Ressourcement theologian, Catholic Worker, paleoconservative anarchist, writer, blogger, podcaster. Follow me on my blog at Gaudiumetspes22.com
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Jun 8
The arrogance of Pagliarani. He seems to be under the illusion that the Pope owes him an audience.
Jun 8
SSPX superior general Fr Davide Pagliarani says in a new interview that he sincerely wishes to meet Pope Leo XIV and is “astonished that, from the Holy Father, there has been no response or personal reaction up to now.” He adds that he “struggle[s] to understand this silence.”
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Jun 8
Pope Leo is coming into his own. He is a true force to be reckoned with. He has a quiet strength. He strikes me as someone who isn’t going to put up with bullshit from anyone.
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Jun 6
I don’t know anything about Msgr. Stephen Rossetti. But I do know that Cardinal McElroy’s stated reason for suppressing Msgr. Rossetti’s exorcism ministry seems both hypocritical and absurd. It is absurd because there is no clear Catholic teaching on whether UFO’s might be manifestations of the demonic. So Cardinal McElroy — unless I am misunderstanding him — is just inventing something out of whole cloth here.
Which argues for there being a deeper reason for this action which, for reasons known only to the Cardinal, he does not want to divulge. I suspect that reason is that McElroy simply does not want a high profile, conservative, celebrity exorcist in his diocese.
If that is the real reason, and I suspect it is, I think the Cardinal could have made a better case for this action by appealing to this reason explicitly instead of inventing the absurd idea that believing UFO’s might be demonic is contrary to some mythical church teaching.
This is especially true since to claim this action is being taken because Rossetti dissents from Church teaching is monumentally hypocritical coming from a prelate who openly dissents from a very real set of Church teachings on human sexuality.
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Jun 1
It was great being on Zac’s podcast again!
Jun 1
The inimitable @LarryChappGS22 joins me on the latest episode to talk about "Magnifica Humanitas": tfih.substack.com/p/we-canno…
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May 28
My latest in Catholic World Report: Magnifica Humanitas
gaudiumetspes22.com/blog/mag…
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