Terrifying. Dante imagined a ghastly punishment for Boniface VIII in the Inferno. Since Boniface was still alive at the time it put Dante in some considerable peril.
Morally insane. No morals at all. Insane with evil...and this is the Holy Father's main man? This is his advise? Bluff it out?
I think actually the Italians were trying to have Dante canonised the last I heard. I am afraid I don't know enough about the guy to comment. But one thing the Italians learnt and learnt very well and we never cottoned on to but are learning the hard way; that sometimes you get a good Pope , sometimes you get a bad one. Sometimes you get a great Pope ; sometimes you turn up a dud. They know this, it is engraved on their hearts because they live right in the Pope's Front Parlour. The last few Popes have been saints and we have come to think every Pope we get will be a saint. A hard, hard lesson to unlearn. But the Italians know, ah they know too well!
The wild beast that is capitalism, meaning the same system that Bono took advantage of to reach a net worth of $600 million. I'm certain he will sell all excesive houses and cars and give about 590 million to charity and live off the 10 million he has left.......any time now........come on Bono......we're waiting.....lol
earthtoangels, From what Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga has stated about this being a 'private matter' and from other comments made by other clergy recently which attempt to blame the victim, it is obvious that the way that the Vatican wants to handle these sexual abuse cases involving seminarians and anyone over the age of 18 or so (maybe younger depending on the location and the age of consent in that particular location) is to convince the world that all of these victims had consented. Even if that were true, we know in the case of Cardinal McCarrick that at least two of his victims were under age - 11 years old and 14 years old and even if they could disproof these two under age cases for whatever reason, they should be ashamed of themselves for not assuming the proper position of authority to instruct these young seminarians properly. It reminds me of that young singing nun, Sister Cristina, whom Blizzard started a thread for. I keep meaning to go back on that thread and comment that I am glad that the priest from Sensus Fildelium put some of the responsibility on the singing nun's Mother Superior. Is it not the responsibility of the Mother Superior to help guide and protect the young nuns put in her care? Is it not the responsibility of the Cardinal McCarrick's of the Church to help properly form the priests that are put in their care? Yes, it is. And yes, everyone sins - absolutely but others continued to let this go on and now they want to blame the victims. Yes, they should be ashamed. I feel that one of the biggest things that God has impressed on me through everything that is occurring right now, is not only is Our Lord both the King of Mercy and the Just Judge but as parents or guardians we always are meant to guide our children, always, no matter how old they are. Peace to all here.
Three topics which I'm sure weren't mentioned at that little love-in: Tax avoidance Abortion Sodomy What was it Jesus said about hypocrites?
SgCatholic, A couple of thoughts given this latest case from the Diocese of Buffalo. Think of the sexual revolution that has taken place within the Church, especially in the West, since the arrival of the pill and the rebellion against Humanae Vitae. We have watched the disintegration of the family: widespread divorce, rampant use of contraception, millions upon millions of abortions, and the normalization of homosexual perversion. The fallout from so many no longer seeking out the confessional also speaks of the horrendous number of sacrilegious Holy Communions! Though mitigation of fault due to poor catechesis might excuse some of God's people, the majority of these objectively mortal sins were committed by the laity. Woe to those clergy who misguided the laity! And woe to those who have fostered the homosexual cabal within the clergy! Yes, the cry for justice ascends to the heavens, but how overwhelming is the need for reparation. I weep as I type this. And I contributed to this mess with my pre-marital sex and contraceptive use. Now think of those conscientious priests attempting to live out faithfully their vows. Imagine reading the story of this murdered priest from Buffalo and each of them asking, "Am I willing to stand against this cabal and risk my life?" This Storm will only intensify as the next couple of years unfold. Persecution will come to my doorstep. Will I be willing to risk my own life for the sake of the truth, for the sake of the Church, for the sake of Jesus' honor? That is the real question! O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you! May we join in making reparation to express our love for the Sacred Heart!
Frankly, I also have a sense of relief with the blatant exposure of all of these earthly systems that have been completely denuded of any kind of Truthfulness that is contained only in and through the Divine Will. And this exposure is taking place just about everywhere in the world even if it looks like evil is winning through the response of violence and more lies. But this means also that there can no longer be any excuses of sitting on the fence. You have to choose sides. Each person has a choice now before the time of complete Justice alone comes to pass. Yes, there's confusion, esp. for those who've placed their hopes in the finite earthly plans and they can't detach and still try to defend lies in order to keep what they've gained, but it's a chance for re-tuning one's conscience with these wake up calls before it's too late. And perhaps the Church "system" and political/science "systems" being brought to decision time isn't the only thing to wake people up....next could very well be a greater wake up call via the response of nature itself also helping to remind us just how small we really are in God's scheme of things!
This is the man that calls for increasing taxes in Ireland to finance global social justice and simultaneously moves into tax exile. His music isn't even any good-all platitudes and zero substance.
The painful reality of all this is that PF is the enemy of any traditional/orthodox catholic. Pray for him yes. They already have a planned outcome for this synod. PF is on the wrong team.
Pseudo-Gospel. If you want real rock-Gospel, listen to Dylan's stuff-and he means it. The latter has taken to singing 'Got to Serve Somebody' as his closer in his recent concerts. It boils everything down to the essentials, just like the world in general seems to be panning out. "It might be the devil, or it might be the Lord, but you got to serve somebody". There is no third way.
I think most Black American artists had Gospel background. There is a tradition of them loosing their souls to the devil when they sold out to secualr music. I will listent o Dylan later I can't remembr that one. I lvoe Cohen's Alleulia ; I know the lyrics are gobbledegook but I just read Kind David into it. He said he studied the pslams for six months before he wrote it; I think at a low point in his life. Isee they took a lot of shots from this video in a Cistercian Monastery?
Bono is a Protestant... well he was Baptised one.. ..and I supect in the long line of Irish Protestantism that was never too fond of the Church. Pope Francis of course being a different kettle of fish.
Well, the one thing we have going for us is that they are apparently desperate enough now to make bone headed moves such as this.
