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09/18/2010
To disregard the doctrinal gulf between Rome’s religion of man and the SSPX’s religion of God would be to disregard God himself.
To disregard the doctrinal gulf between Rome’s religion of man and the SSPX’s religion of God would be to disregard God himself.
Doctrine, teaching of the Truth, is essential to Catholicism. If the SSPX exchanged doctrine for recognition by Rome, its teaching would wither.
Near this city is an SSPX school where the children learn to solve all the city’s problems by worshipping God, not Mammon.
A tour of the suburbs of a once great American city reveals a people living in fantasyland. But reality is re-asserting itself.
If the Rome-SSPX discussions go nowhere doctrinally, Rome might try to circumvent them by a political deal dangerous for the Faith.
As for the outside world, let parents observe their children’s gifts and steer them accordingly towards any schooling in reality.
If the whole modern world is a wasteland, concerned parents must make truly Catholic homes for their children, from the youngest age.
Bishop de Galarreta was not maintaining (156) that the irreconcilable doctrines of Rome and the SSPX can be reconciled. They cannot.
A former University Professor recommends Catholics to avoid today’s “universities,” lacking all truth and authority, except to get a job.
By its disharmony, modern art points to some prior harmony, as harmony points to God. Despite itself, modern art points to God.
To a doubting French journalist the author of “Eleison Comments” expresses confidence that the imminent Motu Proprio will do much good.
Indeed, it both declares that the Tridentine Mass was never banned, and permits Latin rite priests to use it, whenever and wherever.
By overloading our eyes and ears, said Kafka, the cinema overwhelms our minds. Minds being overwhelmed means that lies triumph.
In his outstanding Encyclical of 100 years ago, Pius X nailed the deadly error of modern times: minds’ independence from their object.
Despite many Catholics’ reservations as to the content and motivation of the Motu Proprio, one may still believe it will do good.