallerais: a Man of Prudence - OnePeterFive
Bishop Vitus Huonder - In Grateful Memory - Angelus Press
SSPX superior: The Synod is a 'diabolical reversal of the Gospel', continuation of Vatican II - LifeSite
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre’s 1974 Declaration | District of the USA
1974 – 2024 “SEMPER IDEM” | District of the USA
A Work of the Church | District of the USA
Origins of the Sacred Heart Devotion (1) | FSSPX News
Origins of the Sacred Heart Devotion (2) | FSSPX News
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: Her Life and Missions (1) | FSSPX News
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: Her Life and Missions (2) | FSSPX News
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: Her Life and Missions (3) | FSSPX News
PiusX-Seminary: Never So Many Seminarians as Now – Gloria.tv

Tradicat: Yep, people still think it was a schism (below).

36 years after the schism, what does the Society of Saint Pius X represent? - Catholic news – La Croix International
Echoes Of The Pandemic
Tradicat: I know that thoughts on the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic are divisive and yet there are lots of other viruses in the world that are even more deadly. 
B.C. detects Canada's 1st human case of bird flu: officials | CTV News
Statement from the Public Health Agency of Canada: Update on Avian Influenza and Risk to Canadians - Canada.ca
Status of ongoing avian influenza response by province - inspection.canada.ca
Wars
Bowen: Iran wanted to do real damage, and Israel's response may not be as restrained as last time
Prayers for Peace in Palestine | District of the USA
Other
The History of TAN Books - Catholic Family News
RORATE CÆLI: Announcing “Something for Nothing? An Explanation and Defence of the Scholastic Position on Usury”
How to Pray the Rosary at Mass - OnePeterFive

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