Thought I would pop in at the end of the day. Thanks for the kind words of encouragement above. I also want to encourage those of you who are...
Okay folks, I've said my piece—for better or worse. I have to leave for the city and won't be checking this thread again. I think my last blog...
This pontificate is a complex one. For Pope Francis very, very often teaches and preaches the Gospel in a very powerful way. He has a strong...
Oh good, grief. You sound like the atheists I debate with. You tell me if remaining in communion with the Pope, defending his words when one can,...
I'm sorry, but you ought to read this thread before you say I'm presenting one side. Geez... You may be right. However, even the papal spokesman,...
I didn't say they were challenging papal infallibility. The point is that not every word uttered from such a colloquial pope means his...
Pretty confusing, isn't it. As one professor said to me, "Pope Francis seems to lack a certain ‘holy fear’ of scandal.”
Actually, you're right. It's been a while since I read the article. It refers to the suppression of pregnancy so as to avoid passing disease to a...
Um, sorry Padraig, but I deal with hundreds of letters and comments every month. There are some Catholics who accuse me of compromising the faith...
Well, here is my response to Amoris Laetitia that totally reaffirms Veritatis Splendor and, in fact, those bishops who interpreted Amoris Laetitia...
I have never told anyone at anytime to deny or ignore something that sounds contradictory, but to find out if that's what the Pope meant. That's...
His statement on the plane is not ex cathedra. It is a theological argument. Other popes have done the very same thing on different topics, such...
You've begun to contradict yourself. You are quite angry that Pope Francis is not clear on Church teaching and aren't afraid to be blunt. Fine....
Why don't you just quote the Pope on abortion in that case? [Abortion is the] murder of an innocent person. —Sept. 1st, 2017; Catholic News...
Who is saying that here, Brian? My critique has always been of those who descend into ad hominen attacks against the Holy Father and those who are...
Is it Padraig? It's actually what Our Lady is saying in ALL her apparitions presently around the world. Become holy, defend the truth, pray for...
"To such as these the Kingdom of Heaven belongs." It's precisely this childlike heart that I see in many of my own readers who do not waste much...
Here is where I think you are being unjust. Read this, and tell me that the Pope is not reflecting your faith:...
Yes.
Beautiful, thanks for that word.
Well, in truth, it's the Maltese bishop's statement that is heterodox. The Argentinian Bishop's statement can actually be read in an orthodox...
I am fired up right now about defending Jesus Christ! I am fired up about defending the Faith He died for. I am fired up about protecting and...
Oh yes, I quite agree. That's why in my blog today, I was very straightforward on the matter.
What Christ assured us was that the Spirit of truth would lead us into all truth. He did not say it would be smooth sailing. Clearly, in the early...
I understand the "broad mental reservation" you are speaking of. But there is another way to sleep at night. The teachings of the Catholic Church...
Even the pope playing with heresy is not grounds for leaving the Church, Brian. In a revelation to St. Catherine of Siena, Jesus said: “…no one...
You just proved my point. Case in point: 'And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face because he clearly was wrong. For, until...
...and when I say I am a traditionalist, I mean that I believe and accept everything the Church offers us from her bosom. All her rites, all her...
Fr. Martin should be reigned in. But he's not. We are living in the great apostasy, I think that's quite clear. So, now what? Our Lady has been...
I am a traditionalist too.
