Cardinal Pell calls out two senior European bishops: “This rejection is a rupture, not compatible with the ancient teaching of Scripture and the Magisterium, not compatible with any legitimate doctrinal developments…” Cardinal Pell Calls on Vatican to Correct 2 Senior European Bishops for Rejecting Church’s Sexual Ethics (National Catholic Register)
A Memorandum among the Cardinals: Since the beginning of Lent the cardinals who will elect the future pope have been passing this memorandum around. A Memorandum on the Next Conclave Is Circulating Among the Cardinals. Here It Is (Sandro Magister)
DeTrans Awareness Day: “The stories will not be easy to accept – medical scandals never are. But that doesn’t mean they should be ignored.” Detransitioners flood social media with testimony, photos: ‘The darkest time of my life’ (Daily Wire)
Who’s in charge?: “Two of the four former Anglican bishops who became Catholics last year are to be ordained as diocesan priests in the coming weeks.” Why are some Anglican bishops leaving for Catholicism? (Crux Now)
The agrarian life: “Before me is a shelf overflowing with books about sustainable, organic, contrary, back-to-the-earth, independent, hobby, traditional, and subsistence farming.” Just Another Old Curmudgeon’s Rant (Marcus Grodi)
The very loud minority: “Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Matthew Rosenberg described internal divisions at the New York Times between some of his ‘reasonable’ colleagues and younger, more ideologically leftist employees. NYT journalist spills on ‘tug of war’ at paper between ‘reasonable people’ and ‘crazier leftist s**t’ (The Blaze)
Vaccine data: “The highest vaxxed states in the US did not see reductions in hospitalizations. but they did see a rise in all cause deaths.” If covid vaccines work then why haven’t they worked? (Boriqua Gato)
What makes Lia Thomas a woman?: “There is no “trans” identity. It’s not a thing. Under the umbrella of “trans” you find all kinds of issues, from emotionally broken and often abused young women, to social contagion, to self-harm . . . ” Answer the Question (Amy Welborn)
The power of religious language: “With political discourse around the world seeming more bellicose than ever, a British author presented a book on Catholic social teaching . . . ” Catholic social teaching can bring light to a darkened world, author says (Crux Now)
New “Dirty Dozen” list: Some familiar brand names were put on the newest “Dirty Dozen” list of companies by the National Center on Sexual Exploitation for enabling exploitation. Meta, Twitter, Netflix on ‘Dirty Dozen’ list for enabling exploitation (Catholic News Service)
Helping teens discern: College is fabulous, but it isn’t the only option; in many cases it isn’t even the best option. What’s next after high school (The Valley Catholic)
Men’s group helps struggling couple: Colorado Bill and his fiancée Beth left Denver in a worn 1974 RV for a job opportunity in Myrtle Beach. The job fell through. Making Miracle Connections (The Catholic Miscellany)
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Some do not wish to be “corrected”. The word of the Lord is an anathema to them and antethetical to their way of life.
Wheres Bergoglio?
Sandro Magister an old hand at affairs in Rome can usually be counted on. If events as he described are true, it’s both a sad, and similarly welcome event. Especially, if it involves high ranking churchmen. My hope if for a return to Apostolic Tradition both in word, and in practice.
Cardinal Pell was a great and Holy Cardinal. The hit job on both he and former Pope Benedict XVI all but eliminated his chances of becoming the first English speaking Holy Father from an English speaking country in Church history. The final Pope will fulfill the great Salesian Saint John Bosco’s prophecy of one Pope in and one Pope out. This final Pope will promote good not evil. He will be decisive and bold in all his pronouncements to the entire world. Bring on that conclave sooner rather than later. God will be in charge of this entire process. God never looses. PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!