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Money byte: Pope Leo XIV called bishops “to cultivate the human virtues,” notably those highlighted by the Second Vatican Council, including fairness, sincerity, self-control, patience, the ability to listen and engage in dialogue, and a willingness to serve.
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Pope Leo's looking at YOU, Bishop Martin!
It is good that he is trimming back to the basics for Church Leaders, but the use of the word 'fairness' is disturbing to me and may just let everything go back to where it was yesterday.
Father McDonald, I agree that our Holy Father's address in question is excellent.
Not surprisingly, His Holiness offered yet another address that featured multiple references to Pope Francis' (requiescat in pace) teachings.
My nomination for "money byte" is the following, in which Pope Leo XIV made clear in yesterday's address his unwavering commitment, in line with Pope Francis, to Synodality:
Pope Leo XIV:
"Pastoral prudence is the practical wisdom that guides the Bishop in his decisions, in his governance, in his relations with the faithful and with their associations.
"A clear sign of prudence is his exercise of dialogue as a style and method, both in his relationships with others and in his presiding over participatory bodies: in other words, in his overseeing of synodality in his particular Church.
"Pope Francis taught us much in this regard, insisting with pedagogical wisdom on synodality as a dimension of the life of the Church."
Pax.
Mark Thomas
MT Suit,
Francis failed miserably in “pastoral prudence,” bigtime. Do you think ordering bishops to not allow a TLM in a parish bulletin is an exercise in “pastoral prudence?” No evasions, no cut and paste non sequiturs, please!
Other examples of pastoral prudence include mocking and making psychological diagnoses of people he disagrees with, and extending special treatment to credibly accused (or convicted!) predatory clerics.
Nick
MT Suit,
Here is one of Francis' big buddies, Fr. Martin, SJ, LGBT making a mockery of marriage and parenting:
Fr James Martin calls Pete Buggigieg's homosexual 'parenting' 'beautiful', compares it to the Holy Trinity. For more see the LifeSite coverage here: https://lifesitenews.com/news/fr-james-martin-affirms-pete-buttigieg-belief-that-god-helped-him-come-out-as-homosexual/?utm_source=popular
With Father McDonald's permission:
His Holiness, Pope L
With Father McDonald's permission:
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, had also offered yesterday the following excellent address:
To to Participants In The World Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking:
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/june/documents/20250626-giornata-lotta-droga.html
Excerpts:
"Dear friends, your presence here is a testimony of freedom. I remember that when Pope Francis used to enter a prison, even on his last Holy Thursday, he always asked himself that question: “Why them and not me?”
"Drugs and addiction are an invisible prison that you, in different ways, have known and fought, but we are all called to freedom.
"Our fight is against those who make their immense business out of drugs and every other addiction – think of alcohol or gambling.
"There are huge concentrations of interest and extensive criminal organizations that states have a duty to dismantle.
'It is easier to fight against their victims. Too often, in the name of security, war is waged against the poor, filling prisons with those who are merely the final link in a chain of death.
"Those who hold the chain in their hands instead manage to gain influence and impunity.
"Our cities must not be freed of the marginalized, but of marginalization; they must be cleared not of the desperate, but of desperation.
“How beautiful are those cities which overcome paralyzing mistrust, integrate those who are different and make this very integration a new factor of development! How attractive are those cities which, even in their architectural design, are full of spaces which connect, relate and favor the recognition of others!” (Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, 210).
"The Jubilee indicates the culture of encounter as the way to safety; it asks of us the restitution and redistribution of unjustly accumulated wealth, as the way to personal and civil reconciliation.
"The fight against drug trafficking, educational commitment among the poor, the defense of indigenous communities and migrants, and fidelity to the social doctrine of the Church are in many places considered subversive.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
As I had noted via my initial comment to this thread:
Pope Leo XIV declared via yesterday's address in question:
"A clear sign of prudence is his (a bishop) exercise of dialogue as a style and method, both in his relationships with others and in his presiding over participatory bodies: in other words, in his overseeing of synodality in his particular Church.
"Pope Francis taught us much in this regard, insisting with pedagogical wisdom on synodality as a dimension of the life of the Church."
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Pope Leo XIV today continued his unwavering support for Synodality:
GREETING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE SYNOD OF BISHOPS
Dearest,
"I am pleased to greet you on the occasion of the meeting of the Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops.
"Although I cannot remain with you all afternoon, I am happy to take this opportunity to share an idea that I consider central, and then to listen to you in the time that I have available.
"Pope Francis has given a new impetus to the Synod of Bishops, referring, as he has repeatedly stated, to Saint Paul VI .
