Interesting symbolism here. I was going to comment 'nice to see the papal tiara' again, but that was how I saw it on another site. As it appears on the official Vatican website, the coat-of-arms has the simple 'bishop's miter' like Benedict XVI & Francis.
Quote from article: "The research found that overall, 60% of Americans do not believe God exists or that He “affects lives.”" Shocking results, and down from the percentage of people who said they DID believe in God just a mere 3 years ago! Source: Belief in God in U.S. Dips to 81%, a New LowMore
Today is the Triumph of Orthodoxy Sunday where the practice of holy images was celebrated over the heresy of iconoclasm. May we be thankful to Almighty God for beautiful churches with sacred art!
Pope’s Illness Is Surrounded by Intrigue Over Possible Resignation "A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is anyone’s guess..." [Link to NYT article behind paywall. ]
It seems Francis will live a little longer. He has even announced a consistory. The date has not yet been set (will probably be when he is able to do so). During his pontificate, Francis only convened consistories when he was going to create new cardinals and when he sought support for his subversive ideas, such as for the Synod on the Family where he wanted to push through communion for divorced and remarried people (and successfully...). So I suspect he also wants to use this consistory to ensure that his church-destroying ideas will continue in the future. For example, by setting up a Dicastery for Synodality or something like that to ensure that the “Synodal process” continues into eternity (with e.g. Cardinal Farell, McElroy and Cupich to name a few errants). A subsequent pope will then be stuck with that. In any case, Francis wants his “church reforms” to be irreversible. Maybe (but I don't think so) he will resign then too, but the main point seems to me that he wants to ensure …More
The only way Pope Francis will resign is if such a move will allow him to directly select his Successor or that such a move will allow him to greatly influence and impact the selection process. And if his supporters and the supporters of his modernist, “progressive” agenda actually believe his resignation is the best, most effective way to produce a Francis II, then they will insist that he do so, and urge him towards that direction in no uncertain terms. The ultimate goal for them is that the implementation of his AGENDA continues into the next Pontificate, whether he dies or resigns, meaning: his Successor must be one who will carry on in his footsteps. How it is achieved is for them, at this point, irrelevant.
Can Catholics "discern" the current situation in the Church vis a vis the current occupant of the Chair of St. Peter - the Holy See? Background: those who struggle with "Pope" Francis' actions and have doubts of his legitimacy have been accused of schism, disobedience, and relying on their "private judgement" over the authority of the Church.
I wince at what the actual answer to the question in the subtitle would be for this guy... Recall he openly advocated for the faithful to watch "gay-themed" movies to "understand" them.
Quote from article: "Trump may successfully oust the Russian president from what Putin considered his own niche: as the leader and inspiration for anti-liberal, conservative, and anti-elitist forces in the West."
Наскільки мені відомо, зараз американці діляться своїми правами з Росією та Україною. Росія забирає землю, а Америка забирає корисні копалини на 500 мільярдів доларів. А Азофа туди мають перевести за допомогу у переселенні українців до Польщі. Цікаво, що отримали польські політики за те, що допомагали переселяти українців до Польщі?
More news of the ladies being put in charge. Naming a "lay delegate" in the Eucharistic Prayer reminds me when dioceses had "parish administrators" in place of pastors due to lack of priests. Almost always they were lay women, though sometimes religious sisters. One parish had to have a commissioning ceremony where - I'm not kidding - the faithful had to pledge their support & obedience to this woman. I've NEVER seen this when a new priest/pastor was assigned!
What it's like to work at Francis Vatican Quote from article: “You can’t move up unless you’re a friend of one of the two lobbies that count: Either the ‘gay lobby,’ which is extensive and very powerful, or the ‘Santa Marta Club’ around the pope. If you want to join, you can’t read newspapers of the center-right and you have to speak Spanish … You have to be green, pro-migrant and, above all, pro-Palestinian. For them, Nicolas Maduro is a saint and Donald Trump is a devil. You also have to pay attention to the sudden changes in Bergoglio’s humors and opinions.”
If we only had him here to slap the living out of some heretics and apostates again. May God raise up brave, bold, courageous and holy sons as Priests and Bishops with the spirit of the great Saint Nicholas for the darkness of our age and times.
What do you make of this "movement" of "political celibacy" among liberal women because of Trump's victory? If these gals had any self respect, they would have been chaste to begin with...
Critics have claimed that the modern Church is too lax with "canonizations" of putative saints with the elimination of the "Devil's Advocate" and waiving the requirements of miracles. The phrase "saint factory" has been bandied about...
Thank you, @Orthocat ,for posting this article and bringing it up for discussion. It is hard to imagine a person who is clearly a material heretic or apostate being canonized, and many of the so called modernist saints are clearly that. God bless you!
As the 16th pope, Callixtus established policies that allowed heretics and others who spoke out against the Church to return. He converted some and absolved others of their sins. The pope believed that even those who murdered others, used early forms of birth control and indulged in other major sins were worthy of the Church. This led to Hippolytus rising as the first antipope and converting followers to his side who did not agree with the pope.
At Mass today, we heard of Pope St. Callistus I and 'how he opposed the rigid Catholics of his day who refused to forgive others.' Plus he thought a clergyman doesn't lose his office even if he commits grave sin. I felt uncomfortable during this homily and thought we weren't being given the whole truth. I posted the info above from a site on popes, but found it also sounded off. This issue is there isn't a lot of stress on repentance on the part of the sinner. Just scolding those who are scandalized by sin.
Is Medjugorje now considered better by Francis' Vatican than sites/apparitions like Lourdes because it deals more with subjective "faith" than documented miracles such as healing?