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@Fr. Pilon Imagine you are one of the crew on a large ocean liner far out to sea. The ship has been damaged by the actions of other crew members, sometimes acting alone and sometimes in groups,...
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"All this began with the 'pastoral solutions' to problems in the late 1960s early 1970s...." Father: While I agree with everything you write, I don't believe you go far enough."Pastoral solutions" were...
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It seems we constantly struggle with the age-old problem of understanding the mystery of "the one and the many". Church doctrine expresses the moral code by which the entire Church lives, and yet...
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I think, Father, it was Wilfred Ward who wanted an infallible statement with his tea, toast and a copy of The Times every morning. - Father Benedict
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Let us remember what we all learned as young Catholics: the Church cannot err in what She teaches in matters of Faith and Morals. The teaching regarding Faith and Morals has already been established...
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Mr Tattersall, there can be no question of Mercy in the absence of sincere repentance. No absolution can be expected if one is determined to continue with one's habit of sin. Abram/Abraham passed his...
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"Can we eliminate the necessity of having detailed personal interviews, hefty fees, testimony from witnesses, psychological exams, and automatic appeals to other tribunals?. . .In lieu of this formal...
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It was Wilfred Ward who said that he should enjoy his breakfast all the more if each morning a papal Bull were laid on the table alongside the morning Times. A good article. There have been times when...
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Fr. Pilon writes: "I wrote in the mid-70s regarding the dangers with this approach. Over time, it seemed likely to undermine the permanence of marriage. But there was no evidence then. There is now." I...
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Francis is going do drive the 'pastoral solutions' vehicle to its ultimate and absurd consequences. His opening speech of the Extraordinary Synod tells enough. This is not going to end well. The Pope...
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Thanks for the article. Worshiping Francis is as blasphemous as worshiping JPII, or Benedict, for that matter. I think Jesus is the most specifically clear on marriage and adultery than any any social...
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It seems our church has gotten itself into a horrible mess as Fr.Pilon shows. Jesus overturned Moses and affirmed the sacramental union of marriage as blessed by God. There was a proviso for adultery....
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Mercy, of course, is unilateral and does not imply justice by its imposition; neither is it purchased by a promise, or turning of the heart. Our Lord dispensed Mercy, and then admonished the sinner to...
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I do not see Pope Francis possible easing of restrictions on Holy Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics as "the great sin" that causes the opening of the seven seals, etc. The world's sins are...
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I lived through the changes. During the 30s 40s and 50s the mass media was starting to change the thinking of Catholics to be closer to that of protestants and secularism. No voice warned about the...
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Sr Lucy of Fatima spoke about our times of "diabolical disorientation". And Card. Ciappi who was the personal theologian of five (!)successive popes said: "In the Third Secret (of Fatima), it is...
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I agree with the first part of the article on the problem of "papolatry". However, it seems to be that the argument about law and charity is an expression of fuzzy reasoning. Distinctions must be made...
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It is rather disheartening to read many of the responses to this article. I am one of the many Catholics who has had a marriage annulled. I did so after a very long period of wrestling with it. I was...
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Has God sent a prophet? www.thewarningsecondcoming.com Be sure to read about the “Seal of the Living God” found on the homepage links - *a Biblical reference to this topic: Rev. chapter 7 - william neu
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It was William George Ward, Wilfred's father, and not Wilfred, who wanted an infallible decree every morning. Wilfred himself, biographer of Cardinals Wiseman and Newman, was something of a modernist....
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