"And the legacy he has left us seems to me to be above all this: that synodality is a style, an attitude that helps us to be Church , promoting authentic experiences of participation and communion.
"During his pontificate, Pope Francis brought this concept forward in the various Synodal Assemblies, especially those on the family , and then brought it to fruition in the latest journey, dedicated precisely to synodality .
"The Synod of Bishops naturally retains its institutional physiognomy, and at the same time is enriched by the fruits that have matured in this season. And you are the body appointed to gather these fruits and to make a forward-looking reflection.
"I encourage you in this work, I pray that it will be fruitful and from now on I am grateful to you."
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Pope Francis (requiescat in pace), inspired by the Holy Ghost, gifted us in monumental fashion with the Synod. Synodality is the Church's future. The "new way" of being Church, Synodality, is irreversible.
The Synodal Way of Holy Mother Church will be guided in excellent fashion, via the Holy Ghost's inspiration, by our wonderful Roman Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV.
I am convinced that Pope Leo XIV will guide us down the path that will lead to a tremendous renewal for Holy Mother Church.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
MT,
Brush up on your Catechism. Anything a pope says or does, other than an infallible declaration, can be reversed by a subsequent pope. Or did you think Quo Primum was still in effect? If so, let's talk.
Nick
Nick, in regard to the issue of a Pope's reversal/"cancellation" of his predecessor(s):
I have long noted on Father McDonald's blog the lengthy history of Popes having "cancelled" Popes.
Here, as well as elsewhere, Pope Francis' (requiescat in pace) detractors have portrayed said Pope as a "cruel," vile, vicious man for his having "cancelled," for example, Pope Benedict XVI (requiescat in pace) in this, or that, manner.
In turn, I noted ways in which Pope Benedict XVI had "cancelled" his predecessors. I noted ways in which additional Popes had "cancelled" their
predecessors.
Again, Nick, I am well aware of "reversals/cancellations" in regard to Popes.
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Again, it is interesting that it has been fine and wonderful whenever Pope Leo XIV has reversed/cancelled Pope Francis supposedly. That has been welcomed and deemed acceptable.
But Pope Francis' supposed "cancellations" for example, of Pope Benedict XVI, had marked Pope Francis as a cruel...cruel...cruel Pope/man.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
No pope in the entire history of the Church and her papacy has ever canceled an immediate predecessor while that predecessor was still living. Pope Francis is the first and only one. The most significant cancellation while the Emeritus was still living and not even notifying him, was the cancellation of Summorum Pontificum, which set forward Benedict’s vision for a future new post Vatican II Missal but more in continuity with the 1962 Missal.
Okay, thank you for the blatherous stream saying that popes indeed reverse other popes. I guess, somehow, you reconcile that with believing that popes' non-infallible decisions are "irreversible." I will not pretend to think that you can explain holding the two positions simultaneously.
"Here, as well as elsewhere, Pope Francis' (requiescat in pace) detractors have portrayed said Pope as a "cruel," vile, vicious man for his having "cancelled," for example, Pope Benedict XVI. . . . But Pope Francis' supposed "cancellations" for example, of Pope Benedict XVI, had marked Pope Francis as a cruel...cruel...cruel Pope/man."
Here, as I have elsewhere pointed out, I suspect you are misrepresenting, if not outright fabricating, what others have said.
In any event, Pope Benedict described himself as heart-broken at the abrogation of Summorum Pontificum. I guess the mouthpiece of God has to break some hearts now and then, even if one of them is his quiet, nonagenarian predecessor. I dunno, if I break a 90-year-old's heart, I'd expect to be called cruel, but if you're pope, it's just another day of HOLY HOLY HOLY TEACHING SANCTIFYING GOVERNING IRREVERSIBLE.
"it is interesting that it has been fine and wonderful whenever Pope Leo XIV has reversed/cancelled Pope Francis supposedly. That has been welcomed and deemed acceptable."
Oh no! People didn't like the last pope's policy priorities and like this pope's better!
Also, why are you turning the pope into the Catholic Muhammad? It's weird. Really weird. And un-Catholic.
Nick
How many times in Church history has a Pope's immediate successor remained alive during the new Pope's Pontificate? Was Pope Francis (requiescat in pace) required to have had his hands tied as the result of Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI (requiescat in pace) having been alive?
Pope Benedict XVI had, in various ways, "canceled" his predecessors. Therefore, Pope Francis had every right to have practiced that which Pope Benedict XVI had practiced.
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In regard to Pope Francis' "cancellation" of Summorum Pontificum, or, for that matter, additional cancellations related to Emeritus: That did not alter Emeritus' obedience to, and wonderful friendship with, Pope Francis.
