tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post4147948602837259072..comments2024-03-28T18:02:12.286-04:00Comments on southern orders: IS POPE FRANCIS, THE SOUTH AMERICAN, CONTINUING POPE BENEDICT'S AGENDA TO REVIVE THE CATHOLICISM OF WESTERN EUROPE--YES!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-2188119589788941272014-06-17T00:15:51.249-04:002014-06-17T00:15:51.249-04:00Thank you, Father, for this and others you've ...Thank you, Father, for this and others you've posted that contrast the Church between pre- and post-Vatican Ii. As a child learning about the historical Church, I distinctly recall feeling "robbed" of experiencing the frustratingly recent reverence the Church commanded before 1965. Today, as an adult with a bit more learning and life experience, I imagine I possess a more sophisticated understanding of the current Church, except when it comes to fully grasping the depth of its 50 year old crisis. Thankfully, your blog is helping me in this respect. <br /><br />--Paolo P.Paolo Perspicacitashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837046108356258794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-17332535379756270952014-06-16T23:06:33.126-04:002014-06-16T23:06:33.126-04:00I think there will be a young, very orthodox Pope ...I think there will be a young, very orthodox Pope elected in the near future. In spite of what one hears in the media, the Sacred College is getting more young, tradition-minded Electors added to its ranks, many of whom have celebrated the EF publicly, and some of whom, as diocesan bishops, have established "bi-formalist" seminaries in their dioceses. I really do see the '60s old guard as, effectively, breathing their last. We must pray for them.<br /><br />Gaudete in Domino Semper!Richard M. Sawickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-86467602738173827082014-06-16T17:57:48.910-04:002014-06-16T17:57:48.910-04:00The fact that traditional monasticism is undergoin...The fact that traditional monasticism is undergoing a revival in continental Europe despite the enormous damage caused by Vatican II (the agents of destruction still have influence, as shown by the recent treatment of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate) is probably the best hope for renewal. That, and those societies (including the SSPX) who are attracting increasing numbers of young people by presenting the Faith in an undiluted form, and celebrating the Church's liturgy in a fitting and authentic manner.<br /><br />I don't intend any disrespect towards Pope Francis, but we need another Innocent III (only 37 at his election in 1198) to face a crisis which is in the opinion of many worse than that of the Protestant Reformation. John Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027156691859606002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-58018223097595335192014-06-16T13:03:49.794-04:002014-06-16T13:03:49.794-04:00As far as marriage is concerned, perhaps we should...As far as marriage is concerned, perhaps we should stop allowing sacramental marriage for non-practicing Catholics. If a couple knows what sacraments are, and if they understand the prerequisites for receiving sacramental grace, then they will be going to Mass every Sunday. The present practice, on the other hand, only perpetuates the myth of the acceptability of the non-practicing, non-believing Catholic, a myth that makes the new evangelization nearly impossible.<br /><br />Make Catholics behave as Catholics if they wish to remain in the Church, and then we can begin reconverting lost nations. Rood Screenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816036539243214384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-80825064709697608452014-06-16T11:55:51.444-04:002014-06-16T11:55:51.444-04:00..."I do see coming from the synod an expansi......"I do see coming from the synod an expansion for ground for nullity the absence of the Catholic understanding of the Sacrament of Marriage which I would welcome!"<br /><br />As would I Father. I do believe that an entire generation has been brought up so woefully ignorant of what marriage is that there are innumerable people who can't possibly be entering marriage "according to the mind of the church" (one of the three requisites for sacramental validity) because they don't know what that is!<br /><br />I believe it was Ennio Cardinal Antonelli who said a couple of years ago that the previous ecclesial practice of assuming marital validity until proven otherwise may no longer be tenable in a world where there is so much genuine ignorance of what marriage is, or what constitutes an irrevocably valid union. In short, he was saying that maybe now (or at least for a while until things are corrected) we should assume IN-validity until proven otherwise.<br /><br />Well, regardless, we must all pray, pray, pray!<br /><br />Gaudete in Domino Semper!Richard M. Sawickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-73761915375019762592014-06-16T09:57:50.497-04:002014-06-16T09:57:50.497-04:00Yes, you are correct and I do see 1968 all over ag...Yes, you are correct and I do see 1968 all over again with all the silly expectations about radical change in defined moral teachings concerning marriage and divorce. For the most part the agitation for reform is coming from rich, corrupt bishops and cardinals who Pope Francis in his Monday homily condemned as corrupt along with politicians and others who abuse their power and grow rich. I do see coming from the synod an expansion for ground for nullity the absence of the Catholic understanding of the Sacrament of Marriage which I would welcome!Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-25823248573139268432014-06-16T09:19:53.000-04:002014-06-16T09:19:53.000-04:00The Holy Father's comments regarding the weakn...The Holy Father's comments regarding the weakness of Europe and her continental apostasy, as well as his recent comments condemning the "choosing to be childless" movement in our modern culture, are, I believe, preludes to what is coming later in the year.<br /><br />Pope Francis will very soon, probably around the time of the Synod on the Family or shortly thereafter, have his Paul VI-esque "moment" where he will clearly and vociferously defend the perennial teaching of the Church on the nature of Marriage and the Family, in spite of all the media-hyped false expectations to the contrary (Surprise! The Pope is Catholic!). This will result in a stark and unmistakable separation of those who are followers of Jesus Christ from those who pay Him lip service, such as happened in the immediate wake of Humanae Vitae.<br /><br />Pray daily for the Holy Father, your own diocesan bishop, and all the clergy, that they may boldly proclaim the Gospel and be filled with zeal for souls.<br /><br />Gaudete in Domino Semper!Richard M. Sawickinoreply@blogger.com