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Summorum Pontificum

January 5, 2009 George Neumayr 0

The forces in the Church most responsible for dividing Catholics from magisterial teaching are the quickest to use the word “divisive” in any controversy. A “divisive moment” is the Catholic left’s euphemism for any papal […]

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The Parable of Prodigal Europe

December 24, 2008 George Neumayr 0

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in March, the European Union held a party for itself in Berlin. “Europafest” featured among other activities “clubbing”;”100 DJs performing in 35 night clubs,” from “Hungarian techno to Luxembourg hip-hop,” reported […]

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A New Pentecost

December 24, 2008 George Neumayr 0

Speaking to the US bishops on April 16, Pope Benedict XVI made the arresting comment that an “almost complete eclipse of an eschatological sense” marks “many of our traditionally Christian societies.” America, he didn’t need […]

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Church Indulgences in San Francisco

December 24, 2008 George Neumayr 0

San Francisco Archbishop George Niederauer, speaking to KCBS radio in February, claimed ignorance of U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s position on abortion. “I don’t believe that I am in a position to say […]

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A Tale of Two Cities

December 24, 2008 George Neumayr 0

In The City of God, St. Augustine describes two societies present throughout history that derive from two objects of love. One society is the city of man, the other the City of God. The object […]