At it again, are they? The bishops, that is.

Soon to be squelched by Pope Francis?

Hardly. Francis is not one to throw cold water on a carefully discerned proposal that brings us in touch with modern times.

via Crisis Magazine

Featuring Card. Cupich and Chicago’s Fr. Jack Wall.

Embarrassing for all concerned.

via Chicago Daily Observer

He protests out-of-context interpretation of his blog article, but:

The article was seen as so outrageous that the news agency ZENIT, which regularly republishes Rosica’s blog posts, edited the piece soon after Catholic news outlets began to report on it, removing the references to Francis’ disregard for tradition and the Scriptures.

Yes. Even Vatican-friendly Zenit saw what a nutty article it was, softening its impact. Or Zenit was protecting Rosica, doing a bit of red-penciling for him.

Alas, too late. Stuff hit the fan but good, and the irrepressible papal advisor is doubling down, sending out his original screed via link, with inflammatory final paragraph intact.

Oh, but wait. Francis is about to shoot down his sycophant’s outrageous claims.

For those who think that, there’s a bridge in Brooklyn on the market, cash only.

via LifeSite

Urging him to investigate, then . . .

. . . if guilty, lock them up. (That is, give lawmen what you have, recommending prosecution.)

He’s waiting anxiously for this from you!!

via Petition – Complicit Clergy

Have to admit, sometimes I feel this way myself.

The ring of criminal Nancy Boys is the same ring that has been sedulously working for decades to undermine the integrity of the doctrinal, moral, sacramental, liturgical Church.

These men – McCarrick, McElroy, Wuerl, O’Malley, Mahony, Cupich, Tobin, Farrell, Lynch, Weakland, Paglia, Maradiaga, their lovable mouthpiece James Martin, Thomas Rosica, and far too many others, including ones who have passed on to their eternal fate, such as Lyons, Boland, Brom – are the same ones who have destabilized and adulterated catechesis, theology, liturgy, and most obviously the Church’s commitment to the unchanging moral law, as we saw in the Amoris Laetitia debacle and all that surrounded and succeeded it.

We must connect the dots and not pretend to be shocked when we see, for example, attempts under way to “re-interpret” Humanae Vitae through a false teaching on conscience, or to do away with clerical celibacy, or to introduce female deacons.

Seeing Chicago’s Cupich consigned to this rogues’ gallery, I am reminded of his immediately scheduling Fr. Martin for the Cathedral last Lent after Catholic U. and other institutions withdrew their invitations to the same fellow.

Not to mention his summary dismissal of Fr. Frank Phillips as pastor of the thriving Tridentine-friendly St. John Cantius parish — when the investigation he ordered had not even begun.

via Musings of an Old Curmudgeon

But it’s now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t time at a semi-official news service.

Please, read the following words, taken from an article written by Fr. Thomas Rosica, the Canadian priest who is one of the main English-speaking members of Francis’ inner circle, and published by news agency Zenit on July 31, 2018 [August 14 Update: Zenit has removed the controversial part quoted below, but the whole article can be seen at the end of this post]:

The killer quote, before removal, with boldface added:

Pope Francis breaks Catholic traditions whenever he wants, because he is “free from disordered attachments.” Our Church has indeed entered a new phase: with the advent of this first Jesuit pope, it is openly ruled by an individual rather than by the authority of Scripture alone or even its own dictates of tradition plus Scripture.

Note that the above is the final paragraph — his closer, meant to conclude the argument, giving reader something to remember — of this stunning analysis by a Vatican insider, onetime #2 in the Holy See’s press office, a spokesman for the Pope close to The Big Guy himself , now himself a blogger.

“Astonishing,” says RORATE CÆLI:

This is astonishing on so many levels it is hard to digest: first, the proclamation that the Church has entered a supposedly “new phase”, guided by this new kind of post-Christian Messianic leader, a kind of Catholic “Reverend Moon”; second, the appalling admission that this new kind of leader has a tyrannical hold on the Church that is completely separate, independent from Scripture and Tradition, and that goes beyond both.

Rev. Moon? Hmmm.

via RORATE CÆLI

A vote of no confidence in our bishops:

In the wake of the McCarrick revelations many clerics have taken pen in hand to see if they can sucker, yet again, the Laity.

They write gravely of review panels, protecting minors and everything under the sun except the one fact that every sentient Catholic knows:  our clergy have been heavily infiltrated by the Lavender Mafia and that wretched group helped propel McCarrick to his cardinal’s cap and protected him from any revelation of his misdeeds by other knowing high ranking clerics, who obviously either feared the Lavender Mafia, were part of it, or had misdeeds of their own to protect.

Seems about right.

via The American Catholic

Asked by a penitent why he did not celebrate the Old Mass when he had encouraged the man to keep attending one, he explained that his religious superiors had discouraged him from doing so and he had to hold off for now, fearing his replacement by a “Protestant” priest.

He advised the man:

. . . be patient for a little while longer: Tradition is going be completely legitimized and the  pestilent confusion which is reigning supreme now will be wiped out. Have faith: Our Lady will help us!”

Consoling.

via RORATE CÆLI

Not the first time, my friends.

F. practices a see-no-evil (amoral) approach to such matters.

via RORATE CÆLI

From: Company Man: My Jesuit Life, 1950-1968 by Jim Bowman Reviewed by David H Werning Profiles in Catholicism

 The novice, Milford, Ohio, 1950

For Bowman, landing on his feet took 18 years of Jesuit experience, which is the main thread in his book: the various stages of education and formation and ministry in the society. He was introduced to prayer, philosophy, and theology. More than anything, he was enculturated into the Jesuit way of life, which according to Bowman emphasized academics more than the priesthood: “We Jesuits…were first of all students and teachers and maybe scholars.” Still, the reader gains an appreciation of both the academic and the spiritual regimens required of Jesuits in the fifties and sixties.

There is, however, another story that unwinds beneath the rolling wave of piety: the inner movement of Bowman’s heart toward a deeper desire, which may have been what God had in mind from the start. Bowman hints at it on the appreciation page, where he mentions the “loving” wife and the “perfect” children, who came after the Jesuits. The adjectives bespeak more than contentment with the vocation of husband and father. One could even say joy and happiness, indicators as good as any that one is in step with God’s will.