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Pope: Understanding for sinners, no negotiating the truth

May 20, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope: Understanding for sinners, no negotiating the truth

(Vatican Radio) Announcing the word of God should never be dissociated from the understanding of human weakness. That was Pope Francis’ message during the daily Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. Commenting on the Gospel passage in which Christ speaks with the Pharisees about adultery, he said the Lord overcomes the human vision which would reduce the vision of God to a casuistic equation. The Gospel, the Pope said, is full of examples of the Pharisees and the doctors of the law attempting to trap Jesus by catching Him off guard, seeking to undermine the authority and favour he enjoys with the people. One of those attempts is related in the day’s Gospel, in which the Pharisees tempt Him by…Continue Reading

Pope: the rich who exploit the poor are bloodsuckers

May 19, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope: the rich who exploit the poor are bloodsuckers

(Vatican Radio) Exploiting the working people to enrich oneself is like sucking blood; it’s a mortal sin. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. The rich who suck the blood of the poor The day’s first reading, taken from the Letter of Saint James, is a forceful warning to the rich who accumulate wealth by exploiting the people. “Riches in themselves are good,” the Pope explained, but they are “relative, not absolute” goods. He criticized the so-called “theology of prosperity”— according to which “God shows you that you are just if He give you great riches,” saying those who follow it are mistaken. The problem lies in being attached to wealth,…Continue Reading

Vatican cardinal rebukes ‘demonic’ attacks on family at Washington breakfast

May 18, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Vatican cardinal rebukes ‘demonic’ attacks on family at Washington breakfast

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 17, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Cardinal Robert Sarah slammed gender ideology, same-sex “marriage,” and transgender bathroom policies at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, describing them all as demonic attacks on humanity. Sarah, the prefect for the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Sacraments, was the keynote speaker at the annual prayer breakfast, where he joined Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Sister Constance Veit, the director of communications for the Little Sisters of the Poor. Numerous Catholic bishops and members of Congress, including Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, were in attendance. “The battle to preserve the roots of mankind is perhaps the greatest challenge our world has faced since its origins,” Sarah told the…Continue Reading

Pope Francis gives interview to La Croix

May 17, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope Francis gives interview to La Croix

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has given an exclusive interview to the French Catholic La Croix newspaper. In the broad-ranging conversation with journalists Guillaume Goubert and Sébastien Maillard for La Croix, Pope Francis discussed matters ranging from healthy secularism and the right way to understand and live according to the Church’s universal missionary mandate, to the idea of Europe in relation to the migration crisis and the possibility of peaceful coexistence among Muslims and Christians. He also addressed the clergy sex abuse crisis, offering considerations about an ongoing investigation – widely covered in France – involving the Archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, whose handling of the case of one pedophile priest in particular has been subject to scrutiny and criticism.…Continue Reading

Planned Parenthood Bashes Donald Trump: He’s “a Nightmare We Can’t Afford to Live Through”

May 13, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Planned Parenthood Bashes Donald Trump: He’s “a Nightmare We Can’t Afford to Live Through”

Yesterday, the Planned Parenthood abortion business sent out an urgent fundraising appeal to its pro-abortion members trashing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The email took Trump to takes for his comments earlier this week saying he would appoint pro-life judges to the Supreme Court. Like pro-life groups, the abortion company knows what is at stake in the presidential election. Asked what he would do to protect the “sanctity of human life,” Trump said it starts with the Supreme Court. “I will protect it and the biggest way to protect it is through the Supreme Court and putting people in the court — and actually the biggest way to protect is electing me as president,” he said.

Women Deacons?

May 12, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Women Deacons?

First, today I saw a piece at Breitbart that Pope Francis popularity has dropped.  HERE That said, I have received links to various articles saying that the Pope has considered establishing a commission to study the issue of the ordination of woman as deaconesses. Studying is one thing and doing is another. That said, I saw something telling in the Fishwrap account (aka National Schismatic Reporter). The pope responded that he had spoken about the matter once some years ago with a “good, wise professor” who had studied the use of female deacons in the early centuries of the church. Francis said it remained unclear to him what role such deacons had. “What were these female deacons?” the pontiff recalled asking…Continue Reading

Pope at audience reflects on prodigal son:

May 11, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope at audience reflects on prodigal son:

(Vatican Radio) At his Wednesday general audience Pope Francis focused on the parable of the prodigal son to show how God welcomes us all with an unconditional love. Even in the most difficult situations, he told pilgrims and visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square, God waits for us and longs to embrace us. The Pope explained that the parable talks about both the prodigal son and his older brother, who also needs to learn to accept the father’s mercy. Both the younger son, who is expecting to be punished, and the older son, who expects a reward for his good behavior, are not acting according to God’s love, which transcends both reward and punishment, the Pope said. The greatest joy…Continue Reading

Voice of the Family calls on Pope Francis to withdraw Amoris Laetitia

May 10, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Voice of the Family calls on Pope Francis to withdraw Amoris Laetitia

ROME, May 9, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) — Over 100 pro-life and pro-family leaders from all over the world leapt to their feet in applause at a meeting in Rome on Saturday after hearing a call for Pope Francis to withdraw his controversial exhortation Amoris Laetitia. John Smeaton, co-founder of Voice of the Family and the CEO of the UK Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, issued the request to the Pope in his keynote address at the annual Rome Life Forum. Smeaton spoke following Bishop Athanasius Schneider, who in his speech decried growing confusion in the Church, and who has previously expressed grave concerns about the exhortation. Smeaton highlighted several grave concerns with the exhortation, including: the section about sex…Continue Reading

Pope: ‘the Holy Spirit makes us real Christians, not virtual ones’

May 9, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Pope: ‘the Holy Spirit makes us real Christians, not virtual ones’

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis says it is the Holy Spirit that moves the Church but for many Christians today, the Holy Spirit is a stranger. Speaking on Monday morning during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta the Pope urged believers to allow themselves to be propelled by the Holy Spirit whom, he said, shows us the way to freedom. He also had a special greeting for the Vincentian Sisters of Charity who work at the Casa Santa Marta and who are marking the feast day of their founder: St. Louise de Marillac. Drawing inspiration from the reading of the day which recounts the dialogue between Paul and the first disciples in Ephesus, Pope Francis recalled that the disciples told Paul…Continue Reading

Cardinal Wuerl confirms he’ll join Notre Dame graduation exercises amid Biden award scandal

May 7, 2016 breaking Comments Off on Cardinal Wuerl confirms he’ll join Notre Dame graduation exercises amid Biden award scandal

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 6, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – In response to criticism, the Archdiocese of Washington has confirmed that Cardinal Donald Wuerl will offer and preach at the University of Notre Dame’s Baccalaureate Mass on May 14 but won’t attend commencement the following day, when the university will honor pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden with its highest award. The university’s decision to give Biden its Laetare Medal, which is presented “in recognition of outstanding service to the Church and society,” has drawn criticism from many Catholics. Notre Dame will also present the award to former House Speaker John Boehner. Catholic World News editor Phil Lawler called on Wuerl this week to withdraw from the commencement exercises so as to “ensure that…Continue Reading