“Touchdown Jesus” overlooks the football stadium at the University of Notre Dame.
The head of the Society of St. Pius X, a conservative Catholic sect, called Jews “enemies of the church,” late last month, according to a video posted on YouTube.
Bishop Bernard Fellay, superior general of the society, also said that he’s been getting mixed messages from the Vatican about SSPX rejoining the church, which he says has been opposed by “the Jews, the Masons.”
Concerned for their future in Egypt, some Copts are reportedly considering leaving the country, which recently adopted a constitution with an Islamist bent.
The leader of Egyptian Catholics says the constitution “prepares the way for an Islamic caliphate.”
The Church of England has dropped its ban on gay clergy in civil partnerships becoming bishops — but only if they agree to remain celibate.
The former Episcopal diocese of South Carolina, which left the national church last year, is suing the denomination over parish property.
Lutheran “comfort dogs,” some call them “four-legged pastors,” are helping Sandy Hook students return to school.
Religious groups hit hard by Hurricane Sandy are trying to get on the list for federal disaster assistance.
Jeffrey Weiss asks: Is President Obama a secret Taoist? He does have that Yin/Yang thing going on. And no, I’m not talking about race.
The Harvard Theological Review is postponing publication of Karen King’s article on the papyrus fragment in which Jesus seems to refer to his wife, citing a need for more tests.
The head the Russian Orthodox Church urged Russians to adopt children, after President Vladimir Putin signed a controversial law barring Americans from adopting the country’s children.
Thousands of Orthodox Christian men lept into into icy rivers and lakes on Sunday to retrieve crucifixes cast by priests in ceremonies commemorating the Theophany, or baptism of Jesus.
The Old Grey Lady sniffs at churches that meet in bars. I liked this quote, from a saloon owner in Arizona.
“I spend all week making sinners out of our good cowboys and cowgirls, selling them drinks and a lot of food. The least I can do is try to straighten them out a little on Sundays.”
A Catholic priest in Illinois has been put on leave after he got stuck in a pair of handcuffs and had to call police for help.
A Catholic group is building faith-based dorms on two college campuses.
An Indiana federal district court rejected the University of Notre Dame’s suit against the contraception mandate, taking the Obama administration’s pledge to amend the rule as a “binding commitment.”
Fighting Irish fans no doubt hope the football team fares better on the gridiron tonight, where they face the University of Alabama in the National Championship.
Before the game, Notre Dame’s captain will lead the team in a recitation of the Litany of the Blessed Virgin, the WSJ reports in an article about the school’s continuing Catholic character.
Fun fact for tonight’s game: Alabama is the country’s most Protestant state, according to Gallup.
Cue the Reformation.
Yr hmbl aggrgtr,
Daniel Burke
11 Comments
R.M.
I think you mean “Taoism”.
Daniel Burke
Article authorYes, thanks for the correction, R.M.
Lionel Andrades
January 7, 2013
Doctrinally the SSPX is in agreement with Vatican Council II without the false premise: if they don’t genuflect before the Chief Rabbi is another issue
The Society of St.Pius X (SSPX) must continue to reject the Jewish Left version of Vatican Council II which uses the dead man walking premise.
The ADL-approved Vatican Council II is modernist, irrational and non traditional.
It’s built upon the straw man logic of implicit salvation being visible to us as ‘seeds of the word’, ‘invincible ignorance’, a good conscience’, ‘imperfect communion with the church’, ‘elements of sanctification’, ‘good and holy’ non Catholics who are saved etc.
The leftist version of Vatican Council II assumes that these are personally known cases in the present times (2013).So for the left they become exceptions to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus. They are for the Left, exceptions to the traditional teaching of the Church, on other religions.
The SSPX today, like Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, correctly rejected this false, irrational and non traditional version of Vatican Council II.
Without the false premise, on which the leftist version of the Council depends, Vatican Council II is doctrinally in agreement with the SSPX position on other religions. It is this rational version of Vatican Council II which the SSPX could accept.
With the support of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, and the military and political support of Israel and its allies, leftist rabbis, ADL and leaders of Jewish organisations, who are opposed by conservative Jews, are threatening the Vatican and telling Catholics what they should believe and what they should reject.
On March 10, 2009, concerning his remission of the excommunication of the four bishops of the Society of St. Pius X, Pope Benedict XVI said : “Until the doctrinal questions are clarified, the Society has no canonical status in the Church, and its ministers — even though they have been freed of the ecclesiastical penalty — do not legitimately exercise any ministry in the Church.”
Judging from media reports, the pope is referring to the Jewish Left version of Vatican Council II which the SSPX must accept and which contains the false premise of being able to see the dead saved in invincible ignorance etc.
Without the false premise which creates a new version of Vatican Council, the Council is traditional and in accord with the SSPX values on other religions, ecumenism and religious liberty.
-Lionel Andrades
John McGrath
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
kevan scott
I used to go to church every weekend. Tried my best to learn, etc. however something happened on the way to the crosss so to speak. I found that most of our so called religious leaders weren’t interested so much in saving souls as making money and preaching politics from the pulpit. was told that I somehow couldn’t be a christian if i were a democrat. i lost my sight and instead of comfort i was told that i just didn’t have enough faith to be healed. There are very good people in church’s all over america. I found though after much thought that these people aren’t being taught the love of jesus but rather subtly to hate those who aren’t like them. REAlized that the way of jesus is more about love and those deeds that follow from that. I find no comfort in going to church anymore. i feel much more comfortable with being around those who do the works of jesus rather than preaching it. some of those people call themselves atheist’s but i find that in their own way they follow the words and deeds of jesus much better than some of the more well known religious ‘leaders’. sad commentary on the church of today beautiful commentary on the true way of jesus, who taught us to love one another and that to love peace is to see god. What more needs to be said?
David
You obviously went to the wrong churches! Not all churches fit the description that you gave.
John McGrath
Of course not all churches fit this description of moral corruption. But many, many do and in many places they predominate. And I for one am tired of hearing “Christians” use sarcasm, contempt and plain nastiness in “proving” their points.
Scott
TLDR
john pollard
who is the tldr,the latin luppas
John McGrath
Please accurately refer to the Society of St. Pius IX as a schismatic or break-away Catholic organization. I have no use for papal infallibility, but journalists should be accurate.
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