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Archbishop Chaput weighs in against "Obama Catholics"--and for...?
Denver's Archbishop Charles Chaput combines an intellectual's depth with the doughty persona of a politicker, which is what he used to be--he worked for the RFK campaign and later, even as a priest, was a campaign volunteer for Jimmy Carter. Some say he's still a political operative, though for the
posted 11:18:53am May. 20, 2008 |
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The Hagee-Donohue ticket: "Liberals' worst nightmare"
The elaborate courtship of Texas televangelist John Hagee--who is covering McCain's evangelical flank--and the Catholic League's Bill Donohue, who accused Hagee of anti-Catholicism for his "Great Whore" sermonizing and other standard anti-papist barbs, always seemed to hold about as much suspense as
posted 10:54:05am May. 19, 2008 |
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An olive branch to divorced-and-remarried Catholics?
An item in the current edition of The Tablet of London hints at a possible opening for divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion--even though many do, obviously, their ban from the altar under church law remains one of the sorest pastoral points in the US church. It is also a sore point
posted 6:00:00am May. 17, 2008 |
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The key to Benedict...
It is summed up in a response recounted by Father Jim Martin, a Jesuit and author who posts (and edits) at America magazine's blog. Father Martin has a post on "Three Unreported Papal Stories" from last month's visit. The third is the payoff:
Third: Another priest friend serving as a secretary to on
posted 5:12:35pm May. 16, 2008 |
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Guerilla tactics and the "Communion Wars"...Doug Kmiec is denied communion for backing Obama
It seems that the former Reagan adviser and Catholic conservative legal scholar from Pepperdine, Doug Kmiec--heretofore a man with impeccable judicial and pro-life credentials--has been barred from communion for his support for Barack Obama. In a posting yesterday, Kmiec did not give details, but wr
posted 12:37:21pm May. 16, 2008 |
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posted April 1, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Thank you for a honest look at a good man. I’m sure all Catholics were a bit apprehensive when he was elected. He has proven he’s not the old Pope but the new Pope with truly good intentions. God Bless him!
posted April 2, 2008 at 7:20 am
Pope John Paul was a hard act to follow, however Pope Benedict is bringing a new light into the Papacy. He is truly a holy man, proud yet humble; serious yet joyous. We are fortunate to have him as the leader of Catholics around the world.
posted April 2, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Pope Benedict XVI has indeed been accused by dissidents of revoking the ecumenism of VCII that contained de facto borderline heresy that seriously set back evangelization by seeming to accept the condemned error of Modernism that one religion is as good as another. I believe he is sincerely trying to overcome the misunderstanding and set the record straight to revive Extra Eclessiam nulla salus.
posted April 2, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Not even Benedict believes in Extra Ecclesia nulla salus.
posted April 3, 2008 at 9:39 am
FYI it seems the Pope is already looking ahead to yet another trip, this time to his native Germany next year. The story is at the Reuters religion blog FaithWorld — http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2008/04/03/is-the-pope-planning-another-trip-to-germany/
posted April 10, 2008 at 3:50 pm
How wrong you are Biaggio, It is even confirmed by VCII: “Basing itself on Holy Scripture and Tradition, this Sacred Council teaches that the Church now sojourning on earth as an exile is necessary for salvation. In explicit terms, Christ affirmed the necessity of Baptism and thereby also affirmed the necessity of the Church, for through Baptism as through a door men enter the Church. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the sole Mediator and the exclusive way of salvation.” I can assure you that Pope Benedict XVI does indeed believe in de fide doctrine.