tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post5725245688377878366..comments2023-10-05T10:29:39.439+01:00Comments on Catholic Collar And Tie: Comments on A Letter To The PopeAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09049074568745678686noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-65492244958065733242015-01-31T12:17:08.022+00:002015-01-31T12:17:08.022+00:00Thank you, Lepanto.
The document you speak of has ...Thank you, Lepanto.<br />The document you speak of has been called the worst in the history of the Church. If the Pope did indeed see it and approve it, he must be asking himself what solid Catholics think of hi: it is easy to please the progressives (we need only say 'yes' to everything); it is easy to please those who will not have the Faith Christ entrusted to us diluted or disposed of too, by affirming the Faith. I hope we see the latter at the Synod for the good name in history of the Pope and his Cardinals/Bishops/Priests.<br />God Bless.Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-61800305921188005962015-01-31T12:13:51.639+00:002015-01-31T12:13:51.639+00:00Thank you, Gregkanga.
I have been too busy to do a...Thank you, Gregkanga.<br />I have been too busy to do any postings recently, and it sometimes does go a week or so before I get back to blogging anything.<br />Indeed the Pope has brought criticism upon himself; I only hope it is all clarified in the Synod, rather than affirmed.<br />God Bless.Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-3716283700603319562015-01-30T16:49:21.652+00:002015-01-30T16:49:21.652+00:00Cardinal Baldisseri has confirmed that the Pope ap...Cardinal Baldisseri has confirmed that the Pope approved the 'Interim Relatio' and gave express approval for the inclusion of the final document of contentious matters that did not receive the necessary two-thirds majority. In these circumstances, we have now clearly reached a point where Catholics must decide between loyalty to the Pope or loyalty to the truth as handed down to us. All the signals were there especially in those he has chosen for preferment but there is no point in 'kidding ourselves' that Francis might really be an orthodox Catholic beyond this point - he clearly isn't.Lepantohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487748842744745860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-31002999028192906752015-01-30T09:43:06.236+00:002015-01-30T09:43:06.236+00:00Welcome back Fr Gary! You had me worried for a whi...Welcome back Fr Gary! You had me worried for a while. It is good to see you posting again. The Pope has brought this criticism upon himself through his words, actions and silences. And to some extent, the liberal Cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and laity have not only contributed to it but validated it. It behoves the entire hierarchy in the Church to think very carefully about the consequences their public declarations and statements can have on the faith of Catholics. Gregkangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11701337405994375544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-82269109318229181602015-01-29T19:31:45.203+00:002015-01-29T19:31:45.203+00:00Agreed!Agreed!Fr Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11702725497183621855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641832955811669058.post-62057445664559464072015-01-29T16:24:30.190+00:002015-01-29T16:24:30.190+00:00Many Catholics confused by the present pope. Pers...Many Catholics confused by the present pope. Personally I have reluctantly made some observations about him which before, I would not have dreamt of saying of any pope.<br /><br />Some of his characteristics are not necessarily bad. Seeking Press approval, trying to be close to the people, being spontaneous, and so on. But he does not think of negative effects. Some statements he has made are an affront to loyal Catholics, as is his apparent flirtation with the dubious if not potentially heretical fudging of doctrine, epitomised by Kasper.<br /><br />The Catholic Church is in mess at present. It is declining in Mass attendance and catastrophically in priest numbers, (in spite of those absurd 1.2Bn statistics issued by the Vatican). Belief-wise, or doctrinally if you wish, it is ignorant, confused, and increasingly heterodox.<br /><br />The Church needs strong and clear leadership, but we are not getting it. However big the crowds are that turn out at any future events, the decline in real numbers seems set to continue, if not accelerate.Jacobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04743062941733814176noreply@blogger.com