“Tagespost" exclusive: Rome Opens the Parachute
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin informs the German bishops that the ordination of priests reserved for men and the Church's teaching on homosexuality are non-negotiable - a German special path is therefore
Javier Milei, a Catholic libertarian and outspoken critic of Pope Francis, has been elected President of Argentina over a Peronist candidate in a stunning, double-digit upset win. Milei stated that Pope Francis “has an affinity for murderous communists” and accused him of violating the Ten Commandments. Some Westerners thought these comments might hurt Milei in Argentina, Francis's home country. instead, Milei's aggressive criticisms of Pope Francis carried him to an upset victory.
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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Answers to Several Questions from His Excellency, the Most Reverend José Negri,
Bishop of Santo Amaro, Brazil, Regarding Participation in the Sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony by Transgender Persons and Homosexual Persons (3 November 2023)
[The following is an unofficial translation of the original version of the document. At the time of this translation, the document was posted on the official website of the CDF only in Italian and Portuguese.]
On July 14, 2023, a letter came to this Dicastery from His Excellency, José Negri, Bishop of Santo Amaro, Brazil, containing certain questions regarding the possible participation in the sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony by transexual persons or those with same-sex attraction.
Having studied the matter, this Dicastery responded as follows.
Responses of the Dicastery to Bp. José Negri
The following responses put forward again, in substance, the fundamental contents of what, in the past, was affirmed by this Dicastery in regard to this matter.
1. Can a transexual be baptized?
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| Pietro Annigoni, La Gloria di S.Benedetto |
In remarks given to French periodical
L'Homme Nouveau (September edition)
What is being done to Bishop Strickland is terrible, an abuse of the divine right of the episcopate.
Removal of bishop of Tyler, U.S.A., and appointment of apostolic administrator
The Holy Father has removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tyler, United States of America, and has appointed Bishop Joe Vásquez of Austin as apostolic administrator of the same diocese, rendering it sede vacante. [source]
If only Bishop Strickland had been a member of Uncle Ted McCarrick's clique of abusers of minors, or used bodily fluids in chalices (Rupnik) after raping sisters, he might have been named a Cardinal by Francis…
We highly recommend their beautiful publications, including their yearly calendar.
The Papa Stronsay Liturgical Calendar is back for its 2024 edition. [Order here]
As for the previous years, this calendar provides the Liturgical feast and colour for each day of the year, following the Traditional 1962 Calendar of the Roman Rite. But we include also other particular feasts, points of interests, the liturgical zodiac, days of abstinence, holidays, and many other things. The Martyrology page also enables you to celebrate the Saints’ anniversary for the year.
Nowhere is the modern upside down world more observable than with our Bishops and their misappropriation of the lay pecuniary donations in their coffers.
Last Sunday was the last Latin Mass (for now) at Mary Queen of Peace in Cleveland, OH. The faithful parishioners are now ejected from their parish-- simply because they loved the Church and its highest and holiest possession, its traditional liturgy. Note the tears of the faithful, who must suffer such misery because of the wicked shepherds in charge of the Church. What kind of cruel shepherd would force people to suffer like this for their faith? “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?"
By Salvatore J. Ciresi
Introduction
The apostolic writings from Saints Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the most important records for our knowledge of the words and deeds of the Lord Jesus Christ. No doubt, there are other means to read, study, and meditate upon the Savior’s life. Such ways may be drawn from Tradition (and traditions), the venerable liturgical and sacramental rites of the Catholic Church, Magisterial statements, approved private revelations, classic devotional practices and customs, and the writings from the celebrated patrimonies of East and West. Whichever means one employs, the inspired and inerrant chronicles from the Four Evangelists will always hold their unique status.
Wisdom from a Dominican Master
These devout young Catholics are embracing the old ways
The movement embraces some Old World traditions that even the Church has referred to as backwards.
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[Photographer Ryan] Brady had occasionally attended a Catholic church, and he had recently heard about a new movement among some Catholics who were rebelling against modernity by worshipping in old ways, ways that centuries ago defined the faith but had almost faded from existence. So he took up his camera and headed toward a nearby church that offered the ancient Latin Mass, or what traditionalists call the Extraordinary Form.
Wanda Półtawska was born in Lublin on November 2, 1921. After the German invasion of Poland, because of her involvement in the resistance, she was arrested by the Gestapo and imprisoned in Lublin Castle. After being interrogated and tortured, she was deported to Ravensbrück concentration camp on November 21, 1941, where she was subjected to surgical experiments carried out by Karl Gebhardt, Himmler's personal physician later sentenced to death as a war criminal. She miraculously survived and, after liberation, participated in the work of the Commission of Inquiry into Nazi crimes in Poland. The nightmare of those days lives again in his book And I'm Afraid of My Dreams. My Days in the Ravensbrück Lager published in several languages (Edizioni San Paolo, Rome 2010).
A reader e-mails us to ask why we have not covered the proceedings of this first session of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality (the second session will be in the autumn of 2024).
Congratulations to the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter!
Ad multos annos!
The Fraternity of Saint Vincent Ferrer, the traditional Catholic community of Dominican heritage and liturgy in Northwest France, officially consecrated this past weekend the new altar and altarpiece of their new conventual church, in Chéméré-le-Roi.
The consecration was celebrated by Bp. Alain Castet, Emeritus of Luçon.
See the video below as this glorious majestic contemporary masterpiece, the Altar of the Rosary, is opened to public view for the first time:
In the Diocesan Parish Church of All Souls, in Sanford (Orlando Diocese, Florida), by Bp. Tissier de Mallerais. The local diocese gave permission to the use of the parish church.
Update - Full video below:
Chopin’s conversion
October 13th 1849
The Feast of St. Edward the
Confessor
Portrait of Frydeyrk Chopin
by
Eugène Delacroix.
They did it again: gorgeous images printed on neigh quality paper, and all the basic information a Traditional Catholic may need for each day of the year.
This year, the Angelus Press 2024 Calendar (starting in October 2023) is illustrated with gorgeous Stations of the Cross painted by Martin Feuerstein for the Church of Saint Ann, in Munich. A devout Catholic, Feuerstein was one of the greatest representatives of the Nazarene Movement, and his work at Saint Ann's is also filled with some of the brightest aspects of the then-burgeoning Beuronese style.
The Calendar has all the dates a Traditional Catholic may need, and, as usual, Angelus Press took great care with the printing itself, which is gorgeous. Available here.
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Many of us still use and need daily a physical reminder for our activities -- online-based calendars can be both not very trustworthy, and not appropriate to be used at all times.
We highly recommend these two additionalAngelus Press's 2024 seasonal items:
Next week I'll be visiting the lovely state of Virginia for two events that are free and open to the public:
Recently a priest in New Zealand offered a NOM where he completely ad-libbed the Eucharistic Prayer at the funeral Mass for a religious Sister of Mercy. This happened in the Palmerston North diocese, which, in a moment of supreme irony, recently had its only diocesan TLM (apart from the SSPX) suppressed by the modernist Cardinal John Dew and retired bishop Peter Cullinane. The Roman Rite was canceled, and in its place, the "unique..." something or other is allowed to express itself.