Perhaps most telling of all is that via the final lines of his final book, which had been published posthumously, Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI heaped praise upon Pope Francis.
Despite his having been, if you will, in the clear to have aired grievances in regard to his successor, Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI had declared:
"At the end of my reflections, I want to thank Pope Francis for everything he does to constantly display the light of God, which, even today, has not faded. Thank you, Holy Father!"
Pax.
Mark Thomas
MT Suit,
Give us an example where Pope Benedict cancelled his predecessor. No more lies or flights of fantasy!
MT,
This comment completely misses the point of... well, really, any aspect of my comment. I suppose all I should have expected was some tangentially-related (at best) copying and pasting.
Nick
Benedict never canceled any Muto Proprio of any previous pope nor did he cancel the Pauline Missal, Vatican II or ecumenical relations.
Nick, did Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI declare that Traditionis Custodes had broken his heart? Or, is that claim the result of people who speculated that that is how Pope Emeritus had reacted?
Did Archbishop Gänswein, for example, during his German-language interview with Guido Horst, chief editor of Die Tagespost, use the word "heart-broken"? Or, was that a mistranslation?
Did Archbishop Gänswein ever state that Pope (Emeritus) Benedict XVI had actually revealed to the Archbishop his (Emeritus') feelings in regard to Summorum Pontificum's "cancellation"?
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Pope Benedict XVI had canceled Pope Saint John Paul II's more reserved approach to the TLM issue. Pope Benedict XVI justified said cancellation as he declared in regard to the 1988 A.D. Motu Proprio, Ecclesia Dei:
"Thus the need has arisen for a clearer juridical regulation which had not been foreseen at the time of the 1988 Motu Proprio."
In regard to Summorum Pontificum's "cancellation," in above fashion, Pope Francis had encountered situations that had not been apparent in 2007 A.D.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
MT now you are lying. Benedict expanded did not cancel JPII’s allowance of the TLM. And JPII expanded what PAUL VI allowed with the TLM. Francis canceled three previous pope’s allowances of the TLM.
I did not lie. Not remotely.
Pope Benedict XVI (requiescat in pace) had moved us far beyond Pope Saint John Paul II's dealings with the TLM. Pope Benedict XVI had that authority.
Pope Francis had the authority to regulate the Roman Liturgy. Pope Leo XIV has the authority to cancel Traditionis Custodes.
I will accept that which His Holiness may decree in regard to Traditionis Custodes. I do not fight against the Vicar of Christ.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Yes a lie. You are in denial. Growth in the TLM not canceling what previous popes allowed. As it concerns the TLM only pope Francis cancelled previous popes.
Father McDonald, I reject your claim that I lied. I am not in denial.
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This is your blog. I respect that.
But more than that, I do not relish having to disagree in monumental fashion with you — God's holy priest. Therefore, Father, the last word in this case belongs to you.
Thank you.
Pax.
Mark Thomas
Thank you just show some humility and acknowledge you are wrong given the overwhelming evidence.
I still think MT Suit is K. Both lack intellectual honesty and are here to torture faithful Catholics, a status they are both not familiar with
MT,
I never claimed to quote Pope Benedict on this point. Though I am more inclined to give weight to the words of his decades-long confidant over the master of Ctrl-V-Ctrl-P. If you wish to actually say something, rather than make vague insinuations via rhetorical questions, be Father’s guest.
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As to the broader question of whether Summorum Pontificum “canceled” Pope John Paul II on the TLM, anyone who makes even a superficial reading of SP and Ecclesia Dei Adflicta can see there was no cancellation, but rather a building-on. John Paul II, in the face of the Econe consecrations, no less, wanted respect and generous permissions granted to those seeking TLM indults, as a matter of “fostering their ecclesial communion.” Sadly, many bishops did not listen, so Pope Benedict built on John Paul II’s initiative. SP, like Ecclesia Dei, broadened the permissions on the TLM granted by the previous pope, was similarly intended to be an “effort to enable for all those who truly desire unity to remain in that unity or to attain it anew.” Hardly a cancellation, unless the idea is to define the word so broadly that it loses all meaning.
Nick
An additional thought. The development in policy from Ecclesia Dei to Summorum Pontificum stands in counterpoise with, say, one pope claiming that it is praiseworthy that the Roman liturgy in its modern form has been stripped of its “sense of mystery” and the next calling for recovery of that “sense of mystery.”
Nick
Nick,
MT Suit NEVER responds to a direct question because the answers cannot be found in a "cut and paste" format. He dodges reality constantly and has a sick fascination with the former pope
Looking back, I see where I spoke wrongly. I should’ve stated that Archbishop Ganswein described Pope Benedict as heart-broken by TC.
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