Salvete AC readers!
Here are today’s Top Picks in the Catholic world:
1. Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, DC made some extraordinary claims of how to manage dissenting Catholics such as Nancy Pelosi. His Excellency believes that Canon 915 does not apply in advancing the salvific mission of the Church which is basically a losing argument because there are no exemptions for Nancy Pelosi in regards to Canon 915. Archbishop Wuerl is mistaken if he can escape from his episcopal duty to apply Canon 915 to the pro-abortion representative from California.
Dr. Ed Peters responds to Archbishop Wuerls misapplication of Canon 915 here.
To learn what Canon 915 is click here.
2. Bishop Robert Morlino of the Diocese of Madison continues with his house cleaning of heterodoxy in his diocese. It was reported earlier this week that dissident ‘Catholic’ Ruth Kolpack was removed from her position of pastoral associate at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. In addition:
“Kolpack will be barred from all leadership roles in the parish, paid or volunteer.”
The diocese has not said explicitly why she was fired but strongly suggested that it may have had something to do with her opposition to church doctrine in her capacity as a Catholic teacher. The tide is continueing to turn as more American bishops evanglize boldly as St. Paul and act strongly as St. Ambrose. Deo gratias!
For the story click here.
3. There is more than meets the eye from the Vatican’s L’Osservatore Romano newspaper that showed an article giving a glowing review of President Obama’s presidency thus far. Apparently anything labeled from “The Vatican” carries magisterial weight, especially if it’s contra the Church’s position. Let’s get something straight first, a janitor walking out of St. Peter’s Basilica can give an interview and that can be called news from “The Vatican”. Second, there were glaring mistakes in said article and it was plainly obvious that Giuseppe Fiorentino, who wrote the article, did not know what he was talking about concerning embryo destruction and abortion. Mr. Fiorentino has fallen under President Obama’s rhetorical spell, just as many dissenting Catholics have, of falling for style over substance.
Austin Ruse of The Catholic Thing breaks it all down for you here.
4. A popular priest from Miami, the handsome Father Alberto Cutie [pronounced “koo-T-A”], has violated his vow of chastity after being caught with a beautiful young girl on the beach. Following the usual mainstream media claptrap on questioning the celibacy rule a familiar name was dropped by Fr. Cutie. His name is the recently retired Cardinal Egan because the good cardinal questioned the need for celibacy. Thank you Cardinal Egan, and you wonder why you weren’t successful in raising vocations in the archdiocese of New York.
For the article (scroll to the last paragraph for the Cardinal Egan gem) click here.
5. The Catholic Herald has a stylish new look since last I looked. It isn’t Fr. Longenecker amazing, but it certainly looks very classy and user friendly as before.
For the Catholic Herald click here.
6. It’s nice to see that Father John Corapi is out and about again. He recently was interviewed by Anthony Flott of the National Catholic Register. For the interview click here.
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Archbishop Wuerl is an exemplary teacher, pastor and leader. God bless him and his sanity.
Mark D.
that’s absurd. Why not post a response instead of a bumper sticker?
The Miami priest and his girlfriend evidently take his last name, “Cutie, ” much more seriously then they do the inconvienent title which precedes it.
In regard to L’Osservatore Romano, the author has been a fan of Obama since at least the election:
“The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, was published Nov. 5 with an opinion piece headlined “A choice that unites.”
“In the end, change occurred. The slogan that accompanied Barack Obama’s whole electoral campaign found its expression” in the results of the Nov. 4 election, said the article by Giuseppe Fiorentino.
“As the president-elect underlined in his victory speech in Chicago, America really is the country where anything can happen,” a country “able to overcome fractures and divisions that not long ago seemed impossible to heal,” it said.
But, the article said, the vote for Obama was “very pragmatic” because he was the “more convincing” candidate for “an electorate needing new hope, especially for a quick economic recovery.”
The newspaper said Obama and his supporters know “not everything is roses and flowers,” because of the “huge political, social, economic and moral challenges” the United States is facing.
Obama must unite the nation, a process L’Osservatore said will be helped by the concession speech of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who referred to Obama as “my president.”
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0805616.htm
I’d say the article says a lot about the opinion of Giuseppe Fiorentino and little about the opinion of Pope Benedict.
Kolpack fired because of a paper she wrote in college. Unbelievable!
Michael,
The article says specifically the paper itself was not the reason she was fired:
The diocese later said that a college thesis, by itself, would not be a reason to fire someone.
If you wish to criticize the Bishop, it would be better for you to extend the courtesy of not misrepresenting him.
Archbishop Wuerl is a superb catechist–that is not open to question. And, to his credit, he said he will honor the ban on communion for Kathleen Sebelius imposed by the bishops of Kansas. He’d be a much better pastor if he left denial of communion an open question. Conceding without a fight weakens his voice.
If you wish to criticize the Bishop, it would be better for you to extend the courtesy of not misrepresenting him.
I’m not misrepresenting him at all. I didn’t say “The bishop said he fired he because of a paper she wrote in college.” All the diocese said was that was not the ONLY reason. It was certainly a reason.
And I find it utterly hilarious that this bishop asked her to recant the views she stated in a freaking thesis. Does he think he’s dealing with Roger Haight? Totally lame.
It’s not hard to see why Michael “the Church is heterosexist” Iafrate would be nervous about Church institutions taking an interest in whether people expressed heretical positions while a student.
It seems like conservative Catholics are not the only ones who take umbrage at vile screeds against Israel:
Sheikh attacks Israel, pope walks out
It’s not hard to see why Michael “the Church is heterosexist” Iafrate would be nervous about Church institutions taking an interest in whether people expressed heretical positions while a student.
S.B., you should stop lying about what I, in fact, said. “Anon” is not fooling anyone.
I challenge you to show me where I said “The Church is heterosexist.” You are a liar.
[ed. Permission to defend yourself granted, Michael; but comments may be edited]
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