tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post7583169236955066788..comments2024-03-28T14:19:53.973+00:00Comments on Fr Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment: Pope Francis again, I'm afraid.Fr John Hunwickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17766211573399409633noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-25274275695657256202016-01-21T06:31:18.675+00:002016-01-21T06:31:18.675+00:00@Northeast Poster: are you saying that when Holy M...@Northeast Poster: are you saying that when Holy Mother Church needed you the most, you abandoned her? Because that's what you did, and that's who we are.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983955289507752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-56976846215148215042016-01-21T00:01:35.277+00:002016-01-21T00:01:35.277+00:00@Petrus,
Learn to gloss by following the Pope'...@Petrus,<br /><br />Learn to gloss by following the Pope's example. He is adept at glossolalia I believe.Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-84544505107413490932016-01-20T20:34:13.997+00:002016-01-20T20:34:13.997+00:00Father, I agree that it is the duty of each of us ...Father, I agree that it is the duty of each of us to gloss his words with such a hermeneutic as to be able to read them as being not contrary to what was taught by Vatican I. <br /><br />I regret to say that sometimes I find myself lacking in both intellect and knowledge to be able to do this. Though I do sincerely try.Pétrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278005406146945637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-19063583841074955992016-01-20T15:44:45.581+00:002016-01-20T15:44:45.581+00:00I must credit Pope Francis with having driven me t...I must credit Pope Francis with having driven me to re-educate myself on the fundamentals of Catholic dogma and the works of the Fathers of the Church, i.e. back to Denzinger, Ott, et. al. <br /><br />I also credit Francis' with expanding the width and breadth of my daily prayer intentions appended to my rosary, i.e. conversion of the Jews and Pagans, atheists, the Suffering Souls in Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-71305562708428541362016-01-20T14:08:20.596+00:002016-01-20T14:08:20.596+00:00Fr. Hunwicke,
Pope Francis speaks with clarity an...Fr. Hunwicke,<br /><br />Pope Francis speaks with clarity and precision when it is in regards to climate change. So, why can't he speak clearly on matters of Faith? The latter is intentional. I am not a child, and I will not pretend to be :unsure" of what he is saying. With all due respect to His Holiness, he has the capability to speak plainly at all times, and he often chooses not to Northeast Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763483059780386124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-70084574002777720032016-01-19T22:15:18.799+00:002016-01-19T22:15:18.799+00:00Speaking apropos of almost nothing except wineskin...Speaking apropos of almost nothing except wineskins, I was amused many years ago when the first clergy ladies appeared here in the US and they promptly clapped themselves into Roman collars. Hmmm.Donna Bethellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889995101309151034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-52367160878826183612016-01-19T21:30:35.969+00:002016-01-19T21:30:35.969+00:00I don't know why the new wineskins are always ...I don't know why the new wineskins are always used as argument against tradition (or customs). Nobody seems to bother reading the whole passage. It says there: "No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better." Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement of new wine to me...Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983955289507752980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-83489816444205125142016-01-19T20:52:27.233+00:002016-01-19T20:52:27.233+00:00@ El Condo,
'Closed off' v 'Fructive&...@ El Condo,<br /><br />'Closed off' v 'Fructive'? There is something that strikes me about that contrast that suggests to me a theological laxative is being called for. Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-3818628033405742222016-01-19T20:26:54.026+00:002016-01-19T20:26:54.026+00:00How sad that so many Catholics are closed off to t...How sad that so many Catholics are closed off to the fructive work of the Spirit.Why dont they become Orthodox?El Codohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057779410347215062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-22793502505351411282016-01-19T18:27:48.287+00:002016-01-19T18:27:48.287+00:00I am not in the habit of parsing the words of seni...I am not in the habit of parsing the words of senile prelates. In the case of the Pope's speech on Monday, however, it should be noted that he did make a necessary distinction at the end of his "homily":<br /><br />"May the Lord grant us the grace of an open heart, of a heart open to the voice of the Spirit, which knows how to discern what should not change, because it is Deacon Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549825303646357455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-3022711003586831792016-01-19T18:02:17.048+00:002016-01-19T18:02:17.048+00:00It seems to me that the pope is referring to custo...It seems to me that the pope is referring to custom, not tradition (if he was aiming his comments at tradionalists he should: a) Learn the distinction himself; b) Get to know traditionalists better).Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537123281964278798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-2865351951940101802016-01-19T16:15:14.867+00:002016-01-19T16:15:14.867+00:00The teaching of the first Vatican council on this ...The teaching of the first Vatican council on this matter seems to me to be an extension of what St. Paul taught in the first chapter of his letter to the Galatians, which incidentally was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw Vatican Radio's quotation of the Holy Father's most recent remarks from the Domus Sanctae Martae.KaeseEshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163030641791132729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-65770068760267886112016-01-19T15:48:28.051+00:002016-01-19T15:48:28.051+00:00But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a g...But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema. Galatians 1:8Jane Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01652999590102398876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-35448098788086902312016-01-19T15:29:30.445+00:002016-01-19T15:29:30.445+00:00I find that not knowing what the Pope means is qui...I find that not knowing what the Pope means is quite soothing. It's when his meaning is crystal clear that I get depressed. Lepantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487748842744745860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-74152694614255816812016-01-19T15:27:05.728+00:002016-01-19T15:27:05.728+00:00Oy Vey! Oy Vey! Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461037782982511931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-62690649959733024992016-01-19T15:07:05.786+00:002016-01-19T15:07:05.786+00:00I wonder if you, Father, or any other learned soul...I wonder if you, Father, or any other learned soul might be good enough to explain what "The Power of the Keys" (Matthew 16:19) might mean in respect of precisely what it is that a Pope might 'bind' and 'loose' on earth and in heaven. <br /><br />Doctrine? Discipline? Scriptural interpretation?Liam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-77580662195289447112016-01-19T14:48:44.611+00:002016-01-19T14:48:44.611+00:00Dear Father,
Is that which Pope Francis is settin...Dear Father,<br /><br />Is that which Pope Francis is setting forth by way of his public teaching 'new teaching' or new revelation? While I agree we have a duty to gloss Francis words in the best possible light, to my mind we have a concomitant and equally grave duty to hold those words up to The Light in order to discern, for our own soul's sake, whether these teachings are consonantLiam Ronanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376666519733160167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-43558296657600636912016-01-19T14:04:46.008+00:002016-01-19T14:04:46.008+00:00
NEWNESS
(“solemn nonsense”)
The one true bride,...<br />NEWNESS<br /><br />(“solemn nonsense”)<br /><br />The one true bride, another Pope<br />The Catholic faith, it makes him mope<br />Another season, another reason<br />For makin’ newness<br /><br />He says that God, He likes surprises<br />So make a mess, then he surmises<br />I’m really humble, I’d like to rumble<br />And make some newness<br /><br />Picture the dome of Rome<br />Same-sex Long-Skirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791967605782446951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-67612044642020399612016-01-19T13:42:49.490+00:002016-01-19T13:42:49.490+00:00Pope Francis says we mustn’t do things because “it...Pope Francis says we mustn’t do things because “it’s always been done that way… habits must be renewed in the newness of the Spirit, in the surprises of God”. He’s made me understand that I’m in a rut so here’s a few (late) New Years Resolutions: I’ll stop going to Mass and Confession, and believing in Jesus. I’ll cancel my regular payments to the parish – I mean, “standing order!” it’s got Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940364093450837549.post-86209198284258148442016-01-19T13:26:48.001+00:002016-01-19T13:26:48.001+00:00Very funny! Very funny! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com